As we near the new NBA season, the Jalen Duren contract situation with the Detroit Pistons remains unresolved. Currently, Detroit is offering a five-year, $200 million deal to its All-Star center, and with the final days before he has to make a decision on whether he takes this deal or continues with a $9.6 million qualifying offer, there are also louder talks beginning about a potential sign-and-trade deal. NBA podcaster Bill Simmons, in conversation with analyst Kirk Goldsberry, discussed po...
Hawks ESPN revealed its one pressing question for every team last season, and the biggie for the Hawks is … well, if last season was a fluke. Atlanta was among the East’s best teams after January, before falling to the eventual champion Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. They made some moves in […]
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Zaccharie Risacher was the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Selected by the Atlanta Hawks, he finished his rookie season as a member of the All-Rookie First Team. However, his game has not received as much recognition compared to some of his fellow 2024 draft picks. The consensus surrounding the 6-foot-8 forward was [...]
Ryan Nembhard is now officially available to be signed. As Tuesday's 5 PM deadline has passed and no team picked him up, veteran NBA insider Marc Stein reports that Nembhard has cleared waivers and is now an unrestricted free agent. Ryan Nembhard enters unrestricted free agency The Charlotte Hornets waived Ryan Nembhard after trading Buddy Hield and Rob Dillingham to the Chicago Bulls. The Dallas Mavericks initially traded Nembhard to the Atlanta Hawks earlier this offseason. Atlanta then sent...
While the idea of bringing in Jalen Duren is intriguing, the Atlanta Hawks are likely to stay away.
DALLAS — Zaccharie Risacher did not know he was going first overall until the very end. His workout in Atlanta had gone well, and the feedback was good. On June 26, 2024, with his family there, the Atlanta Hawks took him with the top pick in the NBA Draft, a dream he had carried since […]
The Hawks didn’t acquire Luguentz Dort just to make life miserable for opposing scorers. Apparently, Jalen Johnson gets to deal with him, too. Atlanta president of basketball operations Onsi Saleh believes one of the benefits of adding Dort will come when nobody is watching, with the Hawks’ best offensive player having to deal with one […]
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Kingston Flemings - Atlanta's recent first-round selection - gave some interesting answers during his first NBA media day.
The ongoing hearing involving Jack Smith has taken a turn after US Senator Eric Schmitt’s team made a mistake, accusing him of going to an Atlanta Hawks NBA game and colluding with Fani Willis while he was actually in Maryland for a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. During his testimony, Smith recalled seeing Maryland and […]
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A U.S. Senator from Missouri had a moment he probably wanted back during Tuesday's hearing, and Jack Smith was caught in the confusion.
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Although the Hawks didn’t make any major splashes during the 2026 offseason, president of basketball operations Onsi Saleh believes the team got better, writes Ken Sugiura of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Speaking at a pre-camp media session on Friday, Saleh said getting more physical was a priority for the team heading into the 2026/27 season. “We […]
The Atlanta Hawks and their fans should be very confident in Jalen Johnson, as he's fully embraced his new leadership role.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks over the summer, many assumed it would pave a way for Cason Wallace to become a starting guard alongside two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2026-27. Entering training camp, Wallace is eligible for a lucrative contract extension, which could reach north […]
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Upon being acquired by Atlanta just before last season's trade deadline, Jock Landale was instantly made aware of their ongoing culture shift.
If CJ McCollum didn't fully adopt Atlanta's defense-first mentality, the Hawks wouldn't have had as much late-season success as they did last year.
Jalen Duren’s contract standoff with the Detroit Pistons is getting increasingly complicated. Multiple teams are reportedly monitoring the situation ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Duren skipped Media Day and the start of training camp. That’s after rejecting Detroit’s reported five-year, $200 million offer. He is reportedly seeking a deal closer to his potential five-year, […]
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Dyson Daniels knows exactly why the Hawks were successful when he played alongside Nickeil Alexander-Walker and CJ McCollum.
The Atlanta Hawks are back and ready to start the 2026-27 season, and what better way to know they’re back than Media Day. It always feels like the first day of school, but it’s the time when players all come together and share with the media and fans what’s going through their minds ahead of […]
Having entered the day with two open spots on their 21-man training camp roster, the Hawks filled those openings by signing forward Cameron Corhen and guard Kobe Johnson, the club announced in a press release. While the Hawks didn’t reveal any details about the deals, Brad Rowland of Locked on Hawks (Twitter link) refers to […]
Hawks veteran CJ McCollum believes rookie Kingston Flemings is already ahead of his time.
The Charlotte Hornets had been busy before the start of training camp, trading Dorian Finney-Smith to the Atlanta Hawks for Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard. They then traded Hield to the Chicago Bulls for Rob Dillingham, but it looks like they didn’t plan on keeping the guard going into the season after just waiving him, […]
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The relationship between Jalen Duren and the Pistons has soured considerably this offseason as the All-Star big man pushes for a max contract extension worth $287 million. Detroit reportedly has a five-year, $200 million contract offer on the table, presenting an $87 million gap between the sides as an October 1st deadline looms in which […]
Dort is already earning high praise from his new Hawks teammates.
Bad news for the Golden State Warriors as NBA Media Day commences. Anthony Slater is reporting that the Warriors have lost center Kristaps Porzingis indefinitely due to an unspecified health condition. The Warriors acquired Porzingis last February from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield. Porzingis played 15 games for them, […]
With training camp right around the corner, here is the Atlanta Hawks starting lineup and rotation.