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The 2019 draft class graced the NBA with plenty of young, talented players. While the rookie of the year discussion has been driven most of the season by Luka Doncic, Trae Young is doing everything in his power as of late to not let the voters off easy. His latest feat has put him among […]

While Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is widely considered as this season’s frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year award, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has been making a lot of noise himself lately. Logging a career-high 36 points on Wednesday in a 131-123 overtime victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Young was able […]

The Atlanta Hawks are virtually out of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference, but this season has not been for naught as their young core of Trae Young and John Collins continue to develop on-court chemistry. That special connection between the two young stars was evident in their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves when […]

Trae Young aspires to be like Chris Paul when he fully establishes himself in the NBA. Not only on the court, but off of it as well. “The way Chris carries himself, the way he gives back and the way he is with younger players is the same way I want to be when I […]

The Atlanta Hawks are well out of the playoff race this season. But there are plenty of reasons to believe in a bright future for the team. The first that comes to mind is rookie sensation Trae Young. For a piece published Tuesday afternoon, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic asked Young about the Rookie of […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young put on a show on Monday against Chris Paul, James Harden and the Houston Rockets. The 20-year-old scored a career-high 36 points and also dished out eight assists. It was a performance the youngster will remember for a long time since he did it against one of the […]

The Atlanta Haws have added another shooter to their stable of  young marksmen. According to Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the team will sign BJ Johnson to a 10-day contract later this week. The Hawks will sign shooting guard B.J. Johnson to a 10-day contract. Story to come. — Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) February 26, […]

According to New York Daily News, one of the more luminous talents of the 1990s is dealing with a challenge far greater than anything he faced in professional basketball. Former NBA star Kenny Anderson has been hospitalized with a stroke. Anderson had an illustrious 14-year career that included an All-Star Game appearance. Anderson had a […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni knew star James Harden would see an end to his rampant scoring streak sooner than later, while also expressing confidence in his All-Star shooting guard starting another tear: “Eventually, it was going to have to end one of these days,” said D’Antoni, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston […]

The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Houston Rockets on Monday night, but during the defeat, rookie guard Trae Young exploded for 36 points, marking the highest-scoring game for a Hawks rookie since John Drew dropped 38 points in 1975: Trae Young scored 36 points versus the Rockets tonight, the most by an @ATLHawks rookie in […]

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon wanted his elbow to say hello to Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul’s face. But the former wasn’t going to get away with the hit as the referees called a technical foul afterward. Replay Review (Game Crew): if a potential hostile act was committed by Dedmon in Q3 of #ATLatHOU. […]

On Monday night, the Atlanta Hawks headed to Houston to take on the Rockets. Tempers flared between the two teams in the third quarter when Atlanta forward Vince Carter landed a hard hit on Rockets point guard Austin Rivers. Upon review, Carter was assessed with a flagrant foul for the hit. In the video, Carter clearly […]

With the last quarter of the regular season all that remains until the start of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets have their work cut out for them. Currently in the fifth seed with a 34-25 record, the Rockets will try to climb as high as they can in the Western Conference standings before the postseason […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is listed as probably for tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Teammate Iman Shumpert, who has been out for the last two games after the All-Star break, is also a go, after experiencing some knee soreness the past week. Head coach […]

Trae Young’s unrelenting confidence is among the many traits that make him one of the league’s most promising young playmakers. Considering the competitive nature of Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, though, the Atlanta Hawks rookie might want to think twice before taking a page out of Stephen Curry’s All-Star playbook. Trae Young watched the […]

The Atlanta Hawks announced an injury-related change to their starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Veteran guard Kent Bazemore will start next to Trae Young in the backcourt, with rookie sharpshooter Kevin Huerter missing the game with an ankle injury. Lloyd Pierce says Kent Bazemore will get the start in place of […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young wants you to know that he and Duke star Zion Williamson are in totally different boats. After Williamson hurt his knee on Wednesday, many players, including Young, started criticizing the NCAA for not playing its players and encouraged Williamson to sit out the rest of the season and […]

Zion Williamson is a freak of nature. No human being that big and strong should still be that explosive, quick, and skilled. The Duke freshman going first overall is practically a formality at this point— regardless of fit. For those of you who pay no attention to betting, that would mean you would have to […]

The Atlanta Hawks are filling their 14th roster spot with the signing of guard Jordan Sibert. As reported by Chris Kirschner of The Athleitc, the Hawks are signing Sibert to a 10-day contract from their G League affiliate, the Erie Bayhawks. The Atlanta Hawks are signing guard Jordan Sibert from their G-League affiliate to a […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young got off to a slow start this season, and the critics were ready to call him a bust. As he’s done his entire life, though, Young blocked out all the outside noise and just worked on his craft day in and day out. He didn’t care that Dallas […]

The Atlanta Hawks are no doubt one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. However, it can be argued that they have the most upside compared to other bottom-of-the-barrel teams. With rookie point guard Trae Young and up-and-coming big man John Collins slowly becoming the new faces of the Hawks franchise, veteran forward Taurean […]

NBA TV held a discussion with some of the top rookies of this season, but Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young wasn’t invited. Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton, Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, Dallas Mavericks point-forward Luka Doncic and Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. were invited to talk about their rookie […]

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is typically not kind to big men, and that was on full display on Saturday night when Atlanta Hawks center John Collins put forth an underwhelming performance that was instantly mocked on social media. Collins was not happy with his showing: “I was just disappointed,” Collins said, according to Chris […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic didn’t win anything in the events he participated in at the All-Star Weekend, but he is taking it all in stride. Luka Doncic lost as part of Team World in the Rising Stars game and reached only the final four of the Skills Challenge, getting knocked out by Atlanta […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks made sure that rookie point guards Trae Young and Luka Doncic would be linked together forever upon swapping the tandem of up-and-comers at the 2018 NBA Draft. After originally selected Doncic at No. 3 overall, the Hawks promptly shipped the Slovenian point guard to Dallas in exchange for the aforementioned […]

There are those who relish the simplicity of a dunk, and then there’s Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins at All-Star Saturday. Regardless of where you stand on the debate concerning the use of props in dunk contests, you have to give the Hawks power forward some measure of credit. Playing in relative anonymity his […]

Kyrie Irving was on the broadcast during the Rising Stars contest between Team USA and the World Team. He was discussing the Atlanta Hawk’s Trae Young and his ability as a rookie point guard. Young then went completely Uncle Drew mode, using his handles to get by while throwing a nasty behind the back pass […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has shown off his ballhandling skills during his rookie season and they were on display again during the NBA Rising Stars Challenge as part of the All-Star Weekend’s festivities. Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton was the unlucky recipient of an up-close look of Young’s dribbling savvy. The 7’1″ Ayton […]

Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins will be participating in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night, and in the lead-up to the event, he has been getting advice from two of the best dunkers to ever do it: Vince Carter and Dominique Wilkins. “Yeah, I definitely asked for a lot of tips from […]

Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce was not a happy man following his team’s humiliating defeat at the hands of the lowly New York Knicks. After the game, the 42-year-old coach blasted his team’s attitude coming into the contest, and admitted that the Hawks deserved to lose against the 11-47 Knicks: Lloyd Pierce: "We played […]

The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks supplied us with an entertaining contest on Thursday, with the struggling Knicks securing a surprise 106-91 victory against the home team. There were several noteworthy moments during the matchup, but one that definitely stood out was when former United States President Jimmy Carter was featured by the broadcast […]

Valentine’s Day can be a very controversial holiday. Some use it as a day to express their feelings for a significant other or their family. Others criticize it as a corporate scheme and instead use it to eat ice cream and watch Netflix. But Twitter is always pretty great on Valentine’s Day — and especially pro sports […]

This season, Atlanta Hawks point guard has been one of the most electric rookies in the entire NBA.  He has overcome a slow start to the season and is now giving the struggling Hawks a reason for optimism. With shots like this, it isn’t hard to get optimistic. Via Kevin Chouinard, who covers the Hawks […]

Trae Young and John Collins are heading off to Charlotte for the Rising Stars game, and this is an experience Atlanta Hawks teammate Kent Bazemore says they should get used to. Kent Bazemore on John Collins and Trae Young heading off to All-Star weekend: "It's a good experience and I think it's something they are […]

Atlanta Hawks power forward John Collins will participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest this upcoming weekend and he won’t have to travel far to get advice from one of the best to ever do it. Really, he’ll be within shouting distance of teammate Vince Carter, who has delivered some of the most iconic memories […]

The Atlanta Hawks and undrafted guard Jaylen Adams have agreed on an NBA deal with a partial guarantee for next season, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Atlanta Hawks are converting the two-way contract of rookie guard Jaylen Adams into a regular NBA deal, league sources tell ESPN. Adams will get a partial guarantee […]

Atlanta Hawks center John Collins is entering his first dunk contest this year. He already appears to have some big plans, as he teased a Trae Young cameo for the contest. John Collins says Trae Young will have a role in his Slam Dunk Contest should he require a pass. I think he just might. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, and superstar small forward LeBron James reportedly didn’t look “totally engaged” in the game, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times. Despite finishing with a triple-double, James’ body language wasn’t good, as he had his head down most of the night and looked […]

The NBA All-Star festivities will take place this weekend, and one of the most anticipated events is the Sprite Slam Dunk contest. The participants for this year’s dunk contest are New York Knicks’ Dennis Smith Jr., Atlanta Hawks’ John Collins, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Hamidou Diallo, and Charlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges. The dunk contest has been […]