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Hawks to tip off against Nets in NBA Summer League

Atlanta Hawks General Manager, Travis Schlenk (far left), and Head Coach Mike Budenholzer (far right), stand on the outside of rookies: John Collins (left), Tyler Dorsey (middle) and Alpha Kaba (right). Chad Rhym/ Chad.Rhym@ajc.com

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Atlanta Hawks General Manager, Travis Schlenk (far left), and Head Coach Mike Budenholzer (far right), stand on the outside of rookies: John Collins (left), Tyler Dorsey (middle) and Alpha Kaba (right). Chad Rhym/ Chad.Rhym@ajc.com
By Juliakate E Culpepper
July 6, 2017

The Atlanta Hawks are expected to showcase their 2017 NBA Draft picks John Collins, Tyler Dorsey and Alpha Kaba in the NBA Summer League on Friday night.

The Hawks will tip off against the Brooklyn Nets at 8 p.m. at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nev.

The Hawks and Nets will face off after the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans tip off at 6 p.m. and before the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets at 10 p.m.

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