The 19-year-old may not have immediately achieved the stardom of some previous No. 1 picks, but his contributions on both ends of the floor have been evident.

Risacher is in the conversation for the Rookie of the Year award alongside Stephon Castle and Alex Sarr. Castle seems to be the frontrunner for the award after the season he's having with the San Antonio Spurs, but if Risacher can finish the year off strong, he may make it a tight race.

The Atlanta Hawks were in Brooklyn on Thursday evening to take on the Nets in the first game of a back-to-back. With three games left in the season, the Hawks are trying to win out so they can clinch the No.