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In the two and a half seasons since making a surprising run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021, the Atlanta Hawks have compiled a regular season record of 107-109, and their season thus far can only be considered a disappointment given the preseason expectations both around the league and in Atlanta. At 23-29, the Hawks […]

The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t get Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray at the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline. However, that doesn’t mean the LA franchise won’t take another run at him this offseason. And when they do call the Hawks this summer, they’ll also apparently be asking about Atlanta star Trae Young. “League personnel expect Los […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been in a rut over the last few seasons. Ever since their run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021, the team just hasn’t quite reached the same level. In fact, they haven’t even come close to doing so, missing out on the second round for the next years. They’ve tried […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were scheduled to celebrate Mamba Night on Thursday with a Kobe Bryant statue unveiling and special jerseys during a home game against the Denver Nuggets in the City of Angels. Some fans already went on record as saying they were disappointed in the Bryant statue’s appearance. The Lakers’ trade deadline situation […]

Damian Lillard is shooting just 34.7% from beyond the arc this season, one of the lowest marks of his Hall-of-Fame career. Don’t let that uncharacteristically average accuracy fool you into assuming the Milwaukee Bucks superstar is no longer one of the league’s most flammable marksmen, though—a reality Vegas believes he’s poised to prove once again […]

The Atlanta Hawks could be one of the most active teams at the trade deadline. Atlanta has made Trae Young and Jalen Johnson untouchable, but everyone else on the roster could be on the move. The Hawks are 22-28, which has them in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta had higher expectations entering the […]

The Atlanta Hawks, despite looking poised to compete for a playoff spot this season, have fallen off the pace despite having a full offseason under head coach Quin Snyder’s tutelage. As a result, the Hawks appear poised to be sellers with the trade deadline fast approaching, with the likes of Dejounte Murray, Clint Capela, and […]

This could be a bittersweet week for the Atlanta Hawks by the time they roll past the February 8 NBA trade deadline, but morale should be higher than it has been in quite a while. The team (22-28) has won four of its last five games, giving the home crowd at State Farm Arena something […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and New York Knicks forward Julius Randle were recently picked to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. Unfortunately, both stars will be forced to miss this year’s festivities due to injuries. As a result, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has named Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are always engaged in plenty of trade rumors. With the NBA Trade Deadline approaching, they are again involved in a flurry of rumblings about what the next trade will be. One superstar who has been linked to the Lakers in the past is Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, and the Lakers […]

On Saturday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks picked up their fourth straight win with an epic overtime victory over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Curry nearly set a career high in this one with 60 (!) points, but Young poured in 35 of his own, helping lead Atlanta to the victory […]

On Saturday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks picked up their fourth straight win with a thrilling overtime victory over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Hawks had to overcome a virtuoso performance from Curry, who nearly set a new career high with 60 points in the contest, but ultimately, it was […]

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero and former NBA player J.J. Redick recently commended Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young on his defense. While Young has never been confused with a defensive stopper, Banchero and Redick took time on Redick’s podcast, ‘The Old Man & the Three,’ to praise Young for what they saw as improved effort […]

LeBron James’s admonishment of Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young being snubbed from the 2024 NBA All-Star team as a starter or reserve has Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins speaking out. Following Young’s snub, LeBron took to his Twitter/X account to express his displeasure in a response to popular Twitter user @cuffsthelegend. AGREED!!! I’m not quite understanding […]

There have been many superstar duos throughout the history of the NBA. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen come to mind, while Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal joined forces in Los Angeles. Today’s NBA has a number of talented duos as well. But what if two of the best players the game has ever seen, LeBron […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was not selected to the NBA All-Star Game. Many fans were initially in shock when Young wasn’t voted into the game, but that shock only increased after his elite performance in the Hawks’ 129-120 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Young finished the game with 32 points on […]

Year after year, the NBA All-Star game gathers the best players in the league for a highlight-filled weekend. It’s a treat for fans, as they get to see their favorite players put on a show in front of sold-out crowds. For the stars themselves, it’s a chance to enjoy and take a break from the […]

The 2024 All-Star lineups have been fully revealed and unfortunately for Atlanta Hawks fans, Trae Young wasn’t selected this year. Despite being second in the Eastern Conference among fan votes, “Ice Trae” was ultimately left out of the festivities in Indianapolis. Following the Hawks’ Friday night win over the Phoenix Suns, Young was asked how […]

Just a week remains before the 2024 NBA trade deadline and basketball fans have Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski on notifications as they await some blockbuster deals to go down. NBA fans could probably expect to see breaking news on the Atlanta Hawks, who have been in trade talks for the majority of the campaign. […]

On Thursday evening, it was revealed that Atlanta Hawks superstar point guard Trae Young had been snubbed from the NBA All-Star game for the second straight season. By any conceivable metric, Young is a top three playmaker in the Eastern Conference; however, a strange vitriol has hung over the Hawks star ever since he started […]

The Atlanta Hawks are battling an intense 2023-24 midseason stretch. The Hawks are 20-27 and have been endlessly named in rumors ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Moreover, Trae Young was snubbed from the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. Thus, Hawks fans are in an uproar. Trae Young’s absence from the 2024 NBA All-Star game is […]

On Thursday night, Atlanta Hawks fans received a jolt to the senses when it was announced that star point guard Trae Young, despite averages north of 27 points per game and 10 assists per game, will not be participating in the NBA All-Star game later this month. Young was snubbed in favor of surprising names […]

Only 12 players from the Eastern Conference and only 12 players from the Western Conference receive the honor of being called NBA All-Stars every single season. After the five starters from both conferences were announced a week ago, highlighted by LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA revealed the seven remaining All-Star reserves from each […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Kobe Bufkin had a career game on Monday in the G League to lead the College Park Skyhawks in a loss to the Ontario Clippers. The Hawks rookie had 43 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal in the 122-118 loss at Gateway Center Arena. He finished by shooting 12-of-24 from […]

The Dallas Mavericks were all in on Luka Doncic ahead of the 2018 NBA Draft. Doncic was actually selected by the Atlanta Hawks, but was later traded to Dallas for Trae Young and another protected first-round pick. The Mavs’ decision to acquire Doncic has obviously gone according to plan, as he’s emerged as one of […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors were locked in a nip-and-tuck affair on Sunday night, and the topsy-turvy nature of that contest could not have been encapsulated in a better way by the final sequence that defined the game. In the end, however, the Hawks, despite Trae Young’s late-game turnover that nearly cost them the […]

It hasn’t even been a month into the season, but we’ve already seen some incredible performances from incredible players. Just a few days ago, Joel Embiid dropped a cool 70 points for the Philadelphia 76ers. It came on the same day that Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 62 points as well. Now, we saw another historic performance […]

Luka Doncic’s historic statement on Friday night surely wasn’t about the Atlanta Hawks. The Dallas Mavericks superstar controversially had a fan ejected from a 132-109 loss to the Phoenix Suns the last time he took the floor, then offered up a mea culpa for his actions during a Thursday segment on TNT’s Inside the NBA. […]

Trae Young is set for another battle with draft-night foil Luka Doncic. The Atlanta Hawks star sat out his team’s last two games while recovering from a concussion and was initially listed as questionable to play in Friday’s matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. Just a couple hours before tipoff at State Farm Arena, though, Atlanta […]

The Atlanta Hawks have struggled mightily this year despite point guard Trae Young playing arguably the best basketball of his accomplished career. Perhaps the best evidence of this dilemma is the Hawks’ recent west coast swing, in which Atlanta suffered consecutive blowout losses at the hands of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors, with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are always one team linked to a number of trade rumors. With the NBA Trade Deadline approaching, this year is no different, especially with the team’s recent struggles. With Dejounte Murray being connected to the Lakers, Trae Young and Donovan Mitchell are two other superstars rumored to be targets for the […]

Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young has been placed in the league’s concussion protocol after a situation happened in Saturday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers according to Arian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Before sustaining the injury, Young scored 15 points, recorded five assists, and collected one rebound in 28 minutes of play. Atlanta has […]

All signs still point to Dejounte Murray playing elsewhere after the February 8th trade deadline. Trae Young has surely come to grips with that seemingly inevitable reality by now, Murray’s fit alongside him never quite working the dynamic way  the Atlanta Hawks envisioned while sending three first-round picks and an additional pick swap to the […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have struggled mightily so far in the 2023-24 NBA season, to say the very least. Atlanta currently sits in tenth place in the conference, and although Young has played some of the best basketball of his career as of late, that hasn’t stopped the Hawks from freefalling to a […]

The Atlanta Hawks are set to take on the Miami Heat on Friday night. However, it sounds like Trae Young will not play after being put on the injury list. For that reason, the superstar point guard is officially ruled out. Young is currently dealing with an illness but has also suffered shoulder and calf […]

Although it didn’t really feel like it, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks were able to muster a winning 3-2 record on a recent homestand to push themselves back into Play-in position in the crowded Eastern Conference hierarchy. On Wednesday evening, it wasn’t Young but rather backcourt running mate Dejounte Murray who was the hero […]

Trade season is just about to set the NBA ablaze with the February deadline just looming right around the corner. One of the teams expected to make waves ahead of the deadline is the Atlanta Hawks, who are reportedly looking to re-tool around franchise star Trae Young ahead of next season. The Hawks expected to […]

The Atlanta Hawks are in endless NBA trade talks amid their underwhelming start to the 2023-24 season. Dejounte Murray has been at the center of the conversation, but Trae Young’s name is gaining traction. Former center DeMarcus Cousins sent a bold message to the star Hawks point guard. The Hawks’ trade discourse gets furthered by […]

The Atlanta Hawks may be one of the biggest disappointments in the NBA this season, but Trae Young continues to fill the stat sheet as the head of his team’s offense. On Monday night, Young was quite the heliocentric force at the point yet again, dropping 36 points and 13 assists in the Hawks’ 109-99 […]