National Basketball Association

Hawks select St. Joseph's wing player DeAndre Bembry

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 12:39 a.m. ET

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ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have selected St. Joseph's shooting guard DeAndre Bembry with the No. 21 overall pick of the NBA draft.

The 6-foot-5, 206-pound Bembry also can play small forward. He averaged 17.4 points and 7.8 rebounds last season and gives the Hawks an alternative to Kyle Korver or free agent Kent Bazemore at the wing positions.

Bembry was Atlanta's first official pick, though small forward Taurean Prince, taken by Utah with the No. 12 pick, will belong to the Hawks when Wednesday's three-team trade becomes official. The Hawks sent point guard Jeff Teague to Indiana, which sent point guard George Hill to Utah. The Hawks received Utah's No. 12 overall pick. The deal cannot be announced officially before the free-agent moratorium ends on July 7.