Nikola Djurisic, who was waived by the Hawks last week, is on the verge of signing with Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda, Eurohoops.net relays via a Meridian Sport report. Djurisic mulled offers in Europe after Atlanta chose to convert Caleb Houstan‘s two-way deal into a standard contract. The 2024 43rd overall pick, Djurisic spent his first season […]
Jonathan Kuminga made his debut for the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The Hawks acquired the high-flying forward and guard Buddy Hield in a trade that center Kristaps Porzingis to the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline. Kuminga checked in off the bench near the midway point of the first quarter and made an immediate impact against the woeful Washington Wizards.
Prior to the trade deadline, the Atlanta Hawks decided to commit to a path forward, trading away former face of the franchise Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Young was often injured this season and wasn’t very productive when he was healthy, but the Hawks decided that […] The post Trae Young gets emotional after tribute video from Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Trae Young speaks on his last days with the Hawks; hints indicators of overstaying his welcome with the team.
With fewer than two dozen games remaining before the NBA postseason slate is set, the Atlanta Hawks are soldiering on despite a young roster logging heavy on-court miles. Quin Snyder is sticking with what he knows, though, hoping Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker do not run out of steam before the NBA Play-In […] The post Why Play-In bound Hawks stopped hunting for ‘magic pill’ to solve grinding issues appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Trae Young, who is recovering from a sprained right knee and quadriceps contusion, returned to Atlanta on Tuesday night, his first appearance in his longtime home since he was dealt to the Wizards in a blockbuster trade last month.
Video montage night.
The Washington Wizards play the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. tonight at State Farm Arena. Watch the game on Monumental Sports Network. Trae Young remains out in his return to Atlanta. Former Wizards Corey Kispert and CJ McCollum will be available for the Hawks.
For only the third time in 120 career games, Zaccharie Risacher was absent from the starting lineup on Sunday. Instead, it was CJ McCollum, a 13-year veteran acquired from Washington, that joined a starting five made up of Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels in Atlanta’s 115-104 win over the Nets. Hours ahead of the Hawks’ 7:30 p.m. ET tipoff against the Wizards on Tuesday, Risacher said he’s prepared to give it his all, regardless of whose name is announ...
The blizzard is affecting everyone in New York, especially those trying to get home.
Dejounte Murray is expected to make his return from a ruptured Achilles on Tuesday when the Pelicans host the Warriors.
The Atlanta Hawks are in the midst of an important homestand that could help them make up ground in the Eastern Conference. That means that they have to play some of their best ball, and that comes with making changes to the lineup to put them in the best position to win. That’s what head […] The post Hawks’ CJ McCollum breaks silence on starting lineup change with 840-game revelation appeared first on ClutchPoints .
New Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga has been upgraded to questionable ahead of Tuesday’s game vs. Washington, tweets Brad Rowland of Locked on Hawks. According to Anthony Slater of ESPN, Kuminga is expected to make his Hawks debut tomorrow against the Wizards (Twitter link). Kuminga last played on January 22, when he suffered a bone bruise […]
The Washington Wizards travel to State Farm Arena to face the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, February 24, at 7:00 PM ET. Both teams enter the game with significant injury concerns that could affect rotations and strategies. Washington will be without D’Angelo Russell, Leaky Black, Anthony Davis, Alex Sarr, and Cam Whitmore. Justin Champagnie and Tristan […] The post Wizards vs Hawks injury report for February 24 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Dallas Mavericks (20-36, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (15-41, 14th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn enters the matchup with Dallas after losing four in a row. The Nets are 8-19 in home games. Brooklyn has a 1-2 record in one-possession games. The Mavericks are 6-20 on the road. Dallas gives up 117.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 3.4 points per game. The Nets average 106.8 points per game, 10.9 fewer points th...
With the NBA regularly staging regular-season games in cities like Paris, London, Mexico City, and Berlin now, the conversation around a potential European league or internationally-based expansion franchise is gaining momentum. Specifically, the NBA’s ongoing push to bring regular-season basketball to international arenas can count on Dyson Daniels and the Atlanta Hawks for support. The […] The post Why Hawks’ Quin Synder supports ‘terrific’ NBA Europe events to push expansion appeared first...
NBAYoung is still out, and may or may not play this season.
The Atlanta Hawks are still figuring out exactly what they are after reshaping their roster, but early returns since acquiring CJ McCollum suggest Quin Snyder’s evolving offensive hierarchy is beginning to produce results. The Jalen Johnson-led squad has won two of its first three games after the NBA All-Star break and is navigating a relatively […] The post How Quin Snyder’s Hawks ‘invented’ new offensive hierarchy after CJ McCollum trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As Quin Snyder’s upstart Atlanta Hawks navigate the post-Trae Young era and jockey for position in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Play-In tournament, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has emerged as an unexpected offensive catalyst. The former Virginia Tech standout has also rewritten his career narrative. No longer just a rotational piece, Alexander-Walker is posting eye-popping numbers that would […] The post Hawks encouraging ‘aggressive’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker mindset amid breakout season appeared...