The NBA’s Most Improbable Rise To Stardom

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1. It was a good trade

2. JJ is what Ben Simmons was supposed to be.

3. Jalen Johnson is gonna be a all star one day

4. Still don’t make sense why the hawks got Murray another guard that couldn’t shoot didn’t make any sense

5. He was dealing with the favoritism and his first few years in the league

6. He definitely better than Jalen Green!

7. Jalen is a prime example of a player who focused on all his weaknesses, rather than leaning on his athleticism as a crutch. No jumper? Fixed. No handle? Fixed. No role in the offense? Make yourself a jumbo playmaker. Can't create his own shot? Developed a short midrange fadeaway. He basically willed himself into becoming a complete player, and every skill he improved only competented the others.

8. Should've stayed in school

9. Andy hoops, you’re so off base bro!!.. for you to say that he sits out for any reason other than being injured is ridiculous and you’re a clown for that!…. Also, Jalen has always had it… All he’s ever needed was minutes to prove it!.. dude is a top 10.. You’re a hater man.

10. Hawks and Trae, they just want to move on.

11. Light skinned takeover

12. You have to respect his heart. He just put his head down and kept grinding.

13. Might be a contract year thats why he ballin out

14. Three after three after three after three.

    Small men pussy ball.

    5 guard line-ups.

    Asking big men to play like shooting guards.

    WNBA > NBA

15. The Hawks have Nickeil Alexander Walker. He’s their point guard, not Jalen Johnson.

16. I hope this guy stays healthy because it’s a delight to watch him ball

17. Given the info, Jalen Johnson would be Anthony Davis 2.0; effective when healthy.

18. I love the way he bumps out the opponents and take the time to shoot/ layup

19. Reminds me of Michael Redd after Ray Allen got traded in 2003

20. as a duke fan and someone who’s picked JJ in fantasy three years in a row, he’s a DAWG. always underrated and now finally getting his flowers. easy an all nba talent this year

21. He's literally Bron lit with his scoring, playmaking, and feel for the game. I was absolutely gutted when we traded ice, but I'm excited to see the Jalen era in full effect.

22. It poses the question why not stay in school if it takes that much development? You could get an education and make fiends and so on and develop or go to nba with no skills

23. Maybe that deal is the best the Hawks could get but I wouldn't say they did well. I feel like they could've at least favored getting first round picks > CJ and Kispert for Trae if they're trying to build a future. They didn't wanna pay him the big bucks, fair enough, but even during this 'down year' trae has had he's still an all-nba calibre guard. Not saying it would've been much better deal just strange to me to exchange trae for two role players instead of gambling on two young guys who could be more than that. guess we'll see what happens

24. Nice to see my ATL 🔥 Hawks 🦅 finally being Respected

25. Read between the lines, Nate Mcmillan is a bad coach and he doesn't understand NBA Talent. Always been that way.

26. This Hawks are fun to watch. I've been a fan sents 1968. 🏀

27. I still cant believe that the Atlanta Hawks got rid of Trea Young just crazy.

28. modern day shawn marion

29. Wasn't improbable at all, you just need to know basketball

30. JJ’s career trajectory is almost like Giannis, and they developed very similar skill sets. It was bittersweet seeing Trae go, but it was time. The Hawks core (JJ, OO, DD, NAW, ZR) is in place. We have a bunch of expiring contracts (McCollum, KP8, Kennard) that give us cap flexibility. We have the Pelicans’ 2026 unprotected first round pick, and they’re one of the worst teams in the NBA, so we’re in the sweepstakes for Dybantsa, Peterson, and Boozer.

    JJ’s inspiring hard work and dedication to his craft has allowed the Hawks to make shrewd moves in free agency and continue to bolster the team with young, moldable talent. Future is bright thanks to Johnson.

31. Glad he on my team, new face of the franchise.

32. Thanks a lot for this video. I note that you didn't analyze Jalen's defense whatsoever and I think that's very important to do so. Discussing even a couple things about his defense would enhance this video by a lot. Thanks!

33. bro jalen is an attractive guy, she should get rid of that haircut and maybe get a buzz or something

34. Legit question, why couldn't he co exist with trae young?

35. It's funny how you say tournament😂😂😂

36. FYI you can't control how your body gets hurt you can get hurt in any type of way you're not going to know until it happens

37. actually, Dyson Danielle made him better

38. Jalens a beast

39. His size speed athleticism all the potential of an allstar

40. The Trae young trade was a win win ….

41. everything making perfect SENSE now.

42. I'm a huge Trae fan and I will always be but I'm glad it's Jalen Johnson team now, Trae is a 3rd option on a championship team

43. Come on, stop overhype him. He hasn't even played half of the season and y'all just started to sell him like a goat? Let's see if he can bring Hawks to the finals then we can talk. At least Young did it.😂

44. Need more players like this. Improve your game and work hard to get valuable playing time rather than btching around and complaining when things don't go their way

45. For none of NBA fantasy players this is no surprise

46. Y’all jump on hype trains way too fast dude is a cool player but he haven’t accomplished nothing and I don’t see a future where he leads this team to a chip or even an ecf

47. The G league helped him for sure. Idk what it is with our g league staff but they do work wonders to make players nba ready

48. As a Raptors fan – Jalen Johnson is what Raptors want from Scottie Barnes lol sad face

49. AI ahh content. Creativity is dead