Corey Kispert

Finding October 28, 2024’s spotlight to be slightly brighter than usual — given the presence of both the NBA Draft’s No. 1 and No. 2 picks — Corey Kispert made it known that the league’s newcomers weren’t the only ones spry and fresh-legged. Fashionably late, and yet perfectly on time in his arrival into the fastbreak fray, depending on one’s perspective, Kispert speeds into the frame with no Atlanta Hawks defender in his path. Blending a full head of steam with his teammate’s unselfish handoff, Kispert shields the ball from 2024-25’s most celebrated swiper before flushing in a two-handed slam. The fourth-year sharpshooter’s transition jam, tracked as his lone dunk over the season’s first 15 games, helped extend the Washington Wizards’ late-game lead, momentum that helped secure regular-season win No. 1. A problem throughout for the Atlanta Hawks’ defense, Kispert produced 21 points, four rebounds, one steal, four 3-pointers, and a +13 plus-minus.