09-30-26 Atlanta Hawks Forward Jalen Johnson Training Camp Interview

As young as you are, is it hard to believe it's, it's year six already?

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

I mean, it's, it, it's gone by pretty quick.

Um, but I'm just enjoy-- I'm enjoying every, every year.

Every year brings a new challenge for me and my team, so, um, I'm excited for this year.

And what are the expectations this year? How, how, how high of expectations do you have for the Hawks to take a step up?

We're gonna just continue taking it one game at a time, like, one day at a time, one practice at a time.

Um, and everybody in this gym wants to get better, so that's all we're gonna focus on, is getting better individually and collectively.

Um, we're gonna continue to grow as a team.

We're gonna continue to take the steps that we need to get to the heights that we wanna get to.

Um, yeah, just keep building.

Where do you see Kingston making an immediate impact on the, on the court?

I mean, he's just a defensive guy.

Like, his energy on d-- on that end especially, um, stood out.

Like, obviously, I watched him in college too.

Like, um, that's just something you can't necessarily teach.

It's kind of like a dice in the blue.

Like, just where that energy is always on hundred and ten.

Like, um, he brings that energy and effort every single possession.

So, um, that-- I'd say that's probably stood out the most.

As young as you are, is it hard to believe it's, it's year six already?

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

I mean, it's, it, it's gone by pretty quick.

Um, but I'm just enjoy-- I'm enjoying every, every year.

Every year brings a new challenge for me and my team, so, um, I'm excited for this year.

And what are the expectations this year? How, how, how high of expectations do you have for the Hawks to take a step up?

We're gonna just continue taking it one game at a time, like, one day at a time, one practice at a time.

Um, and everybody in this gym wants to get better, so that's all we're gonna focus on, is getting better individually and collectively.

Um, we're gonna continue to grow as a team.

We're gonna continue to take the steps that we need to get to the heights that we wanna get to.

Um, yeah, just keep building.

Where do you see Kingston making an immediate impact on the, on the court?

I mean, he's just a defensive guy.

Like, his energy on d-- on that end especially, um, stood out.

Like, obviously, I watched him in college too.

Like, um, that's just something you can't necessarily teach.

It's kind of like a dice in the blue.

Like, just where that energy is always on hundred and ten.

Like, um, he brings that energy and effort every single possession.

So, um, that-- I'd say that's probably stood out the most.