Hawks rookie Jalen Johnson, the No. 20 overall selection in the NBA draft, was named All-NBA Summer League first team, it was announced Wednesday. Johnson appeared in four games and averaged 19.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks with a .574 field-goal percentage. A panel of media at the Las Vegas Summer League selected the teams.
Johnson was joined by Sacramento’s Davion Mitchell, New Orleans’ Trey Murphy, Boston’s Payton Pritchard, Phoenix’s Jalen Smith, Brooklyn’s Cam Thomas and New York’s Obi Toppin.
Johnson scored 20 or more points twice and had 10 or more rebounds in three games. He opened tournament play with 20-point, 10-rebound games against Boston. In his final game, he had a 25-point, seven-rebound game against Miami.
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