Hawks vs Pistons: Atlanta announces starting five; Who Starts in place of Trae Young?

Since Trae Young was ruled out this morning, there have been questions about who Atlanta is going to start in his place. Atlanta just released its starting lineup and as expected, Bogdan Bogdanovic is going to get the start for the Hawks tonight in place of Young. The rest of the lineup looks normal, with Dejounte Murray, De'Andre Hunter, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela being the other starters.

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The others that were listed on the injury report were rookie guard Kobe Bufkin and forward Mouhamed Gueye. Sunday, the Hawks provided an update on the injury status of both Bufkin and Gueye:

"Guard Kobe Bufkin underwent an X-ray and medical review yesterday on his left thumb, which he fractured on Nov. 2. He will continue to be reviewed weekly and his rehabilitation will progress based on his healing. His return to play timeline is 8-to-10 weeks from the date of injury.

Forward Mouhamed Gueye, who has missed the last two games with a right lower back strain, underwent an MRI yesterday at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. The MRI revealed a right low back stress fracture. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks and his status will be updated as appropriate."

Jalen Duren, Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Harris, Monte Morris, and Isaiah Livers are all going to be out. Duren is unquestionably the biggest loss for the Pistons in this game as he is off to a great start to the year and is their leading rebounder, averaging 10.6 rebounds per game.

Tonight, the Pistons announced their starting five would be:

G- Cade Cunningham

G- Killian Hayes

F- Ausar Thompson

F- Isaiah Stewart

C- Marvin Bagley II

It will be interesting to see what Quin Snyder does with the rotation tonight. Bogdanovic was one of the top reserves alongside Onyeka Okongwu, Saddiq Bey, and sometimes AJ Griffin. Griffin could be back in the rotation tonight, but we will wait and see.

Hawks vs Pistons: Game Preview, Injury Report, Projected Starting Lineups

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