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With NBA training camps set to open at the beginning of October, most NBA teams have finalized their rosters. A teams are still making training camp moves here and there as players hit the waiver wire. The Atlanta Hawks added to their roster this week by signing Daeqwon Plowden to a contract as per Michael […]

With the NBA season slowly approaching and Media Day a week away, teams are starting to come together early to bond and connect with each other. For the Atlanta Hawks, they’ve been hanging out recently, and the No. 1 overall pick, Zaccharie Risacher, has been in attendance. The most recent outing that the team went […]

The Atlanta Dream were always going to find their first-round matchup against the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA playoffs to be a difficult one. Merely qualifying for the playoffs by the skin of their teeth with a rather poor 15-25 record, the Dream’s hopes of mounting a deep playoff run were rather slim […]

The Atlanta Hawks may be better than expected heading into the 2024-25 season. The first step to improvement is being aware of the issue, and this offseason, they finally recognized that the pairing of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray had run its course. For Young to succeed, he needs defensively-oriented players who can make their […]

To cap off Week 2 of the NFL season, the Atlanta Falcons faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles in Pennsylvania. The game was a thriller, with the Falcons winning 22-21 after an insane touchdown. The connection between Kirk Cousins and Drake London to win the game broke the internet. Many people reacted to the game […]

A still-unknown lower-body injury has forced Quinn Ewers out of Texas football’s matchup against the UTSA Roadrunners. In Ewers’ place, Arch Manning has played lights out. With just over 13 minutes left to play, Manning has 223 passing yards and four touchdowns as well as three carries for 53 yards and a rushing touchdown. In […]

The Los Angeles Lakers struck out on a laundry list of veteran targets this offseason. One of the most prominent ones was shooting guard Dejounte Murray, who the Atlanta Hawks traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. There was one major roadblock that prevented the Lakers from landing the 27-year-old, via ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “The Hawks […]

The Atlanta Hawks are in a bit of a weird situation, roster building-wise, following their decision to trade Dejounte Murray away to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., and a future first-round pick. They have embraced the youth movement with much more open arms, and yet there are a […]

The Atlanta Hawks star guard Trae Young has the nickname “Ice Trae” for a reason, but even he admits to feeling the hostility and pressure from crowds on the road. Moreover, the crowd’s hostility combined with playoff intensity ramps up the pressure to another level. In a recent appearance on the “Million $ Worth of […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has never been one to lack confidence, dating all the way back to his days as a high school and AAU prodigy in Oklahoma. That confidence has more than translated to the NBA level, as Young has turned himself into one of the most dynamic but also polarizing figures […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has always had somewhat of an outsized personality dating back to his days as an Oklahoma Sooner. Young’s confidence at times has helped grow his popularity and at other times made him some enemies amongst his peers in the league, but recently, the Hawks guard may have fired off […]

Former Atlanta Hawks forward and NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins recently reflected on his legendary battles with two of the greatest players in basketball history, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. Speaking on the latest episode of the “All The Smoke” podcast, hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Wilkins shared stories about his encounters […]

Things are uncertain regarding Trae Young’s future with the Atlanta Hawks. According to NBA insiders Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on the latest episode of The Hoop Collective podcast, the Hawks explored potential trades for Young during the offseason. Still, the Hawks could not find a substantial market for the 25-year-old guard after trading Dejounte […]

The Serbia Men’s Basketball Team won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, an incredible achievement by any measure. However, they just missed out on the chance to play in the gold medal game after a heartbreaking loss to Team USA. Team Serbia continued to make headlines after the Olympics were over with the […]

The grass is greener for New Orleans Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray. At least for now, since his trade from the Atlanta Hawks, Murray can’t wipe the smile from his face, and he let it be known this week. When a video from the Roommates Show with Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart surfaced of co-host New York […]

With the NBA schedule officially released, one thing that’s for certain is that every team will be playing each other at some point during the season. The one thing that’s not for certain is how those teams will perform, which makes things interesting. For the Atlanta Hawks, they finished last season with a 36-46 record […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ pairing of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young resulted in disaster for the team last season, as they finished ten games below .500. Although they managed to qualify for the play-in tournament as the No. 10 seed, they lost to the Chicago Bulls and ended their season. After trading Murray to the New […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers are two teams stuck in the muck and mire of the middle of their respective divisions in the National Basketball Association. Both teams are rumored to be pursuing arguably the Olympics’ top defender, Serbian guard Aleksa Avramovic, to bolster their teams. Avramovic is gifted on the defensive end […]

Atlanta Hawks All-Star Trae Young is upset that the NBA didn’t fit his Hawks into its nationally televised schedule for Martin Luther King Day. For the first time in three years, Trae Young and the Hawks are not mentioned on the national television schedule for MLK Day. The champion Boston Celtics and the Golden State […]

One of the most exciting times of the NBA offseason is the release of the new schedule. The Atlanta Hawks will be going into the season with a different team after the Dejounte Murray experiment did not work out the past two years. Murray was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans for Dyson Daniels, Larry […]

The Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans made one of the biggest trades of the off-season. Dejounte Murray went from the Hawks to the Pelicans in a blockbuster trade and is set to make his return to Atlanta on December 2. The Hawks received two first-round picks and Larry Nance Jr. in exchange for the […]

In a recent episode of Paul George’s “Podcast P,” Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young revisited the intense playoff rivalry between the Hawks and the New York Knicks, including a memorable encounter with a young Knicks fan. The 2021 first-round playoff series, which the Hawks won in five games despite New York having home-court advantage, left […]

Earlier this offseason, the Atlanta Hawks finally put an end to the Dejounte Murray experiment, sending the former All-Star guard to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., and two first-round picks. The Hawks’ trade for Murray was an attempt to give Trae Young an All-Star running mate as they […]

In a recent discussion on Paul George’s “Podcast P,” Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young addressed the comparisons to Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry that began during his college days at the University of Oklahoma. The label of “the next Stephen Curry” has followed Young since his explosive performance at the Phil Knight Tournament during […]

The Atlanta Hawks selected Zaccharie Risacher as the No.1 pick in the NBA Draft, and there were many questions surrounding if he was worthy of the selection. The year’s draft did not have the star power that many have had in other drafts, and the players were more considered to be role players for them. […]

The Paris Olympics were a special experience for the Serbia men’s basketball team. The Serbian club took bronze at the event, and team member Bogdan Bogdanovic is thanking his coach for the run. “That was his way. We believed. We didn’t complain.” Bogdan Bogdanovic after Serbia won the Bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics 🗣️ […]

The 2024 NBA free agency period has been a whirlwind. Teams across the league reshuffled their rosters in hopes of climbing the competitive ladder. For the Atlanta Hawks, this offseason has been a critical juncture in their quest to return among the Eastern Conference elite. With a mix of veteran experience and youthful potential, the […]

The Atlanta Hawks made a big decision this offseason when they finally decided to split the backcourt duo of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. The move doesn’t necessarily signal a rebuild though as Young is still a franchise cornerstone. But the Hawks will have to integrate a new high-profile rookie in Zaccharie Risacher for the […]

When the Atlanta Hawks drafted Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft, it changed the franchise forever. Now granted, Risacher wasn’t considered a prospect on the same level as Victor Wembanyama, or even Trae Young when he came off the board a few years back, but after a middling season, […]

NBA 2K25 Ratings are beginning to surface, and Ronnie 2K met with  Atlanta Hawks’ 1st overall draft pick Zaccharie Risacher to show him his rating in the game. Last year, Victor Wembanyama became the highest rated rookie in NBA 2K history? Will Risacher break that record? Let’s find out as we take a look at […]

The Atlanta Hawks haven’t made a ton of moves during the 2024 NBA free agency period. They did trade their All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans but haven’t done much else. Atlanta got a solid haul in return, as they got back Larry Nance Jr., Dyson Daniels, and two future first-round picks. […]

Nothing really came out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ In-Season Tournament victory last year. It did not give them a big burst of momentum. They were still forced to fight their way out of the Play-In Tournament before once again being eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. But what the pursuit of the […]

If there is any area of need that the New York Knicks need to fill as soon as possible, it would be at their center position. Isaiah Hartenstein leaving the Tom Thibodeau and Jalen Brunson-led system left a big vacuum in the middle of their schemes. So, it looks like some sort of move was […]

When talking about the NBA offseason so far, one of the teams with the best wheelings and dealings has to be the Atlanta Hawks. First, they won the NBA draft lottery, securing the services of one of the consensus top-two players available in the talent pool in Zaccharie Risacher, the 19-year-old forward from France who […]

In his first two NBA summer-league appearances, rookie guard Reed Sheppard has dazzled for the Houston Rockets. Recently, Atlanta Hawks standout Trae Young shared a post on social media praising Sheppard’s performance. “Reed Sheppard nice y’all,” said Young in X(formerly Twitter). Reed Sheppard nice y’all !! — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) July 14, 2024 Sheppard only […]

Are the Atlanta Hawks done making moves in the 2024 offseason? If they are, that only leaves them with plenty of midseason moves to make. The Hawks reshuffled the deck by trading away Dejounte Murray and AJ Griffin and drafting Zaccharie Risacher and Nikola Djurisic. It may make them a less talented team for the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans went out and swung a trade with the Atlanta Hawks to acquire Dejounte Murray, adding a star into their backcourt in the process. While the Hawks didn’t exactly flourish during Murray’s two seasons with the team, he took strides on the offensive end of the floor, and at his peak, he’s […]

Heading into the offseason, the biggest question surrounding the Atlanta Hawks was arguably the easiest one of all: would Trae Young be back for the 2024-25 season? On paper, the question went as follows: after going on a serious run in 2021, the Hawks have fallen into a bit of a rut, with their record […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been at the center of attention this offseason. After drafting French big man Zaccharie Risacher first overall and trading Dejounte Murray, the basketball world has been speculating when and if the franchise will deal star guard Trae Young next. While rumors have been swirling around Young’s name for months, Atlanta is […]