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The burden of being the number overall pick is hard to carry and now Zaccharie Risacher has to do that. He is coming into an Atlanta Hawks squad that has fallen short of making it back to the Eastern Conference Finals since they made it three years ago. The Trae Young-led squad now has the […]

Prior to the 2023-24 season, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had checked off most of the boxes necessary to earn superstar status. However, he still wasn’t an NBA champion, and that might’ve been held against him in the 2024 MVP race. The five-time All-Star led the C’s in scoring while averaging 26.9 points per game […]

The offseason is a time of speculation and anticipation with trade rumors swirling around the NBA’s 30 front offices. The days going into the NBA Draft are usually ripe with speculation, smokescreens, and eventually a few deals get filed with league headquarters. There is always one trade that catches everyone off guard but many are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got their man on Thursday as the team announced they had hired former NBA shooting guard and current analyst JJ Redick after the Dan Hurley fiasco. The Lakers’ successful search happened during a time when Carmelo Anthony shared a NSFW story about Redick and his new pupil, NBA all-time-leading scorer LeBron […]

The Atlanta Hawks hold the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft and thus have the most leverage in any possible draft-day trade scenario. With the draft soon approaching, rumors have been flying as the basketball world continues to speculate Atlanta’s next moves. While it’s not confirmed, the Hawks are reportedly taking a long […]

The NBA Draft is the best way to acquire the talent to help your team get to the next level in the NBA. Of course, this most commonly happens with the picks themselves. These days, there are two rounds and 60 picks, meaning there are 60 chances for the next NBA star to enter the […]

Not even a ghost could bring down the tank. Gervonta Davis had no fancy antics nor held any of his punches against Frank Martin. This 30th win of Tank’s career was highlighted by an uppercut which sent Ghost straight to the canvas. The resulting sound of victory echoed all over the world. One of the […]

Jerry West passed away at age 86 Wednesday, prompting an outpouring of support and mourning from the National Basketball Association community. The man whose silhouette adorned the NBA logo seemed almost immortal at times, but the inevitable came to pass and West is being remembered as one a penultimate representative of what has become a […]

The lottery gods shined upon the Atlanta Hawks and gifted them with the first overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft even though they only had a three percent chance. This stroke of fortune could not have come at a better time for the Hawks franchise as they try to define the direction they’ll be […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have long been considered a potential destination for Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, but the chances of the Lakers landing him may have just gotten slimmer. Earlier this month, Young switched representation, leaving Klutch Sports in favor of CAA. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are two of the most famous clients […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are currently coming off of what was a disastrous 2023-24 season that culminated in a Play-In game loss to the Chicago Bulls in April. While Young continued to put up excellent statistics and earned another All-Star nod this year, the Hawks as a whole were the victims of an […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young is widely seen as one of the most exciting young players in the National Basketball Association (along with the Mavs’ Luka Doncic), a long range sniper who took the torch from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and helped to continue the popularity and efficacy of long range shooting. Now, Luka […]

NBA 2K24 MyTEAM is offering players a chance to receive a free Dark Matter Trae Young player item (99 OVR) for a limited time. For six weeks, players will have the opportunity to grind for a 99 OVR player item that features the Atlanta Hawks’ star. Young and the Hawks’ season ended during the Play-In […]

During the 2018 NBA Draft, there were two guards who got traded for each other and their legacies were forever intertwined since then. Luka Doncic was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks due to his raw talent coming out of Real Madrid but was eventually traded. Who was the guy he was swapped with? It was […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers become the latest NBA team to fall in the 2024 NBA playoffs and begin their long and treacherous offseason, one of the more intriguing offseason storylines centers around Donovan Mitchell and his future with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rumors are swirling about potential destinations for the All-Star guard, with the New York […]

The NBA offseason is approaching as more and more teams get bounced from the playoffs. The questions as to who will get moved in trades this summer have yet to be answered. Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young and New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram are among the biggest names who might be on new teams, […]

The Atlanta Hawks gaining the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft may signal a potential rebuild for the lagging squad, three years removed from an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. Podcast hosts Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo further fueled speculation on The Bill Simmons Podcast that the move by Trae Young to change agents […]

After winning the NBA Draft Lottery the Atlanta Hawks have a plethora of options on the table. The franchise faces a pivotal offseason that could set them up for the next several years. Trade rumors regarding Trae Young and Dejounte Murray have been running rampant but they’ve been picking up steam since the Lottery. Now, […]

The 2024 NBA Draft lottery worked out incredibly well for the Atlanta Hawks, who ended up with the top overall draft pick. As a result, trade rumors have begun as Alex Sarr is almost certain to be the first player selected this year. One rumor that has begun to circulate is a potential San Antonio […]

The Atlanta Hawks had one of the most disappointing 2023-24 seasons in the NBA, finishing 36-46 and getting smoked by the Chicago Bulls as the No. 10 seed in the play-in tournament. But a new era could be on the horizon in Atlanta. Following Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery, the Hawks used a miraculous stroke of […]

The Atlanta Hawks won the No. 1 pick overall in the NBA Draft Lottery. As a result, the organization suddenly has a ton of options on the table for the upcoming offseason. There have already been rumors that Trae Young could be a trade option but now it seems NBA fans are convinced he’s going […]

Star Hawks guard Trae Young has been an offensive force for Atlanta during his first few years in the NBA, and he is making a big agency move that will a have large impact on his career. Young announced that he is leaving Klutch Sports for CAA (Creative Artists Agency), per ClutchPoints. Klutch Sports is […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are in the midst of an important offseason for the future of the franchise following a disastrous 2023-24 campaign. While Young continued to put up brilliant stats prior to an injury that sidelined him for over a month, the Hawks floundered in the standings during the second year under […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are now in their offseason after another upsetting loss at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Given how things didn’t turn out the way they expected, it’s likely that the Lakers will make some adjustments to their lineup. What better way to resolve these issues than […]

Trae Young is still a hated man in New York Knicks universe, but the bitterness of Knickerbockers fans toward the Atlanta Hawks fans may just be lesser than what Philadelphia 76ers fans are feeling about Jalen Brunson at the moment. If Young is wondering why he trended on social media Thursday night despite the Hawks’ […]

The six-year relationship of Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks could be coming to an end soon, at least according to the NBA rumor mill. For months, the belief around the league was that if the Hawks’ postseason run ended early, or if they missed the NBA Playoffs altogether, big changes could be coming to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will take no comfort in the fact that they competed hard against the Denver Nuggets, as the end result remains the same; they lost their first-round series against the reigning champion in five games, and two of those defeats came in such excruciating fashion with Jamal Murray hammering the nail in […]

While the 2024 NBA Playoffs are under way and in full effect, the 24/7, 365 nature of the NBA news cycle means that it’s always worth keeping an eye on the potential happenings of the NBA offseason. Two teams that could be at the forefront of the minds of NBA fans are the San Antonio […]

If achieving mediocrity was the Atlanta Hawks’ goal, then they’ve more-than achieved it over the last decade. While being middle-of-the-road with stars that could push you over the edge is a better place to be than sitting at the bottom with no direction, the Hawks ended this season the worse than they did last season […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been the subject of trade rumors for months, and he may have given fans a glimpse into the future through a throwback photo. The post by Murray on Instagram came days after the Hawks failed in their play-in tournament bid against the Chicago Bulls, snapping a three-year run of […]

It’s no secret that the San Antonio Spurs are hunting for a point guard/lead ball handler to pair with Victor Wembanyama next season, but don’t expect that player to be Trae Young – even if the Atlanta Hawks look to trade their star – according to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports: “One other note. Spurs […]

The 2023-24 NBA season has been a roller coaster of high-profile trades and unexpected moves. From James Harden to OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam, the league has seen its fair share of stars changing jerseys. Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday also made headlines with their trades, the latter being traded twice just before the season […]

If there is one thing that New York Knicks fans can’t stop thinking about except their own team, it’s their rivals. Coach Tom Thibodeau’s schemes made light work of a Philadelphia 76ers squad with an injured Joel Embiid. Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson were blazing it up as the city erupted. Despite this big NBA […]

It might be time for the Chicago Bulls to face the music and embrace a potential rebuild. Following the Bulls’ 112-91 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night, their season has come to an end in the play-in tournament for two consecutive seasons now. It has become evident that the ceiling of this team […]

On Wednesday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks saw their season come to an unceremonious end with a brutal blowout Play-In game loss to the Chicago Bulls on the road, signaling the conclusion of what had been a disastrous 2023-24 campaign on multiple fronts for an Atlanta team that was expected to compete for […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ 2023-24 season came to a conclusion on Wednesday. The Chicago Bulls eliminated them from the NBA postseason with a 131-116 drubbing in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. That left the Hawks with an assortment of questions they will have to answer in the offseason. The most pressing would […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been escorted out of postseason after a thrashing by the Chicago Bulls. Atlanta fell in the 9-10 portion of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament by a final score of 131-116.  That result is going to leave a lot of questions the Hawks will have to answer in the offseason. The most […]

It’s hard to believe, but it was only three years ago when the Atlanta Hawks, a plucky upstart 5-seed, made a run all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they gave the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks all they could handle over a competitive six game series. The catalyst of all this Eastern […]

The Atlanta Hawks season came crashing down on them on Wednesday night, as they suffered a 131-116 loss to the Chicago Bulls in their Play-In Tournament matchup. And with another disappointing season now in the books, it looks the Trae Young trade rumors are starting to ramp back up again. While Young put up big […]