NEW YORK (AP) — With Dallas' Luka Doncic and Atlanta's Trae Young leading the way, the top five NBA draft picks from 2018 have been selected as the top five NBA rookies this season.

Milwaukee Bucks (57-19, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (27-49, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta Hawks (26-48, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (31-44, 12th in the Western Conference)

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young wants to be known as a player his Atlanta teammates can look to when the game is on the line.

The rookie made the most of his chance to be that go-to...

ATLANTA (AP) — Kevin Huerter proved the Atlanta Hawks have more than one rookie capable of taking over a game with his shooting.

Perhaps most encouraging to the rebuilding Hawks' future was...

MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Huerter used to have Dwyane Wade's sneakers.

Now, he's got his jersey.

Wade has been exchanging uniform tops with opposing players all season long as part of his...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — These young Atlanta Hawks are growing up over halfway through the season.

Trae Young scored 26 points, John Collins added 22 and they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-118 on Monday night for the first time in nearly three years.

Atlanta had lost five in a row to the Clippers dating to March 5, 2016. The Hawks earned their first win against a Pacific Division opponent this season after dropping their first five.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With the Hawks' momentum gone and a noisy sellout crowd cheering the Timberwolves, first-year Atlanta coach Lloyd Pierce made a bold prediction.

"I told our guys at the end of the third quarter, 'This is going to be our best win of the season,'" Pierce said.

It certainly wasn't their prettiest with 24 turnovers, but the Hawks made just enough hustle plays to overcome blowing a 22-point lead and beat Minnesota 123-120 in overtime Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kent Bazemore and the Atlanta Hawks erased a tough start with a big finish.

Bazemore scored 22 points, John Collins had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Hawks rallied to beat the New York Knicks 114-107 on Friday night.

Atlanta trailed 39-28 after one quarter, but held New York to 38 points in the second half of its second straight win.

"For our guys to make a stand defensively was great to see," Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce said.

Vince Carter could have gone anywhere.

To a contender, to chase a ring. To retirement, because he has nothing left to prove. To television, which seems like it will be his next vocation whenever his playing days end.

Instead, he chose Atlanta — a young team, a rebuilding team, a team that probably has minimal chance of making the playoffs.

ATLANTA (AP) — Taurean Prince knows the Atlanta Hawks are about to begin one of the toughest seasons in franchise history.

A year after going 24-58 — worst in the Eastern Conference — the Hawks are likely to take a step further back in the standings with an even younger team.

Point guard Trae Young, the fifth overall draft pick, and shooting guard Kevin Huerter, the 19th overall pick, are both 20 years old. Forward Omari Spellman, the 30th overall pick, is 21.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Maryland's Kevin Huerter declared for the NBA draft thinking that it was going to be an exploratory mission, one that might prepare him to go pro next season.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Maryland finally won on the road and gave itself a chance to finish with a .500 record in Big Ten play.

The Terrapins will take it.

Kevin Huerter scored 18 points and Maryland beat Northwestern 71-64 to snap a seven-game road losing streak on Monday night.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Sometimes, an uplifting victory can become the turning point of a trying season.

Maryland can only hope that its 73-57 rout of Northwestern on Saturday will turn out to be that kind of game.

Kevin Huerter scored 22 points, Anthony Cowan Jr. added 16 and the Terrapins (17-10, 6-8 Big Ten) never trailed in a slump-breaking performance before 16,164 rowdy fans.

Maryland had lost six of eight before coming up with its most lopsided Big Ten win of the season.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A matchup that was so enticing six months ago that the Big Ten Conference and CBS placed it in a prime television slot arrived Sunday afternoon as something much less attractive than that.

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team entered the XFINITY Center having lost seven of its past eight games, including four in a row. Its opponent, Maryland, had lost three consecutive games and five of its past six.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — In a matchup between two struggling Big Ten teams, Anthony Cowan Jr. and Kevin Huerter provided Maryland with a tougher-than-expected victory.

Cowan scored 23 points, Huerter added 19 and the Terrapins squeezed past Wisconsin 68-63 on Sunday to stretch the Badgers' losing streak to five games.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Desperate for a bounce-back victory, Maryland got what it was looking for against a weary Minnesota squad stuck in the middle of an unwanted road trip.

Kevin Huerter scored 19 points, Anthony Cowan Jr. had a career-high 10 assists and the Terrapins used a strong second half to notch a 77-66 victory Thursday night.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan earned a spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll and almost lost it on the same day.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left, lifting the 23rd-ranked Wolverines to a 68-67 win over Maryland on Monday night.

Kevin Huerter connected on a go-ahead 3-pointer on the previous possession for the short-handed Terrapins, who trailed by 10 with five-plus minutes left in the game.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A big lineup and a huge advantage at the free throw line provided Maryland the leverage it needed to secure a gritty victory.

Freshman Bruno Fernando had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 18 and Maryland rallied past Penn State 75-69 on Tuesday night to extend its winning streak to seven.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fairleigh Dickinson was hanging with Big Ten power Maryland, giving the Terrapins all they could handle in a one-point game.

And then this happened:

"We didn't score for, it seemed like the holidays," lamented Fairleigh Dickinson coach Greg Herenda.

Maryland rattled off 24 consecutive first-half points to turn a close game into a blowout, and the short-handed Terrapins got 12 points and 15 rebounds from Kevin Huerter in a 75-50 victory Thursday night.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Playing without two key players, Maryland used depth and teamwork to make up the difference against Gardner-Webb.

Freshman Darryl Morsell scored a career-high 18 points, Kevin Huerter added 15 and the Terrapins methodically rolled to an 82-60 victory Saturday.

Maryland (9-3) had 21 assists on its 30 baskets, committed only 11 turnovers and got 33 points from its bench.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Maryland stopped a furious Illinois second-half comeback to steal a 92-91 overtime win in Big Ten conference action Sunday night.

Either team could have won the game in the final minutes and seconds, trading shots and fouls like heavyweight boxers.

"That was a big-time college basketball game," Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. "We were terrific in the first half, and they were terrific in the second half. It's a game we probably shouldn't have won, but we'll take it."

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — An ankle injury slowed Bruno Fernando late in the preseason. It certainly isn't causing any problems for the Maryland freshman now.

Fernando scored a career-high 18 points and added six rebounds and three blocks as the Terrapins cruised to a 76-45 victory over Jackson State on Monday night.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Bruno Fernando scored a career-high 18 points, Kevin Huerter and Jared Nickens both added 14 points and Maryland cruised to a 76-45 victory over Jackson State on Monday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Michal Cekovsky hit every shot he put up, scoring 10 points to help lead Maryland to a 76-61 win over Stony Brook in the season opener on Friday night.

Cekovsky made three field goals and four free throws.

Anthony Cowan led the way for the Terrapins, scoring 15 points with six rebounds and four assists. Kevin Huerter added 13 points, Justin Jackson chipped in 11 points while hauling down 14 rebounds, and Bruno Fernando came off the bench to score 10 points.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Losing streaks don't come often for Maryland, so the 21st-ranked Terrapins entered their game against Ohio State with an unyielding sense of purpose.

"I knew they were dialed in and ready to play well — and we did," coach Mark Turgeon said after Maryland led from start to finish in an 86-77 win Saturday.

Anthony Cowan scored 19 points and fellow freshman Kevin Huerter added 18 for the Terrapins, who had lost back-to-back games for only the second time since January 2015.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Jackson had a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, making all five of his 3-point attempts, and No. 22 Maryland beat Minnesota 85-78 on Saturday for its sixth straight win.

Jackson and fellow freshman Kevin Huerter combined to go 10 for 12 from 3-point range. Huerter finished with 19 points and Melo Trimble added 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Terrapins (19-2, 7-1) kept pace with Wisconsin in a tie for first place in the Big Ten.