Watch Kristaps Porzingis bank his first bucket with the Hawks

This past offseason, one of the major moves the Atlanta Hawks made was to trade for Kristaps Porzingis . With the Boston Celtics opting to shift focus in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury, the Hawks took advantage of the Celtics’ somewhat fire sale and added much-needed strength in the frontcourt. Kristaps Porzingis scored his first bucket in a Hawks jersey on Monday during the team’s preseason game against the Houston Rockets.

Kristaps Porzingis’ first bucket came off an inbounds pass from Trae Young early in the first quarter of the Hawks’ preseason game against the Rockets. Upon catching the pass, Porzingis squared up and banked in the midrange jumper. Expand Tweet

With the Hawks looking to contend in the Eastern Conference this season, Porzingis was one of the major ros