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If you look at the standings as a means of determining the future kings of the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks certainly don’t look the part. But dig a bit deeper and you’ll find that the franchise is uniquely positioned to re-emerge in the coming years once again as a force. It starts — as […]

The Atlanta Hawks are now one of just eight teams in NBA history to make 1,000 three-pointers in a season. The team’s official Twitter account broke the news on Tuesday. The Hawks are now one of eight teams in NBA history to make 1000+ threes in a season. Alex Len hit the milestone shot. pic.twitter.com/Zk8fAKtDyI […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young struggled at the beginning of the season because of the Luka Doncic comparisons, Young’s father, Ray Young, told Paolo Uggetti of the Ringer. Young and Doncic were traded for each other on draft night. Luka started off the season very well for the Dallas Mavericks and everyone started comparing […]

The Atlanta Hawks have signed Australian-born big man Isaac Humphries for the remainder of this season, according to an official report from the team. ROSTER UPDATE: We have signed center Isaac Humphries for the remainder of the season 📄 DETAILS: https://t.co/AJJ9MOBpR3 pic.twitter.com/CYdd1781mF — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 1, 2019 Humphries, now 21 years of age, […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young buried the Milwaukee Bucks with a crazy game-winning shot in overtime. The shot gave the Hawks a 136-135 victory. 🗣 ANOTHA ONE@TheTraeYoung #TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/XwSgQEYAjH — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 31, 2019 The Hawks and Bucks went back and forth in the final seconds of overtime. Young put Atlanta […]

Atlanta Hawks veteran Vince Carter just passed Utah Jazz great Karl Malone for fifth place on the all-time games played list: Congrats to Vince Carter on moving up to fifth place on the NBA's all-time games played list! 👏 pic.twitter.com/d9230ApSZK — NBA TV (@NBATV) March 31, 2019 The 42-year-old Carter is playing in his 1,477th […]

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon has been shut down for the remainder of the 2018-19 campaign due to left ankle soreness, the team announced Sunday. Dedmon will undergo a non-surgical procedure in an attempt to alleviate the injury, with hopes that he’ll make a full recovery ahead of the 2019-20 year. An updated @emoryhealthcare injury […]

The Atlanta Hawks will definitely be short-handed against the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. How many absences coach Lloyd Pierce will ultimately have to deal with, though, still remains to be seen. On Saturday, the Hawks announced that starting center Dewayne Dedmon has been ruled out against the Bucks, while starting small forward Taurean Prince […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo just can’t seem to shake the ankle issue that has plagued him for the last two weeks. With the playoffs fast approaching, don’t be surprised if the Milwaukee Bucks take an extra cautious approach to ensuring the health of their franchise player. According to Matt Velasquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Antetokounmp has […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard has been impressed with the growth Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young has shown this season. Young got off to a slow start, but he didn’t let those tough times affect his confidence and love for the game. The Hawks’ floor general stayed composed and just kept working […]

Justin Anderson has had an underwhelming NBA career in his young four seasons. But if there are two things the Atlanta Hawk is known for its insane put-back dunks and a propensity to block shots. On Friday night, the backup forward demonstrated the latter yet again with an impeccably-timed rejection of Al-Farouq Aminu’s alley-oop conversion […]

It wasn’t long ago that Deyonta Davis roamed the court for the Michigan State Spartans and appeared as if he could be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. Davis spent just one season under the tutelage of head coach Tom Izzo before declaring for the 2016 NBA Draft, where he was taken in the […]

Luka Doncic and Trae Young. Trae Young and Luka Doncic. If you’ve tuned into NBA League Pass at all during the 2018-19 season, odds are you have those two 1-2 in your personal NBA Rookie of the Year voting ballot in some capacity. The two dazzling rookie guards have become households names not a full […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young has a higher usage rate than LeBron James and Kevin Durant did as rookies, according to Basketball Reference. Usage rate is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he’s on the floor. Young has a usage rate of 28.3. During their rookies […]

Rookie sensation Trae Young is often compared to Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. And on Tuesday, Young broke a record previously set by the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. According to the Atlanta Hawks, Young is now the only rookie to tally at least 30 points, 10 assists, and five three-pointers in his rookie […]

Atlanta Hawks big man Miles Plumlee will miss the remainder of this season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, according to an official injury report from the team. Plumlee suffered cartilage damage in his knee during practice on March 11th. While it is a serious injury, the Hawks are expecting him back in […]

Blake Griffin has joined the conversation. The Detroit Pistons All-Star echoed the sentiments of Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, who both pitched Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young for Rookie of the Year. 🗣🗣🗣 third https://t.co/8pYUNSPaN3 — Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) March 24, 2019 Mitchell rolled the ball, tweeting out […]

Utah Jazz sophomore star Donovan Mitchell has publicly vouched for Atlanta Hawks rookie sensation Trae Young as this year’s Rookie of the Year. After Young dropped a game-winning floater to break the spirits of the Philadelphia 76ers, Mitchell Tweeted simply out “ROY” to show his support for Young’s bid to win top rookie honors. ROY […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Boban Marjanovic just surprised the Atlanta Hawks with his first career 3-pointer. Marjanovic nailed the long ball in the right corner off of a feed from Jimmy Butler. Interestingly, it was the big man’s first make throughout his career, albeit out of only four attempts. 🔥 BOBAN FOR THREE! 🔥#HereTheyCome 23#TrueToAtlanta 23 […]

Trae Young wins it at the buzzer for the Atlanta Hawks. With 3.5 seconds remaining on the clock and the game tied at 127-all, the spit-fire rookie nailed a tough floater in the lane to secure the upset victory over the loaded Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Even more remarkable, he did it while being […]

The jury has already ruled on last year’s shocking draft night trade between the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks. If the second half of Trae Young’s rookie season is a harbinger of even greater things to come going forward, though, it might be time for a retrial. The Hawks’ rookie sensation continued dazzling the NBA […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts believes Dallas Mavericks rookie swingman Luka Doncic will beat Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young for the 2019 Rookie of the Year award. Both Doncic and Young have been stellar this season and the award is believed to come right down to the wire. Blazers coach Terry […]

Houston Rockets MVP frontrunner James Harden did such a number of Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore that the latter had to release a statement to try and make sense of what went down. Unfortunately for Bazemore, he was on the wrong end of one nasty crossover courtesy of Harden, which literally sent the Hawks shooting […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is developing into one of the best young ball handlers in today’s NBA, and his latest achievement is a testament to that fact. According to a report from Justin Kubatko of StatMuse, Young now has the second-most 20-point, 10-assist games for any rookie over the last 50 years. The […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is widely regarded by fans and his peers as one of the toughest and at times dirtiest players in the league. However on Tuesday night, Paul showed his more gentler and affectionate side by sharing a touching moment with a Rockets fan after the game. Houston took on the […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul has a bevy of ball-handling moves in his arsenal, a fact that Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins found out the hard way during Tuesday’s contest. With Paul driving the lane during the fourth quarter, he faked Collins out with a dribble between his own legs, seemingly paving the […]

Although still in the midst of just his first NBA season, Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young has continued to turn heads all year long. While Young often puts defenders on skates when he isn’t pulling up from literally anywhere on the court, one thing is for sure — it isn’t his dunking prowess […]

Chris Paul was drafted fourth overall by the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) back in 2005. However, the current Houston Rockets guard thought that he would go higher and join the Atlanta Hawks. In a recent interview with Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, the veteran playmaker admitted that he thought he was headed to […]

There is no doubt that Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks has been one of the league’s top rookies this season. At this point, it appears to be a two-horse race between Young and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks for the Rookie of the Year award. The Houston Rockets are in town to take […]

Houston Rockets All-Star point guard Chris Paul has high praise for Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young. Paul is so impressed with Young’s shooting prowess and says the rookie brings excitement to the game of basketball. “The frustrating part is when you watch their games, some of the commentators are like, ‘Why is he shooting that […]

Despite the fact that the Atlanta Hawks are one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference this season, it can be argued that the up-and-coming franchise isn’t too far off from at least some success. This notion is obviously thanks in part to the presence of rookie point guard Trae Young, who is currently […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young says his high school coach was the first person who let him shoot long distance 3-pointers. Young says he was originally a shooting guard when he started playing competitive basketball and that shooting the ball just came so easy for him. The guard, who was coached by his […]

According to a new news report, the Atlanta Hawks have added Deytona Davis to a 10-day contract, which is nothing if not interesting. SB Nation says that this is something that the team is trying to see if Davis will be a wise investment for their future, as the former No. 31 pick is nothing […]

Could Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young sneak up on everyone and win the Rookie of the Year award over Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic? He seems to think so: “I still believe there is time,” Young told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports on The Posted Up Podcast. “I think the month of November, the way […]

Prior to joining the Boston Celtics during the summer of 2016, Al Horford had spent his entire career with the Atlanta Hawks and consistently had the team earning one of the top records in the Eastern Conference. In the latter part of Horford’s run with the Hawks, Kent Bazemore was on board, so he knows […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic will look to extend their three-game home winning streak Sunday night when they host the Atlanta Hawks. Orlando sits in the ninth spot in the East heading into this matchup, 1.5 games behind the Miami Heat for the eighth and final playoff spot. Let’s take a look at a few […]

Atlanta Hawks second-year big man John Collins has made a huge leap this season, and he believes the way he played and his production this year warrant a massive consideration for the Most Improved Player award. I asked John Collins who’s averaging 20 PPG and 10 RBPG if he cares about getting Most Improved Player. […]

After the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at home, Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving told reporters he enjoys seeing Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young prove the doubters wrong. Young got off to a slow start to the season and the critics started calling him a bust. However, Young didn’t let […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young says Atlanta “is a place where I could see myself being for my whole career.” Young has had a phenomenal rookie season with the Hawks and the city and fans have embraced him as one of their own. “This is a place where I could see myself being […]