Starting lineup: Hawks vs. Thunder

The Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City Thunder are about to kick off and both teams have just announced their starting lineups for tonight. The Hawks will be without De'Andre Hunter, who started the first two games of the year, paving the way for No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher to make his first career start.

Falcons:

G Trae Young

G Dyson Daniels

F- Zacharie Risacher

F-Jalen Johnson

C Clint Capela

thunder

G- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

G-Aaron Wiggins

F- Lou Dort

F- Jalen Williams

C-Chet Holmgren

Young is off to a fantastic start to the season, scoring at least 30 points and 10 assists in two straight games. In Friday's game against Charlotte, Young had 38 points and 10 assists on 11-24 shooting to go along with eight rebounds. He'll be going up against one of the best defenses in the league tonight and the Thunder have plenty of options to protect Young.

The story of the Hawks season so far has been Dyson Daniels. Daniels played incredible defense and also played well on offense, scoring 18 points on 8-10 shooting. He will be tasked with guarding MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Daniels had a few fouls early in the game that caused him to sit out the first half, and that's something he'll have to watch tonight.

The Hawks will need Jalen Johnson to step up to the challenge tonight. Johnson has had a slow start so far this season, but that's in keeping with his standards. He scored 16 points on 4-15 shooting and was 1-4 from three. He hasn't shot the ball particularly well this season, but it's only been two games.

At the center position, Onyeka Okongwu played more minutes in every game, and that could continue tonight. The Thunder are a better opponent for Okongwu and I think he will play more often than Capela. Okongwu didn't have another 28-point game, but was still effective against Charlotte. Will this be the first game Larry Nance plays this season?