You didn’t need to watch the entirety of Sunday’s Hawks-Hornets game to see and feel Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s impact.

You just needed to see the final moments of the game, where his layup gave the Hawks a 111-110 lead, and his strip of a driving Kon Knueppel sealed the Atlanta win.

Those moments — winning moments — have come to define Alexander-Walker’s start to the season — his best yet.

Alexander-Walker arrived in Atlanta with many experts expecting him to be a useful rotation guard. Instead, he’s become one of the Hawks’ best two-way players.

In a season where Atlanta could’ve been left searching for lineup stability with the injury to star guard Trae Young, Alexander-Walker has given them efficient scoring, top-notch perimeter defense and reliable shooting.

Simply put, Nickeil A

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