Peachtree Hoops: Travis Schlenk says Hawks will have four players open camp in limited capacity

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The Atlanta Hawks are set to open training camp early next week, and a few players will be limited to start out.

Atlanta Hawks President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Travis Schlenk spoke with media Friday morning, touching on an array of topics ahead of training camp, which is set to open early next week. Perhaps most notably, Schlenk provided insight into the health status of a few key Hawks contributors.

Schlenk noted that De’Andre Hunter (knee surgery) will not be a full go at the start of camp, but has progressed to playing 1-on-1 and should be ready for the start of the season. Additionally, the GM added that Bogdan Bogdanovic (PRP injection in knee), Clint Capela (PRP injection in Achilles) and Kevin Huerter (ankle procedure) will all also be limited to start camp. Schlenk did note that he expects all four players to be ready to go by opening night, which is Oct. 21 when Atlanta hosts the Dallas Mavericks.

Schlenk also said that Onyeka Okongwu (shoulder surgery) is hoping to be back by late December as a personal goal, but the team remains on the original timeline that tracked him to be back some time in January.

The GM added that the Hawks will be 100% vaccinated for COVID-19 before the regular season. He notes that the entire staff and all players are already vaccinated, other than one player who is receiving his second shot next week.

Stay tuned as training camp and the NBA preseason are days away.

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