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Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is bound to face some criticism after being drafted with the fifth overall pick, much higher than most expected due to his frail frame and risky maneuvers with the ball. Yet the Oklahoma product has managed to avoid criticism by staying off social media and keeping laser-focused on the […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young hasn’t even played in a regular season NBA game and he is facing all kinds of pressure from everyone. DeMar DeRozan opened up last year about dealing with mental health issues and Young knows that is something he will have to deal with his entire career. “I’m very aware of […]

Despite the early doubts of his potential as an NBA player, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was voted as the best shooter and playmaker by a jury of his peers in the NBA Annual Rookie Survey. Young dominated the shooter debate with a vote of 47 percent, while Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kevin Huerter and […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ youth movement is not stopping anytime soon. The Hawks have signed two young G-League players, Daniel Hamilton and Alex Poythress, the team announced on Monday. Daniel Hamilton signed a two-way contract last season with the Oklahoma City Thunder and G League’s Oklahoma City Blue. The versatile swingman posted impressive averages of 16.1 […]

Kent Bazemore is a story of success. Not everyone knows what he did in the past to succeed in the present. Even his hometown paid tribute to his hard work. He acknowledged what Kelford did for him and he posted it on his Twitter account. “Stop and smell the roses” Unreal moment for me today. Lots […]

Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins is known for hammering dunks even in the face of tight defense.  Sunday, Collins was seen hammering again, but it was not a dunk this time around. Instead, it was the Atlanta United FC’s Golden Spike. John Collins is a national treasure. pic.twitter.com/cncoK1pyaS — Bally Sports: Hawks (@HawksOnBally) August […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young recently shared a defining moment he had as a kid. Speaking to Michael Kinney of The Journal Record, the fifth overall pick of this year’s draft reminisced on an encounter he had as a child with fellow Oklahoma native and Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin. “I remember going to Blake […]

The Atlanta Hawks took part in a three-team trade on July 19, sending Dennis Schröder to the Oklahoma City Thunder. A little over a month later (July 21), the Hawks selected Trae Young from the Oklahoma Sooners in the NBA Draft. The message seems quite clear: Young is the future of Atlanta. Young, 19, says […]

Though he had a solid rookie season, Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins is still looking to improve his game in several areas, including defensive reads and perimeter shooting. The former Wake Forest Demon Decon said as much in a recent interview with Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Looking at new reads,” Collins told Vivlamore. […]

The Hawks are playing in their historic 50th year in Atlanta. In order to commemorate the occasion, the team is rolling out Hardwood Classic jerseys and a retro court they will play on — presumably whenever they wear the Hardwood Classic jerseys. The jerseys are mostly light blue with red lettering and the court takes on […]

Esports has completely taken the world by storm as more and more people have been staying in tune with the latest developments and trends in the video game market. To get in on the bandwagon, the NBA partnered with Take-Two Interactive to jointly organize the NBA 2K League. It began its inaugural season on May […]

New Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was drafted with high expectations for the organization. Young was the first point guard picked in the draft, ahead of other highly touted prospects like Collin Sexton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Even after using their lottery pick on a point guard, the Hawks went out and traded for veteran Jeremy […]

Really good basketball organizations do not magically appear in the NBA. They are a result of hard work, foresight, good decision making, and sometimes a little bit of gambling. Some reap the rewards while others the disaster. There is no exemption to this rule. Even some of the best and most successful organizations had a […]

With a chapter of NBA basketball now over, teams look forward to a fresh slate this season. New and old faces with their respective teams are going to be out there carving out a legacy to be remembered. With the wild free agency nearly over, we already have a picture of what to expect this […]

The Atlanta Hawks does not seem to be amused at all by what they believe was a huge omission in a recent social media post. See, SportsCenter recently uploaded a graphic of Carmelo Anthony wearing a uniform partitioned by the different threads he’s worn (and set to wear) in his NBA career, but it only […]

Atlanta Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins isn’t a fan of comparing eras, instead letting each shine due to its own merits and accomplishments, along with the players — but the dunk icon still thinks he could dominate in today’s game. The Hall of Famer averaged 24.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 blocks over an […]

Rookie Trae Young has yet to play his first official NBA regular-season game, but his perspective in restoring the culture in the organization has been on his mind coming into this 2018-19 season. The Atlanta Hawks have effectively cleared his path to take the keys to the point guard position, trading away the estranged Dennis […]

It looks as though the Brooklyn Nets have already forgotten about Jeremy Lin, as they forgot to mention him when promoting their time in his native China. The Nets snubbed their former employee, bizarrely forgetting to shout out the point guard in the Hoops For Hope event he had a hand in. Spencer Dinwiddie, Rondae […]

The NBA rookies had their annual photo shoot on Sunday, and it was all fun and games as expected. What made it more colorful were the side activities among the rookies. Some were seen chatting with former teammates, some were dancing a bit here and there, and then there was the little 3-point shootout between […]

Carmelo Anthony’s time with the Atlanta Hawks was so remarkable that a video tribute has been created to celebrate the soon-to-be Houston Rockets forward’s five-day legacy with the franchise. In this hilarious parody video, several clips are stitched up together to make it seem that Anthony’s time with the Hawks was much more than just […]

The start of the 2018-19 NBA season can’t come any sooner as there’s only a couple of months left before the opening tipoff. That also means that the season for the new NBA 2K game is just waiting around the corner, with the trailer for this year’s version of the popular video game just released […]

Due in most part to his ability to create as well as his remarkable shooting range, there are some who consider Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young to be the second manifestation of the great Stephen Curry. Young himself has welcomed the comparisons on multiple occasions, but claims that ever since he joined the Hawks, general […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young has a bright future ahead of him. However, he does not possess the keys to the castle just yet, with the 19-year-old still a ways away from becoming the cornerstone player for the Hawks. Young himself understands that he still has a lot to learn, and appreciates the […]

More than anything else, Carmelo Anthony’s top contribution to the Atlanta Hawks is making the team a trivia answer. Sure, Anthony acted as a catalyst for the Hawks to shed point guard Dennis Schroder’s pay off the books, but it also meant they had to buy out the 10-time All-Star’s $25.5 million contract for the […]

Before NBA teams duke it out on the hard court in the upcoming regular season, they are currently enmeshed in a game of one-upmanship in terms of who among them will have the most creative schedule reveal. It’s a thing now, and we all just have to enjoy what these teams have put up. The […]

In recent years, Dennis Schroder was looked upon as a potential franchise centerpiece for the Atlanta Hawks. But with the team snagging Oklahoma Sooners star Trae Young in the draft, the Hawks have gone in another direction. Hawks fans are hoping Young can take the NBA by storm, just like his basketball idol, Steve Nash, […]

Carmelo Anthony wasn’t in Oklahoma City long, but nonetheless, his return to play the Thunder will be memorable. On Nov. 8, Melo and the Houston Rockets will head to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder. It’s likely that Melo will get a mixed reaction from the Oklahoma City crowd. He was only with the […]

The New York Knicks and Kevin Knox will open the season against another notable rookie in Madison Square Garden. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Knicks are set to host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Oct. 17. Knox and the summer league Knicks faced Trae Young and his Hawks […]

The days before the start of the regular season can’t come fast enough for Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young, who now has the keys to the point guard position after the organization traded away Dennis Schroder late in July. More than any other teams, the new Hawks member is excited to get a crack at […]

Apart from his one-handed catch, the New York Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. is also known for his dancing skills. NBA athletes Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and Mo Bamba of the Orlando Magic got a chance to see it live. But Bamba doesn’t seem too impressed. Below is a clip of Beckham Jr. dancing on […]

The Atlanta Hawks tried ribbing forward Carmelo Anthony by sending him his Hawks jersey via a Twitter post. This move caught LeBron James’ attention and the new Lakers’ main man had to react to it. In a Twitter post, James had this to say to his close friend and Olympic teammate: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Helleva run in […]

Carmelo Anthony is only days away from signing with the Houston Rockets after agreeing to a one-year, $2.4 million deal for the veteran’s minimum, but the Atlanta Hawks are still hoping to celebrate his few days with the team by giving him a commemorative jersey. Hey @carmeloanthony your jersey is on it’s way…good luck, fam! […]

It has become a common occurrence for players to critique their NBA 2K ratings as they are released to the public. Rookies in particular often take issue with a rating that they believe is too low. Already, we have seen the release of three rookie ratings in Marvin Bagley (78), DeAndre Ayton, (79) and Luka […]

Kent Bazemore of the Atlanta Hawks just nailed a series of 3-pointers from Stephen Curry-territory at the Golden State Warriors superstar point guard’s basketball camp. As posted by Ballislife.com, below is the clip of the Hawks swingman casually knocking down 3-pointers like they were lay-ups. Kent Bazemore in 1 v 1 was hitting half court […]

Like most people, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks will be mere spectators of the NBA on Christmas Day this year. To be part of the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule is a badge of prestige for participating teams. It means they are interesting enough to draw millions of eyeballs to broadcast of their games. The […]

Kent Bazemore’s name has been dripping into the trading block well for some time now. The 29-year-old Atlanta Hawks swingman has reportedly been involved in trade talks as the team is looking to rebuild the roster with Trae Young at the helm. Rumors have swirled that the Hawks want to get rid of Bazemore’s salary in […]

Carmelo Anthony has verbally agreed to sign with the Houston Rockets after clearing waivers last week, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania. The deal is expected to be the veteran’s minimum of one year, $2.4 million. This deal comes at the heels of a buyout with the Atlanta Hawks, which allowed him to retain the […]

Atlanta Hawks swingman Vince Carter has spent 20 seasons in the NBA, and he’s set to make it 21 in 2018-19. In that time frame, he became one of the most recognizable players in the league, racking up eight All-Star nods, loads of explosive dunks, and several nicknames along the way (“Vinsanity,” “Air Canada,” and […]

Longtime veteran Vince Carter has made a seamless transformation from being the face of the Toronto Raptors; a star for several franchises, to a role player with a purpose — leaving a lasting imprint in every team he’s played with. Vinsanity is no longer the high-flying, air-defying freakish athlete that once wowed viewers around the […]