After a long and action-packed offseason, the Atlanta Hawks will soon return to the court for the NBA preseason.

Still though, August usually serves as one of the slowest months when it comes to NBA and Atlanta Hawks news, and the same holds true this year.

Recently, Trae Young’s NBA 2K19 rating was revealed to be a 77 – a rather expected outcome, even for a Top-5 Draft Pick.

However, another NBA 2K19 Rating was recently revealed that was a little more surprising when it comes to Atlanta Hawks players. Taurean Prince was given a rating of 79 in NBA 2K19 – despite showing incredible strides after the All-Star break last season.

Prince showed improvement in almost every major area after returning from the All-Star break, in which he participated with teammate John Collins in the Rising Stars Challenge.

The Prince That Was Promised showed that his ability as both a knockdown three-point shooter off the dribble, a capable primary ballhandler and playmaker and generally a strong leader on both ends of the floor.

Though Prince might not have the upside of, say, Young or his fellow 2018 draftee Jaren Jackson Jr. (who was given an NBA 2K19 rating of 78), Prince has shown that he can produce results at the NBA level. Surely that means he deserves to at least break into the lower 80s in 2K?

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Perhaps the unevenness of Prince’s season scared off the 2K raters, as it must be stated that Prince did not look particularly comfortable to begin the season last year. However, when both Dennis Schröder and Kent Bazemore went down with injuries down the end of the season, Prince came into his own as a pseudo-primary ballhandler – and excelled in the role.

Though, of course, 2K ratings aren’t the most important aspect of player evaluation, TP has the chance to wholly outplay his rating next season by continuing his impressive growth from the 2017-18 campaign.