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As always, no notes on the Dort/Risacher talks. Glad to hear the mention of Risacher’s weird efficiency jump/shot quality weirdness after 4+ dribbles. If you’re not listening to the Dunker’s Spot, fix that quick

The Hawks have signed F Jalen Wilson to a two-way contract, per @mikeascotto.bsky.social #NBAsky #HawksSky #AltantaHawks #TrueToAtlanta

Given the state of the east after this offseason, another 46-36 season from Atlanta would feel like a real step up

Even now I think that Risacher will be fine + that the hate goes comically too far. But, the environment meant to develop him changed a lot, so trading him makes sense. Could the have kept him and be fine? Yeah. But I do think in the short term the Hawks got better turning him into Dort + Nembhard

Honestly Risacher was exactly what he was drafted to be: an outlet to maximize Trae’s playmaking. Trouble is once you trade Trae, that changes things for Risacher too who, by the way, was another guy put into a role mid season he didn’t get an offseason to prep for

If you took Risacher's basketball brain and put it in Kuminga's body/athletic profile, you'd have a perennial All-Star. Sad story for both of them, really.

The Hawks are short on small forward sized players right now with Kispert and maybe Kuminga being the only options. On the Kuminga front, I will say: I do NOT want to watch Kuminga/Dort hoops if I can help it

After losing due to strength and lack of ball handling in the playoffs, the Hawks have added bulk and playmaking everywhere. I still believe in Risacher, but the Hawks add an experienced champion, strong defender, and a really exciting point guard for a guy who wasn’t ready yet

The Hawks got shorter, but they did NOT get smaller. Lu Dort is a combo forward who just happens to be 6’4

The Hawks now are teaming up a 27-year-old elite defender in Dort with Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker on the wings -- and will have $40+ million in cap space next summer. Atlanta pursued several wings this offseason before landing Dort.

The Hawks are trading away Zaccharie Risacher to the Mavericks in a three team trade that brings in Lu Dort, Ryan Nembhard. #NBAsky #HawksSky #AtlantaHawks #TruetoAtlanta

It would’ve been exciting to see more of our rookies during summer league. They pretty much showed everything we needed to see from them though. “I wish we saw more” =/= “Hawks don’t know what they’re doing”

If I’m understanding this correctly, Hawks games are more accessible than ever with this new partnership

The Hawks and Gray Media are partnering for the upcoming season. All non-nationally televised Hawks regular season games to will be on WANF (Atlanta News First) and Peachtree Sports Network for 2026–27, meaning every game will be broadcast for free over the air.

Some Hawks news... During a workout on last week, Mouhamed Gueye sustained a fractured left foot. He underwent surgery yesterday and will be re-evaluated in 3-4 months.

Hardest working. Best conditioned. Most professional. Unselfish. Toughest. Meanest. Nastiest podcaster in the game.

That two way contract is gonna be sitting in Kobe Johnson’s locker after the game

Mikel Brown Jr ducking Gabe Madsen

Not to overreact to one game but I’m feeling pretty good about this right now

The fact that Flemings has been genuinely dominant without scoring is a great sign. In watching the game back last night, it was very apparent that Flemings didn’t have any difficulty getting to his spots, the shots just weren’t falling. The entire first half was just facilitating

I thought Brad was exaggerating when he mentioned Flemings probably had 17-19 potential assists last night He was not

The Hawks draft picks really showed out tonight. 15 rebounds from Ejiofor against Mara and the Thunder. Kingston flipped the game on its head, easily had the biggest impact on the play style of the team. Veesaar showed some serious toughness. Could stand to see a little more THJ in Flemings

I hope we all learned a valuable lesson from Zuby tonight about height listings

Hard to describe how bad the Hawks have been any time Flemings leaves the court. But one way to do it would be to note that Atlanta is +1 with him and -18 without him in the first half.

Tonight more than ever Zuby has gotta let it fly

Night and day with Flemings on the floor. The Hawks are a different team on both ends

SL Hawks need Flemings BAD without RayJ

The biggest reason I was bullish on Mara’s passing was because it all looked too premeditated. A few plays ago he tried to force a pass to a cutter after the window for that pass had closed

The Aaron Wiggins trade that was agreed to 2 weeks ago… is now finally official.

At this point, I expect Kuminga to resign with the Hawks in a team friendly deal. I’d be trying to get to Milwaukee if I were him, but the market has been so quiet that I would guess that the numbers are very far apart for any team not in the LeBron sweepstakes

Production isn’t a choice. Nobody can just decide that the ball is going in or decide they’ll have x many points. Productivity is the result of an interaction between choices and opportunity. You can’t choose to have 30, but if you’re taking good shots you’re more likely to make them

Flemings can get to the paint whenever he wants

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This all reinforces the important of the Hawks maintaining flexibility. When the season ended, did we think Jaylen Brown would change teams? LaMelo? LeBron? Paul George? Being ready to ounce when *the right* player can be had makes all the difference

I guess!

BLOCKBUSTER: The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

I like what the Lakers are doing. I think they’ll still need some more defense but that’s a lot of skills that enhance each other Grimes’ movement shooting+Kessler screening+Luka playmaking+Sexton rim pressure

Robinson and Quetta for 48 minutes

The Norman Powell deal looks to me like the new wave of “tanking” where a team with cap space signs a productive veteran to a short deal to showcase what they can do, serve as a trade chip, grab a couple of extra wins to stay out of the basement, and net some assets later

Idk what they’ll do, but I think Kuminga makes some sense for the Lakers

The Hawks are trading away the rights to Hawks legend Alpha Kaba to acquire Carter from the Kings. Truly a sad day for me

There are no bad one year contracts when you have space, so welcome back Yung Jock

First impressions: this figure either speaks to the backup center market or suggests that Jock could feature in the rotation. This is a lot to pay a third center, but perfectly fine value for a primary backup.

Free agent center Jock Landale intends to sign a one-year, $14 million deal to return to the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell ESPN. Landale had a strong finish after being traded to the Hawks, averaging 10.6 points and 5.7 rebounds last season, and his agents Sammy Wloszczowski and Mike Lelchitski of

Jock Landale will sign a 1 year, $14m contract to return to Atlanta. #TrueToAtlanta #NBAsky #HawksSky #AtlantaHawks

For the first time ever, I am older than every single player on the summer league roster

Just scrolled through the roster Maybe a sign and trade with Cleveland is on the table

With Sacramento showing repeated interest in Kuminga, I wonder if a sign and trade is on the table

The Hawks are now $27m below the luxury tax and $35m below the first apron after declining Kuminga’s option.