Two players in the NBA are currently averaging at least 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. One is Nikola Jokić, the best player in the world. The other is Jalen Johnson , the best player on the Atlanta Hawks -- yes, it's official. Johnson is looking like an early lock for his first All-Star selection.

Who knows how the actual All-Star rosters are going to take shape under the new format , but know this: Johnson is an All-Star whether he ends up with the official designation or not. On Sunday in a victory vs. Charlotte, he made Hawks history.

Johnson is a legit freak athlete whose skills are coming into full bloom. With his size and speed and ability to leap buildings in a single bound, it would be easy for him to get into troubling trying to create open

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