Atlanta Hawks Articles - Page 55

It’s no secret that the Portland Trail Blazers will be busy in the offseason as they look to build their roster around superstar point guard Damian Lillard. Portland has already been linked to a number of big names around the league, and right now, they appear to be interested in joining the race for a […]

Teams across the league are preparing for the NBA Draft and trade rumors are running amuck. The Atlanta Falcons have been rumored in trading John Collins for quite some time but it sounds like it might come to fruition by Thursday night. With interest from multiple other organizations, Atlanta should be able to reel in […]

The Atlanta Hawks are aiming to snag a top 10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and surround Trae Young with more depth. NBA fans should keep their eyes on the Hawks, who are among the teams to monitor closely this week. Multiple sources say they have been actively looking to move into the Top […]

The Atlanta Hawks had a disappointing season after an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. Atlanta is expected to make many moves as they retool their roster around young star Trae Young. Young is the cornerstone of the Hawks franchise, and the Hawks have the assets to put the right pieces around him. […]

The whole world witnessed the Golden State Warriors make history on Thursday night after winning their fourth NBA championship in the past eight years. Even Atalanta Hawks star Trae Young could not help but come out with his own desperate confession after seeing Stephen Curry and Co. lift the Larry O’Brien trophy yet again. Young […]

Deandre Ayton was hoping for a rookie max extension last summer along with the rest of the 2018 draft class, but it never happened. The Phoenix Suns believed he didn’t deserve it yet and even after a solid campaign in 2021-22, they still seem unwilling to reward him with a new contract. Now, with reported […]

The 2022 NBA Finals are coming to a close, meaning that teams are preparing for the biggest event of the offseason. The 2022 NBA Draft is less than ten days away and five teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, have no picks in either round. However, rumor has it that that could change between now […]

The Atlanta Hawks are now among the teams being linked to Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert, as the franchise’s front office looks to make notable changes in the offseason following an early exit from the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Via Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report: In ongoing trade chatter around the league, Atlanta was believed […]

Phoenix Suns star center Deandre Ayton was recently reported as a target for the Atlanta Hawks in free agency. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer put out that report, and now he’s back with another rather eye-opening update on Ayton and the Hawks. On The Athletic’s NBA Show Podcast (h/t to Pro Basketball Talk), Fischer explained Atlanta’s […]

The Atlanta Hawks are on the heels of a disappointing 2021 season. The franchise took a significant step back after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2020. Atlanta finished with a 43-39 record in the regular season and was knocked out by the Miami Heat in the opening round of the playoffs. There is a […]

The Atlanta Hawks are seemingly set for an eventful offseason. After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2020-2021, the Hawks failed to meet expectations this season. Their 44-39 record solidified an 8th place finish for the franchise and they were knocked out of the playoffs by the Miami Heat in the opening round. It is […]

After doing the LeBron James “silencer” celebration in recent games, Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. gave a nod to Trae Young this time around. On Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics, Acuna hit Cole Irvin’s pitch for a lead-off home run. After hitting the ball that flew to centerfield, the Venezuelan outfielder pulled out the […]

The Atlanta Hawks made the playoffs for the second straight season, though they took a significant step back this year, losing in the first round after advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. It became very clear that the team was in need of another capable player alongside star guard Trae Young, who was […]

In many ways, spending money on an NBA card pack is a gamble that doesn’t always pan out in the end. While the risk for low-end packs is almost non-existent, those that sell for a whole lot more aren’t for the fainthearted at all. More often than not, the return one would get from those […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young couldn’t care less what his haters say about him. He’s used to it anyway. With that said, his focus remains on one thing alone: winning the championship. While Young has been on the receiving end of plenty of criticisms, he doesn’t let all the negative talks bother him. Instead, he’s […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young might not be playing postseason basketball, but he’s got another reason to be absolutely ecstatic. On Thursday, Young had his first child and took to Twitter to announce the heartwarming news. On June 2nd, 2022. A Star was Born 💫Tydus Reign Young 🙏🏽❣️❄️💯 pic.twitter.com/r8uK3Et2n5 — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 3, […]

Trae Young’s star appeal is undeniable at this point. The Atlanta Hawks star is incredibly charismatic (or infuriating, if you’re a Knicks fan), making him one of the most marketable stars in the league. It’s no wonder, then, that Young appeared in a trailer for one of the most anticipated video games of 2022. The […]

The Atlanta Hawks had a disappointing season after making it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season. Atlanta has a star in Trae Young to build around and assets to get the right pieces around him. The Hawks have the 16th overall pick, which they can use in trades to upgrade their roster. John Collins […]

15 seasons and 141 playoff games later, Boston Celtics big man Al Horford has finally made the NBA Finals. The basketball world were loving his emotional reaction on Sunday and Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young couldn’t help but congratulate Horford as well, who spent the first nine years of his career in the A: Everybody […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young couldn’t help but laugh off at FOX Sports after making a false claim that Luka Doncic won more games than him in the Conference Finals. While Young and Doncic have a good relationship, people just can’t stop comparing them after they were basically traded for each other during the 2018 […]

Despite the fact that Atlanta Hawks didn’t even face the New York Knicks in the playoffs this season, there’s no denying that Trae Young still remains to be Public Enemy No. 1 in NYC. Apparently, the fans’ hatred towards the two-time All-Star goes beyond the basketball court. On Wednesday, New York Yankees supporters randomly began […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young finally found his name on an All-NBA team for the first time in his career. The second and third All-NBA teams were recently announced and after what was another memorable season for the 23-year-old point guard, Young has now received a much-deserved All-NBA honor. The Hawks star quickly took to […]

Despite being a cornerstone of the Phoenix Suns since being drafted in 2018, Deandre Ayton and the team both failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension last offseason. The star big man demanded a max salary of five-year, $170 million but the Suns didn’t budge as they opted to pay the other players […]

The Atlanta Hawks took a step back this 2021-22 season after making the Eastern Conference Finals a year ago. Atlanta was eliminated in five games by the Miami Heat in the first round. It certainly isn’t an ideal trajectory for a team that came within two wins of making the NBA Finals just a year […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young earned All-NBA Third Team honors, but some fans thinks he should have been higher and made it at least to the Second Team. Despite what some believe as a disrespect to him, however, Young couldn’t care less whether he’s in the First, Second or Third Team and instead highlighted his […]

Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young has plenty of reasons to be happy after his All-NBA Team selection on Tuesday … 35.4 million reasons to be exact. Young made it to the All-NBA Third Team for 2021-22, joining the likes of LeBron James, Chris Paul, Pascal Siakam and Karl-Anthony Towns. In the process, he earned the […]

After a disappointing 2021-22 season that ended in a first-round playoffs exit, the Atlanta Hawks have made it known that they are going to make huge roster changes in the offseason. In fact, they are expected to be one of the most active teams in the summer as they look to upgrade the team around […]

The relationship between the Phoenix Suns and Deandre Ayton has quickly turned from bad to ugly. The former number one overall pick has soured on his long-term future with the Suns after they failed to give him the max contract he desired the previous offseason. It is clear the relationship continued to get worse with […]

The Atlanta Hawks had high expectations after their surprise run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. Unfortunately, the Hawks started out slow and never totally recovered. While they made the play-in tournament and won both games to reach the first round of the playoffs, the result was a five-game smackdown at the hands of […]

After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the Atlanta Hawks struggled to replicate their success in the 2021-22 NBA season. Trae Young continued his remarkable play and was selected as a starter in the NBA All-Star Game for the second time in his career, but the problems began with the Hawks’ role players thanks […]

In the eyes of NBA fans, Trae Young is a villian, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Young feeds off of negative energy from away crowds like no other player in the NBA currently, and it has led to some of his most iconic career moments thus far. Young is best known for […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has earned a reputation in just four seasons. Whether it be his attitude on the court, his willingness to chirp back at NBA fans or his dominant performances in hostile road environments, Young is widely known as someone who doesn’t shy away from controversy and rather lets it fuel him. […]

Rumors are swirling around the Utah Jazz already while the NBA playoffs are still in full swing. The Jazz were eliminated in the first round of the postseason, and it is becoming clear that they don’t have a roster capable of making a Finals run. This has led to speculation that one of Rudy Gobert […]

The season was on the line for the Dallas Mavericks as they faced elimination against a powerhouse Phoenix Suns team in Game 6 of their second-round series. Luka Doncic knew what was at stake so he made sure to step it up for the Mavs when it mattered the most. Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae […]

While a lot of people are questioning Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s MVP win over Joel Embiid, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young shared his belief that it’s a well-deserved award for the Serbian. Even before the NBA confirmed the MVP winner for 2021-22, there had already been leaks and reports citing Jokic’s win. True enough, […]

Rudy Gobert’s future with the Utah Jazz is in serious jeopardy. After another embarrassing defeat in the NBA playoffs, the All-Star big man may have run his course with Utah. A trade may be necessary for both sides. There are already teams that have an interest in acquiring him. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young just hates seeing his fellow NBA players get injured, so imagine how he felt after watching Ja Morant exit Saturday’s Memphis Grizzlies-Golden State Warriors game due to a knee issue. Morant suffered the injury midway through the fourth quarter when Jordan Poole accidentally grabbed his knee and tweaked it a […]

When Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks ran it back after their East Finals appearance in 2020-21, many thought that they were going to improve, including team owner Tony Ressler. Unfortunately, that was not the case. As Ressler admitted, it was one of the biggest mistakes they made. Instead of trying to improve the roster, […]

After the Atlanta Hawks’ dream season, they endured a rude awakening. They almost missed the playoffs and fought their way in through the play-in tournament only to get beaten in five games by the Miami Heat. Despite another fantastic season from Trae Young, it was over much quicker than last season. Atlanta came well short […]