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Hawks ease past Wizards as new additions make Atlanta debuts
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Georges Niang, Caris LeVert, and Terance Mann all made their Atlanta debuts in a win over the Wizards.
The Atlanta Hawks notched a second consecutive victory to sweep their back-to-back as they eased by the Washington Wizards on Saturday night at Capital One Arena, 125-111. Trae Young led the Hawks with 35 points and 14 assists, with Zaccharie Risacher added 18 points. For the Wizards, Bub Carrington scored 23 points with Jordan Poole adding 21 points.
Heading into the final affair of the season between the two Southeast Division sides, the Hawks were without Clint Capela (who was on the bench but inactive) in addition to the usual absentees of Jalen Johnson and Kobe Bufkin. The Wizards have almost a starting five worthy absence list, with Alex Sarr, Khris Middleton, Marcus Smart among those not in action last night for the hosts. The recently acquired trio of Georges Niang, Caris LeVert, and Terance Mann were all active for this game having not featured in Friday’s victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, with Niang getting the nod at starting power forward.
The Hawks looked as though they were going to pull away early behind a 7-2 start but the Wizards recovered and the affair was evenly contested for much of the first half, the Wizards holding a 54-49 point lead with 2:45 remaining in the first half following a poor sequence for the Hawks where they fail to secure a rebound and allow Richaun Holmes to score and prompting a timeout from Hawks head coach Quin Snyder. Following this timeout, it was as if a switch was flicked and the Hawks and Trae Young came out firing out of the timeout and took over the game behind a 9-2 Trae Young run, and an overall 14-4 run to end the half to wipe out the Wizards’ lead and to take a five point lead into the locker-room; a lead the Hawks would not surrender for the rest of the contest.
Young was brilliant in this phase of the game out of the timeout, creating space to get off a three with the step-back:
Young again hit from the outside but with a foot on the line it was ruled a two-pointer as he back-pedals from Poole to drain another jumper:
This time, Young gets downhill and a great screen from Onyeka Okongwu grants Young an open path to the rim in which he finishes:
Young’s playmaking was also on display in this stretch, finding the cutting Georges Niang for the layup at the rim:
Finally, to end the half, Niang does well to slip the screen between the two defenders, forcing Malcolm Brogdon to go with Niang and forcing the switch on the perimeter, with Young immediately punishing the switch and burying the three:
A budding combination between Young and Niang to end the quarter, but overall Young was great down this stretch to end the half and swing the momentum in Atlanta’s favor, and this would continue in the third quarter as Young and Niang would again combine to deadly effect as Niang — having missed his first three three-point attempts in the first half — hit four in a row in the third quarter as the Hawks opened up the beyond the first double-digit lead of the night.
After a Washington turnover, Young receives the ball, sees Niang pass in front of him, leads the defense towards his right and then finds Niang on the weakside, who rises and connects for his first Atlanta three:
For his next three, Niang is again on the weakside, initially beginning near the rim before fanning back to the corner and puts the defender — Poole — in a tough spot deciding between Niang and Dyson Daniels. Young, meanwhile, finds Niang in the corner for the three:
For his third three, Niang is much more involved in the play and engages in the pick-and-pop action, with Young finding Niang who hits another three:
In transition, Niang fills the wing and when Young finds him he continues to show the hot hand and knocks down his fourth three-pointer of the quarter to give the Hawks a 14 point lead:
A great stretch to begin the third quarter from Niang — and from Young to find him on all of those baskets — and between the two of them to end the first half and begin the second half they helped break this game open for the Hawks, who would go on to build a comfortable 21-point lead before the end of the third quarter.
The Hawks would ramp this up to a game-high 23 points to begin the fourth — thanks to a quick start from Risacher — but the Hawks took their foot off the pedal and the Wizards made a run to reduce the Atlanta lead to seven points (missing a couple of attempts to bring it down to four points) but the Hawks recovered, re-establishing their double-digit lead and eventually took home a 14 point victory to sweep the Friday-Saturday back-to-back.
The Wizards, even having rest advantage, are obviously not a brilliant team — an awful team in fact — so the Hawks winning in this spot isn’t too much of a shock, though it was slightly concerning almost seeing them throw away a 23-point lead in the second half. The bigger focus rather than the game itself will more so surround the respective debuts of the Hawks’ three recent acquisitions: Georges Niang, Caris LeVert, and Terance Mann.
Niang we’ve obviously touched on in those crucial stints to the end the first half/begin the second half, and he easily had the most impressive debut of the three by a considerable margin — 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-7 from three to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in a starting role, playing 26 minutes.
Postgame, Niang wasn’t sure what to expect when it came to starting the game before praising the abilities of Trae Young, who assisted Niang on five of his six baskets last night.
“I didn’t know what to expect honestly,” said Niang when asked if he was surprised to start. “I think the emotions of how everything kind of happened it felt like a fog, then they were like ‘Oh yeah, by the way, you’re starting.’ ... Obviously getting your feet up under, wanting to mesh with what they had going on. I said to someone out there, you watch them beat a Milwaukee team and you’re like ‘I don’t want to come in and mess this up!’ It’s a seamless transition when you have a guy like 11 (Trae Young) finding you and getting the ball up the court at the rate he does, the way he can score, his ability to facilitate. That was easy on myself being a shooter. The starting part, took me for surprise.”
Niang joked about what Young would think of his three missed shots to begin the game before praising Young’s ability to find teammates in their spots.
“To start the game he passed me the ball three times, and I missed three times and I thought ‘I better start making them before this guys is like get this guy off the court,’ joked Niang postgame. “He does a great job of being a heady player and realizing when guys are in their spots and how he can get the ball to them. It’s impressive playing against him to see what he can do and then when you’re playing alongside him it’s even more like ‘Wow, I didn’t realize he had all this to his game.’”
Niang showed some good moments defensively too, and when commented about his defense postgame, Niang was open about his athletic limitations but how his mentality and approach helps overcome these limitations, now in his ninth season in the league drafted 50th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft.
“I think the biggest thing is competing,” said Niang of his defense. “I wasn’t gifted with the sexiest athleticism but getting out there and competing. I think it’s like if you’re at the park: I’m not going to let my guy score. That’s how I’ve been able to somewhat last in this league is just my competitive edge on that end where I’m not going to be a guy you constantly pick on or think you can go at.”
With Jalen Johnson out for the remainder of the season, Niang is the ideal candidate to start at the four with his ability to stretch the floor, his off-ball movement, as well as his toughness. He opens up the floor for Trae Young which helps not just Young operate but open up opportunities for Niang himself with Young’s passing ability, and last night gave everyone a glimpse of the dynamic Niang can add to this team.
Moving on to Caris LeVert and Terance Mann, they didn’t have quite as smooth debuts as Niang.
Both came off the bench but struggled to make a similar impact last night. LeVert was limited by foul trouble, picking up three fouls inside the first quarter and five for the game in total in just 15 minutes of action. LeVert scored nine points on 2-of-6 shooting and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. When he was on the floor, it looked as though Daniels was doing more ball handling but I’m interested to see LeVert handle more in the second unit coming up. Mann, on the other hand, played 24 minutes and scored four points in that time. Mann is known more for his defense, but I thought his overall defense wasn’t brilliant last night and needed help from his big a few times on drives. Mann had a couple decent contests at the rim, but defensively off the dribble he was a little disappointing last night on his debut, and combined with just four points offensively there will be better nights for Mann, and LeVert too with his foul issues.
Elsewhere across the roster, it was a good night for Zaccharie Risacher, scoring 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, his work around the rim in particular was good.
Risacher’s off-ball movement was solid, catching the Wizards’ defense off-guard on a few occasions, such as this cut to get free before finishing impressively at the rim amidst the contest to score:
The dangers of a running a zone-defense, eh?
In the fourth quarter, another cut from Risacher gets himself in a golden position, and he receives the ball and finishes at the rim:
Risacher was a threat in the open court too, with this play being the pick of the bunch — and a highlight of the game — as Daniels using his elite length to secure the loose ball, whips it behind his back and finds Risacher streaking ahead for the alley-oop:
This next basket isn’t a finish at the rim but an evolution of Risacher’s game that’s been improving upon recently, and that’s utilizing the pivot. Receiving the pass from Young, Risacher drives into the paint, stops, and he pivots a couple of times before fading away from Brogdon and hitting the jumpshot:
Risacher running and finishing at the rim in transition, his off-ball movement, these are elements that were already in his game heading into this season and easy for him to excel at (he’s good in transition especially) but it’s this type of play that is really encouraging to see in terms of Risacher’s game progressing offensively. He’s experimented at times ducking in and trying to make something happen offensively when he has used his dribble, and these pivot moves have been a little more frequent of late — it’s a good start in progressing his offense inside the arc and creating for himself a little more.
Speaking of creating, Vit Krejci (or, Createji, if you’ll excuse the pun), was really positive last night, flirting with a triple-double — 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists (tying a season-best) in 31 minutes off the bench. Krejci was really dependable off the bench, filling up the boxscore with another steal and two block in addition to the near triple-double.
Krejci deserves credit for his improvement not just last season but this season he’s taken a clear step and between himself, LeVert and Daniels can all handle the ball in the second unit when Young goes to the bench. LeVert can rack up assists, Daniels is clearly improving a lot in this regard (10 assists in the Milwaukee game) and this element is also present in Krejci’s game, it just overall raises the Hawks’ playmaking ceiling that they can have variety in their options offensively. LeVert and Daniels look to get downhill more handling the ball whereas Krejci can pull up and hit jumpshots off the dribble, shooting 4-of-8 from three last night.
Larry Nance Jr. was also very solid off the bench, scoring 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field. I worry a bit more about Nance’s place in the rotation once Capela comes back into the fray, and Niang’s addition is obviously not ideal for Nance in theory but Nance is ever the professional in this scenario and deserves credit for his play last night.
All in all, the Hawks played a very strong game — albeit against a poor Wizards side — and this was reflective in their 36 assists (their third best showing of the season in this department) with just 11 turnovers (six of them from Young alone), and 18 made threes on 44 attempts (shooting 40%).
The bench was much better than it has been recently, and that’s with the difficult debuts for Mann, who will undoubtedly score more than four points more often than not. The stars were Young (35 points on 13-of-26 from the field to go with those 14 assists) and Niang, their combined efforts together swung this game on its head, and Risacher was very good in the scoring department too on a very efficient 18 points.
After that, Krejci was excellent off the bench, the additions of Nance were very helpful, and even LeVert’s nine points in (foul) limited action was solid too.
The Hawks (25-28) are back in action on Monday as the second game of a three-game trip takes them to another Southeast Division rival, and for the first time this season, the Orlando Magic (26-28). The Magic’ season slid basically as the Hawks’ season unravelled, winning only three of their last 10 games and all of a sudden are in a scrap for, currently, Play-In seeding — the Hawks are 0.5 games back off the Magic for the eighth seed.
Should be interesting!
Until next time!
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Hawks wave wand and dazzle Wiz in third quarter, 125-111
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Big game from new Hawk Georges Niang.
The Hawks debuted a new team tonight with the additions of Georges Niang — inserted into the starting lineup at power forward — Caris LeVert and Terance Mann all making their first appearances with the Hawks tonight. With the banged up Washington Wizards on the other side, it was a perfect opportunity to ease that trio into the rotation.
One thing that has been constant this season? Trae Young finding Zaccharie Risacher on cuts:
Terance Mann and Caris LeVert later made their debuts off the bench in the first quarter, but none of the new additions could find their rhythm on the court. In fact, the entire Hawks offense as a whole struggled to get going.
The only consistent scorer in the quarter was Dyson Daniels getting busy driving to the basket:
Later, LeVert registered his first points in a Hawks uniform, the first of the trio to score:
Still, after one quarter, the Hawks trailed 30-26.
The offensive flow was much better in the first portion of the second quarter, with the Hawks pulling virtually even with Washington. Vit Krejci and Dyson Daniels in particular were crisp in getting into the paint and kicking it out to shooters like Larry Nance Jr. and Risacher.
Onyeka Okongwu found Mann on a cut for his first points as a Hawks midway through the second quarter:
But the Hawks had lapses defensively, and the Wizards took advantage over and over.
Trae Young took over late in the second quarter, going on a personal 9-0 run to bolster the Hawks scoring. In fact, he ended the half responsible for Atlanta’s final 14 points, with a dish to Niang the only non-score from Young.
At halftime, the Hawks led 63-58. Young had 23 points and six assists to this point.
Out of the half, Risacher drained his second triple of the contest:
And then Georges Niang went absolutely unconscious, hitting four threes in rapid succession.
That burst stretched out the lead into double digits for the Hawks. From there, guys were breaking out behind the back dribbles and adding flair and fun to the proceedings.
Young even put on a show for the flex cam with this and-1.
After three quarters, the Hawks were cruising 104-83.
The Wizards were able to go on a small run early in the fourth quarter and cut the lead to single digits. It was a reminder that the team needed to lock in and secure the game, regardless of the talent available on the other side.
Atlanta stayed calm and kept some distance from Washington down the stretch.
Atlanta finally put away the Wizards, 125-111.
Trae Young finished with a monster 35-point, 14-assist night including being +36 in plus/minus. Zaccharie Risacher added 18 points and Georges Niang poured in 16 points in his Hawks debut.
The win moves Atlanta to 25-28 with two more games left on the road trip heading into the All-Star weekend break. Next up is Orlando on Monday evening.
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Hawks have total team effort, defeat Magic 112-106
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Big games from newbies LeVert and Mann.
The Atlanta Hawks were in Orlando on Monday evening to take on the Magic. Coming in on a two-game winning streak, the Hawks were looking to make it three against the Magic and jump them in the standings as they’re neck and neck with each other.
It was a good day for Trae Young, as he started the morning by finding out that he would be an All-Star replacement, and later on, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
The first points of this game included Trae Young, but it was him assisting on a three-pointer from Mouhamed Gueye.
Gueye was feeling it early in the quarter and got another one to go minutes later.
The Hawks' newcomers have continued to make an impact, and Caris LeVert got this easy layup to go after cutting to the paint.
It was truly a defensive game in the first, but the Hawks were able to keep the lead going into the second quarter. Young kept the assists coming in the first half and found Zaccharie Risacher for an open three-pointer.
Terance Mann, another Hawks’ newcomer, helped increase their lead with a three-pointer of his own.
The Hawks were able to stay in front of the Magic, but they ended up making a run down the stretch to keep things tight. The Magic did take the lead at one point after the Hawks continued to turn the ball over, and they went into halftime with the lead. Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu had a nice two-man game to start the third for an easy layup.
The Hawks kept chipping away in the third and took the lead back. Okongwu called his own number and was able to get the and-one to go. Later on, the Hawks turned defense and offense, with LeVert running the break.
Things were going well for the Hawks, and then Paolo Banchero started to get hot for the Magic. That didn’t affect the Hawks, and they kept it close as the game was tied going into the fourth.
Mann knocked down his second three of the game early in the quarter.
LeVert then got a three to go down later in the quarter.
It kept raining threes in Orlando, and Young got in on the fun, increasing the Hawks’ lead by three points.
The Hawks continued to execute down the stretch of the game on offense and get crucial stops on the other end. The Magic weren’t able to get any shots to go when they needed them, and the Hawks ended up taking the win.
Young finished with 19 points and eight assists, LeVert finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, Mann finished with 12 points, and Daniels finished with 10 points, six rebounds, and four steals.
The Hawks will be back in action against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
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Hawks at Magic: start time, TV, streaming, radio, game thread
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Southeast Division battle.
Fresh off being named to the All-Star Game and Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Trae Young leads the Atlanta Hawks Hawks (25-28) against the Orlando Magic (26-28).
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Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen
Location: Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Start Time: 7:00 EST PM
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (FDSNSE)
Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game (WZGC-FM), SiriusXM
Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network app, Fubo, NBA League Pass (out of market), Youtube TV (NBA League Pass out of market)
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Trae Young to replace Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2025 NBA All-Star game
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Trae Young is an All-Star
With Giannis Antetokounmpo unable to participate in the 2025 NBA All-Star game due to injury, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks has been selected to replace him.
Young has averaged 23.5 points and 11.4 assists per game so far this season, with a notable uptick in play since being “snubbed” from the original All-Star roster. Across five games in February, Young is averaging 31.8 points and 11.8 assists while shooting 46.8 percent from the field.
The Hawks will face Orlando tonight and the Knicks on Wednesday, then Young will be headed to the Bay Area for All-Star weekend.
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Getting to know the Hawks’ newest additions
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What should we expect from Caris LeVert, Georges Niang and Terance Mann this season?
After laying dormant for the majority of the season, the Atlanta Hawks’ front office made a flurry of moves at last week’s NBA trade deadline – acquiring Terance Mann, ‘Bones’ Hyland, Caris LeVert and Georges Niang from the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers respectively, while bidding farewell to Bogdan Bogdanovic, De’Andre Hunter, Cody Zeller and David Roddy*.
*Waived on Friday
While Hyland was subsequently waived last Friday*, Mann, Levert, and Niang were in the house for Atlanta’s come from behind victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and were all part of the rotation for the last two wins against the Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic.
*leaving Atlanta with an open roster spot
You can find the full details of the trades at the link provided here from RealGM, and I’ve included Atlanta’s updated multi-year cap sheet below.
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Player salaries are from Spotrac
I won’t be slapping a letter grade on any of the Hawks’ recent moves in this article, as the “winners” and “losers” of a deal can only be revealed with time. While I can empathize with the tepid initial reaction to these trades from the fanbase (Hunter and Bogdanovic were two of the longest-tenured Hawks and will certainly be missed), all three of the players that the Hawks brought in are seasoned NBA veterans who have proven their ability to positively contribute to winning environments.
I look forward to seeing how their skillsets mesh with the rest of the team going forward.
Without further ado, let’s get to know the newest members of the Atlanta Hawks.
Caris LeVert (30): 6’6”, 205 lbs
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Strengths: On-Ball Offensive Creation, Perimeter Defense, Catch-and-Shoot Three-Point Shooting
Weaknesses: Rim Finishing, Free-Throw Shooting
Details: Caris LeVert is a 6’6” guard/wing with eight and a half seasons of NBA experience under his belt. LeVert began his career in Brooklyn, where he spent a little over four seasons and blossomed into a ‘microwave’ scorer before being dealt to Indiana as part of the James Harden trade that brought “The Beard” to Brooklyn.
After a productive one-year stint with the Pacers, LeVert was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers at the 2022 trade deadline where he served as a key cog off of the bench before being acquired by the Hawks. LeVert is in the final year of his contract and will be a free agent in the offseason.
On offense, LeVert is comfortable operating both on and off the ball. His 19.5% usage rate* in Cleveland this season ranked in the 74th percentile amongst all wings per cleaningtheglass (which does not account for garbage time), and he has posted a usage rate north of 20% in six out of the nine seasons that he’s been in the league.
*The percentage of a team’s offensive possessions that end in a player shooting, assisting, or turning the ball over
LeVert averaged 3.7 assists per game in Cleveland (which ranked third on the team) and has always been an underrated playmaker. He is capable of operating as a pick-and-roll ball handler and generates 13 assist points per 75 possessions this season, which ranks in the 70th percentile relative to all guards/wings who average at least 20 minutes per game*. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a few more opportunities as the primary ball handler as he grows more comfortable in Atlanta.
*201 players in this subset, per BBall Index
As a scorer, while LeVert is more than capable of creating his own shot, over a third of his field goal attempts this season have been catch-and-shoot (C&S) threes, which he’s converted at a 39.6% clip*. His efficiency on these looks is no anomaly either, as he’s converted his C&S three-point attempts at a 38.5% rate over the past three seasons as well (albeit on a low volume) which bodes well for his offensive fit alongside Trae Young.
Still, while LeVert has been a fairly reliable threat from the perimeter over the past few seasons, his efficiency from inside the arc leaves a bit to be desired. His two-point field goal percentage in Cleveland this season (49.7%) ranked in just the 33rd percentile amongst all wings, and for his career, he is shooting just 60.1% at the rim* and 39.3% from floater distance**.
*FGA’s within 4-feet of the basket
**FGA’s from between 4-feet and 14-feet away from the basket
Given the pace that the Hawks play at, LeVert should be able to carve out some easier two-point opportunities for himself in transition, however his ability to score in the halfcourt (particularly with Young on the bench) will be an area to watch going forwards.
On the defensive side of the ball, LeVert can comfortably guard 1-through-3, and his size/length make him a versatile defender* on the whole. Additionally, he has posted strong steal and block rates over the course of his career, and ranked second on the Cavaliers in deflections per game (2.3), all of which should make him a nice fit on a Hawks’ defense that ranks fourth in opponent turnover percentage this season.
*LeVert ranks in the 74th percentile amongst all players this season in BBI’s ‘defensive positional versatility’ metric
LeVert is in an interesting situation given his impending free agency, however he should help provide some scoring, playmaking and defense off of the bench for Atlanta over the rest of the season.
Georges Niang (31): 6’7”, 230 lbs
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Strengths: Three-Point Shooting, Floaters
Weaknesses: Defense, Rebounding
Details: Over the course of his nine-year NBA career, Georges Niang (aka “The G-Wagon”) has established himself as one of the league’s premier catch-and-shoot three-point assassins.
Niang is a career 39.8% three-point shooter, with a 67.6% three-point attempt rate and over 95% of his three-point makes being assisted by a teammate. He has shot 40% or better from the perimeter in six out of the past seven seasons, is a lethal shooter when given the time and space — knocking down 42.5% on his three-point attempts without a defender within 6-feet of him over this span*.
*Nearly 1200 3PA’s in this subset.
Looking at the chart below, which shows where Niang has placed each season in C&S three-point accuracy amongst all players who have taken at least six C&S three-point attempts per 75 possessions since the 2018-19 season, the consistency is remarkable.
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Given his offensive skillset, Niang is primarily used in spot-up/pick-and-pop situations, which can lead to a lot of aggressive closeouts from the defense. In these instances, while Niang’s playmaking ability is a tad suspect*, he can fall back on a reliable mid-range game, having shot 47.8% from floater distance for his career on nearly one attempt per game.
*To be fair, Niang is not a bad passer, and typically makes good decisions with the ball in his hands, however I wouldn’t call playmaking a strength of his
On the defensive end, though Niang is a smart player who has been a part of some strong defensive lineups over the years, he has undoubtedly benefited from sharing the court with some high-level paint protectors*, and has never really been viewed as an average defender at the NBA level.
*Niang has played alongside Rudy Gobert, Joel Embiid, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in his career
While he has the size to wall some players off in the post, Niang lacks the agility to stick with quicker players on the perimeter, and struggles when he gets isolated against.
Additionally, his athletic limitations can also put him in a tough position on the defensive glass, and even though his individual defensive rebounding numbers haven’t been too bad over the past few seasons*, the lineups that he’s been a part of typically do not do well on the defensive glass.
*Amongst forwards, Niang has ranked in the top half of the league in defensive rebounding percentage in each of the past two seasons per cleaningtheglass.
While Niang should certainly have a positive impact on Atlanta’s offense, and will undoubtedly help raise the potency of their three-point attack this season, I do have some concerns about the Hawks ability to make up for his shortcomings on the defensive end of the floor.
Terance Mann (28): 6’5”, 215 lbs
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Strengths: Rim-Finishing, Perimeter Defense
Weaknesses: On-Ball Offensive Creation
Details: The 48th overall pick in the 2019 Draft, Terance Mann spent the first five and a half seasons of his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers, where he established himself as a jack of all trades capable of slotting into a variety of different lineups before being dealt to Atlanta at last week’s trade deadline.
On the offensive end, while Mann began his career as more of an on-ball player*, he’s slid into more of an off-ball role over the past few seasons, and his usage rate for the Clippers this year (13.5%) ranked in just the 25th percentile amongst all wings per cleaningtheglass.
*Mann’s 19.3% assist percentage from his rookie season is still the highest mark of his career
That being said, despite the lower usage rate, Mann has rated quite highly in BBI’s ‘passing creation quality’* metric in each of the past two seasons and with a strong, 2.46:1 assist to turnover ratio for his career, I’m not ready to call it quits on his playmaking ability. Mann makes good decisions, and can be a high-level connector on the offensive end.
*From BBall Index, an estimate of expected efficiency on shots created for teammates, factoring in location and other key factors
I’m curious to see if the Hawks look to use him as a pick-and-roll partner for Trae Young or one of their other ball handlers to try and tap into some of his passing ability out of the short-roll.
As a scorer, Mann’s greatest strength is his ability to finish at the rim. Nearly 40% of his career field goal attempts have come from this area of the floor, and he’s converted them at a stellar 70% rate. Given that the Hawks currently rank 21st in rim field goal percentage (64.7%), Mann’s finishing ability will be a welcome addition.
While Mann has nice touch around the basket, his three-point shooting ability is less reliable. Though he’s shot a respectable 37.3% from the perimeter for his career (including a 39.2% clip on catch-and-shoot three-point attempts), this efficiency hasn’t come on a particularly high volume of attempts (2.1 per game, 34.1% three-point attempt rate) and he has gone through a couple of dry spells in his career.
That being said, Mann is converting his C&S three-point attempts at a 47.1% rate this season (1.3 attempts per game), so he is trending in the right direction, however, for him to truly cement himself as a key part of the Atlanta’s future, he needs to up the volume of these attempts without sacrificing the efficiency.
On the defensive side of the ball, Mann is a feisty defender who primarily guards opposing team’s ball handlers. While he hasn’t rack up a ton of steals and blocks in his career, he plays with smarts on the less glamorous end of the floor, and is tough to get by one-on-one – having ranked in the 86th percentile or better in BBI’s ‘perimeter isolation defense’* metric in each year since his rookie season.
*From BBall Index, a measure of how well a defender lowers shot quality and suppresses attempts within perimeter isolation defense, adjusted for the average skill level of the offensive players guarded.
Given his skillset and history of contributing on high-level Clippers’ teams, Mann is perhaps the most interesting out of the three players that the Hawks acquired at the deadline. His talent is obvious, but given how hell bent the Clippers have been on maximizing their star power, it seemed like his development had been shunted over the past few seasons. Now, with a fresh start in a lower stakes environment in Atlanta, he can try to recapture some of the promise on display at the beginning of his career.
Mann will turn 29 in October, so it’s not like he has an unlimited amount of time to work with (though he is under contract through the 2027-28 season), but given how good of a job Atlanta has done with their player development over the past few seasons, he might just be in the perfect place to get his swagger back.
All statistics/videos used in this article are from cleaningtheglass.com, pbpstats.com, nba.com/stats, bball-index.com, or dunksandthrees.com
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Hawks’ New York robbery falls short in overtime loss to Knicks
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The Hawks made an almost improbable comeback but ultimately fell short.
The Atlanta Hawks fell short in an overtime loss to the New York Knicks at Maddison Square Garden on Wednesday night, 149-148. Trae Young led the Hawks with 38 points and 19 assists with Dyson Daniels adding 23 points. For the Knicks — on the second night of a back-to-back — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points with Jalen Brunson adding 36 points.
Heading into the game, the Hawks ran the same starting lineup with Mouhamed Gueye starting at power forward but were dealt further injuries blows ahead of the game as Larry Nance Jr. and Vit Krejci were ruled out for a significant period of time. Nance will be re-evaluated in six weeks while Krejci (lower back contusion) will be re-evaluated in three-four weeks.
Nance is officially ruled out with a right knee injury, but if you want to know the exact injury — because it’s one that I’m sure hasn’t been heard of much before — Nance suffered a a non-displaced fracture of his right medial femoral condyle. Both being only re-evaluated in those respective times gives little hope of an actual return in that time. Nance, I’d be surprised if he plays again this season.
Regardless, it’s another pair of absences that the Hawks have to deal with, which is especially bad news for their big man depth with Nance now out, and the Knicks — and Towns — took advantage. Towns bullied the Hawks on drives and muscled his way to the rim in addition to stretching the floor; it was a completely one-sided matchup at times. The Hawks — and Onyeka Okongwu — did a much better job in the second half containing Towns, but the matchup advantage was still very much in Towns’ favor.
Towns’ found his mojo in the second quarter (18 points), but it was teammate Brunson who had a hot start, scoring 16 points as the Knicks opened up a double-digit lead in the first quarter before outscoring the Hawks 38-29. The Knicks built a game-high 18-point lead in the second quarter before a late run in the second quarter brought the visitors back into play, trailing by eight points at the half.
This initially turned into just a six-point deficit, but another Towns ignition (15 points in the third quarter) helped pull the Knicks away again. Again, the Hawks would close the gap by the end of the third quarter only for it to open up again back to double-digits in the fourth quarter...and just like before, the Hawks closed up as the final quarter progressed — however, the Hawks were still chasing the game and had been chasing it all game long, having never led in the game up to this point.
A Trae Young layup cut the Knicks’ lead to two points with just under 56 seconds remaining, and it looked as though the Hawks were going to have a chance to bring the game down to the wire, but the game got away from the Hawks.
Dyson Daniels does a great job defending Brunson and forcing a contested jumpshot, but when this is missed Precious Achiuwa secures the rebound, fakes, and scores at the rim:
Tough basket here for Georges Niang, who initially has Achiuwa boxed out only for the Knicks’ big to win the offensive rebound, and Okongwu is undone by the fake.
In reply, the Hawks are unable to hit on a Young three, and the loose ball is collected by Josh Hart. He is fouled by Niang while in the bonus with Hart heading to the free throw line where he dispatches both free throws:
When Hart hits the second free throw the game, really, is essentially over — a six point deficit with 18 seconds left...most NBA teams just do not recover from scenarios like this where they’re chasing a two possession game with the shotclock off. However, the Hawks would make a minor miracle happen.
It starts with Hawks head coach Quin Snyder not using his last timeout followed by Niang hitting a three-pointer to bring the game to three points. A good shot, as it goes in the Knicks are still in absolute control: inbound the ball, get it to a white jersey, and ice the game at the line.
In a matter of seconds it goes awry. With Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau not using one of his two remaining timeouts, Towns’ inbounds picked off by Daniels before Towns fouls Daniels at the rim for two free throws:
A horror sequence for the Knicks, and even still they’re in control here — even if not by the extent of which they were before. If Daniels had made both free throws, they still lead by a point and the Hawks still forced to foul — not impossible to overturn now but still in New York’s favor, and they can control their own destiny somewhat if they foul before a three is hoisted. Daniels hits the first free throw, misses the second one — not intentionally — and Okongwu beats Towns to the rebound, gets it back to Daniels, who gets the ball to the curling Young, and Young draws the contact and the foul from Hart, giving Young the chance to tie the game at the line:
“Get out of here,” I have to presume is the also sentiment Okongwu felt as he beat Towns to that rebound (a really bad rebound for Towns to lose). Young ties the game at the line, the Knicks call for time, and out of the timeout Brunson is well-guarded by Daniels and the three is missed. To overtime we go:
The title of this piece I called a robbery, which is what this game absolutely would have been had the Hawks managed to win this game. At no point should this game have gone to overtime with any team leading by six points with 19 seconds left — the Hawks scored six points in seven in-game seconds to tie the game. But the Knicks — and the Hawks, to their credit — made it so.
In overtime, the pendulum seemed to finally swing in the Hawks’ favor, taking their first lead of the game and even building a five-point lead. But behind some missed shots — and two costly LeVert misses at the free throw line — the Knicks recovered and took a three point lead with 1:25 remaining after an Achiuwa basket, open underneath the basket after a blunder from Niang:
There’s nothing to add on this one; it’s just a very costly error from Niang at this stage of the game.
The Hawks responded to cut the lead to one, with Young splitting the defense out of the inbounds play before hitting the giant-killer over Achiuwa:
After a missed Mikal Bridges baseline jumper (which, as a quick note, Bridges was guarded/hidden on multiple occasions by Young, and how/why this wasn’t exploited was inexplicable from the Knicks’ side — Bridges was invisible offensively in this game), the Hawks run a good screen action with screens from Okongwu and Daniels, the latter receiving the ball from Young and delivers the bounce pass beyond Towns to Okongwu, who draws the foul at the rim:
Okongwu knocks both down to give the Hawks a 148-147 lead, but the lead is short-lived. Out of the timeout, Brunson is again guarded by Daniels and is well contested but Brunson knocks down what would turn out to be the game-winning basket:
There’s not a ton more the Hawks can do here — Brunson doesn’t turn the corner enough to warrant LeVert rotating over to help — it’s just a good basket from Brunson over firm defense.
Out of the final timeout, Young is well defended by Bridges, who marshals the drive the whole way (and is credited for a block). Young’s missed shot is rebounded, again, by Okongwu, who kicks the ball out to a semi-open Niang, who misses the three as the buzzer expires:
Ultimately, you couldn’t have asked for more a more optimal look for Niang, especially in a second chance opportunity bought by Okongwu — it just didn’t fall and the Hawks fall in overtime.
The final shot you could view as a microcosm of the game itself: it was a good look in a game the Hawks saw a lot of good look. At least, that was the view of Snyder, who believed the Hawks got good shot opportunities for most of the game.
“I think we got pretty good looks the whole game,” said Snyder. “It was really at the rim we were missing some things and missing some free throws. NBA games are long, and part of the challenge is when you get down is understanding that usually that turns at times. As long as we keep defending we give ourselves a chance to do that, and I think that’s what we did. We started to have some good things happen: ball goes in, you get a turnover, and convert and the momentum shifts. That’s something our guys have done a good job of is not getting buried or discouraged when the ball doesn’t go in.”
The Hawks left a number of shots around the rim, particularly in the first half (shooting a below league average 50% at the rim) but it was the free throws that also hurt the Hawks a lot: 24-of-35 for the game, an overtime game, will always sting that bit more. Young shot 12-of-14 from the line and despite hitting those clutch free throws late in the game, Okongwu shot 3-of-8 from the line, while LeVert’s overtime pair of misses were also difficult for the Hawks.
Speaking of LeVert, other than those free throw misses, he played a great game for the Hawks: 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field to go with 10 rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks off the bench. With Krejci now sidelined, in those lineups with Young on the bench there’s going to be more expected from LeVert handling the ball now.
There were some good-looking assists from LeVert last night, including this play where he crashes the offensive glass before finding Niang for a three:
On a drive, LeVert beats Hart and finds Niang again in the corner for three:
In transition, LeVert gets his head up and finds the streaking Zaccharie Risacher for an easy basket:
“It’s really stuff we talk about all the time,” said Snyder when asked about LeVert’s contribution. “Throwing the ball ahead, playing with the pass, having your eyes out when you’re in the lane. He’s embraced it really quickly; that’s where you see him crashing the glass. He’s got the ability to generate offense on his own, but he’s also making plays for other people. After a few games for him to be doing that says a lot about his buy-in to the way we’re trying to play.”
LeVert was one of five Hawks who scored 20 or more points; the Hawks enjoying many productive performances across the board. Niang had some foibles (as we looked at) but scored 21 points hitting four threes, including the three that eventually sent the Hawks to overtime. Okongwu stuffed the stat sheet, scoring 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field (his only miss was a three) to go with 14 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals — he was fantastic on both ends, even if he struggled at times with the Towns matchup. Dyson Daniels played well on both ends of the floor, scoring 23 points, coming up with four steals as he did a great defensive job on Brunson (as good as can be done at times, Brunson is a very good player) and annoyed Towns into ripping the ball away from him.
Daniels’ burst of speed has been enjoyable of late too, his work off the dribble improving as this season has progressed:
Trae Young led the Hawks with 38 points on 11-of-29 shooting, 4-of-11 from three, and 12-of-14 from the line to go with 19 assists, but another eight turnovers for Young again marks a difficult spell maintaining the ball. In his four of his last five games Young has committed at least six turnovers, and is leading the league in turnovers per game at 4.5.
Some of these last night weren’t all his fault — a couple of instances where teammates aren’t looking where the ball is when Young passes to them. Still, there were more than enough turnovers where Young was on the hook, and some of these were quite costly in overtime.
Despite that, Young contributed 19 assists, contributing to the Hawks’ whopping 43 assists, marking new milestones:
Young’s scoring may have been inefficient last night, but the points came when they mattered in the fourth quarter: 16 fourth quarter points for Young, but he seemed to run out of steam somewhat as he shot 2-of-6 in overtime. Other than those eight turnovers, overall, I think this was a good game from Young.
Yes, he was inefficient from the field but 19 assists is just rarified air in the NBA. In the entire NBA, Young has five of the top six assist games this season, with last night’s 19 the latest to make the list. Elfrid Payton is the only other player to feature in this territory with 21 assists. Young’s 22 assists against Cleveland in November leads the NBA.
Elsewhere, Risacher played well; an efficient 6-of-11 and 2-of-4 from three as he scored 16 points. Gueye, however, did not play well in a starter’s role in this contest: scoreless on 0-of-6 shooting from the field and 0-of-4 from three — and there were some ugly threes. Gueye has had good moments recently but I think this game served as perhaps a reality check that, while Gueye has clearly progressed and can make an impact, he struggles for consistency still, and in this matchup he was badly exposed. The Hawks do actually need him to perform somewhat, as their big man rotation has taken a hit with Clint Capela still on the sidelines and Nance now injured for a significant period of time.
Overall, the Hawks played really well on the road against one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. Sure, the Knicks were on the second night of a back-to-back — that will always help — but the Hawks were chasing the game all game long and recovered each time the Knicks built the lead back to double-digits. To the Knicks’ credit, this was easy for them at times because there were monster games from Towns and Brunson — they were excellent, each taking over at different times as the game progressed to move the Knicks ahead again. But the Hawks responded each time, and somehow managed to take this game to overtime where it took a game-winner from Brunson to seal the deal.
“I thought we executed really well late,” said Snyder when asked about the final second scoring spurt. “The scoreboard doesn’t always show that, but when you go back, if we’re able to execute like that, you’ll be on the right side of the scoreboard more than the wrong. It’s hard to fault that. We had a great look, one of the best shooters on our team who makes clutch shots, and you tip your hat, go to All-Star break, get a little rest. We had three new players, two guys who were playing in College Park — five of our nine guys who have been here for a week or two. I’m pleased with how they’ve competed together, how connected they are.”
The Hawks, as Snyder alluded to, now enter the All-Star break, which is sorely needed as the team has been hit badly by injuries within the last few weeks. The Hawks (26-29) are next back in action on Thursday February 20th when they take on the Orlando Magic (27-29) at State Farm Arena.
Until next time!
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Hawks fall to Knicks 149-148 in final seconds of overtime
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The Hawks played another game in Madison Square Garden just before All-Star break. The starters were Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Mo Gueye, and Onyeka Okongwu.
The Knicks led 20-12 through the first five minutes. The lead held steady as the Hawks struggled offensively and the Knicks made 13 of their first 19 field goal attempts. Dyson Daniels scored 10 points in the first quarter to lead the Hawks. The quarter ended 38-29 in the Knicks’ favor, with Brunson scoring 16. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 12 straight points to start the second quarter, as the Hawks’ offensive woes continued.
The Knicks held a double-digit lead throughout the second, as the Hawks missed close shots and free throws that could’ve kept it closer. Anthony-Towns stayed hot, having already scored 24 points with still four minutes remaining in the half. Okongwu cut the lead into single digits with a last-second layup to end the half. Daniels led the Hawks with 18 points, and LeVert had a 10 point second quarter.
The Knicks extended their lead back into double digits quickly into the second half, largely thanks to the continued excellence of Towns. Young drilled a deep three to make the score 104-101 Knicks entering the fourth.
The final quarter played slowly thanks to multiple fouls. Players on both teams were not happy with the officiating and both received warnings. With six minutes to go, Young nailed another three-pointer to cut the deficit to five. A minute later, he cut it to two with a floater. It was close down the stretch, but the Hawks couldn’t get the defensive stops they needed.
When it all looked over, the Hawks hit a three and got a steal all with under 15 seconds left. Okongwu secured a rebound on a missed free throw from Daniels, and Young went to the line trailing by two. He sank both and the Hawks forced overtime with a stop.
The game played just as close in overtime. The Hawks trailed 149-148 with 11.1 seconds remaining and possession of the basketball. Young drove in, missed a layup, and Oknogwu kicked out to a wide open Georges Niang. Niang missed the three and the Knicks won 149-148.
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Dyson Daniels: the other NBA alien
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Appreciating the Great Barrier Thief.
We’re almost to the halfway point of the NBA season and while the Hawks have had promising stretches this season, they’ve been bitten by the injury bug causing inconsistent play from the team.
There has been one constant outside of the usual Trae Young heroics we’ve become accustomed to in Atlanta. Dyson Daniels is the best non-big defender on the planet and maybe even Mars too.
When the Hawks made the trade sending out Dejounte Murray, we were promised an elite point of attack defender that could help take pressure off of Trae Young and his ball handling duties. While Murray may have helped with the playmaking duties, the Hawks finished those seasons with defensive ratings of 22nd (115.4) and 27th (118.4), placing them firmly in the bottom half of the league.
This season? The Hawks sit at 13th (113.3) in the league and that starts with Dyson “Great Barrier Thief” Daniels.
Daniels and his defensive prowess have been the conversation of the early season, posting 296 defections (almost 100 more than no. 2) while also coming up with over three steals a game. Out of the top-4 leaders in stocks (steals plus blocks) in the NBA, there is only one guard: Dyson Daniels. He couldn’t be more elite defensively if he had ‘ELITE ON D’ tattooed across his forehead. Or maybe he wouldn’t get that exact wording, not sure.
His offense, however, was deemed a work in progress. No one expected Dyson to come into Atlanta and in year one be more than a marginal offensive piece. Yet all the kid does is surprise us here in Atlanta.
I’ll just say it: I think Dyson Daniels can be an All-Star. Daniels has already more than doubled his output on the season scoring 13.7 per game on 46% shooting from the field and 31.9% from three. Looking a little closer you’ll see that on two-point shots this season Daniels is shooting 52% on twos which is right under league average.
However, when you watch him, it becomes even more impressive because of how few offensive moves he’s actually developed. Right now he’s like a new baby deer trying to figure the world out. Most of his scoring comes on catch and shoots and transition baskets.
Earlier in the season if Dyson got the ball on a fast break, it seemed like he’d get so excited if was time to make a play. He hadn’t yet decided his next move and may lose the ball, but in the past two months (losing streak included) he’s made GREAT decisions in transition with the basketball and been more confident around the rim with his finishing.
Over the last 10 games, Daniels is averaging 15.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.6 stocks per game. As the season goes on, he seems more and more confident in his scoring and his playmaking ability.
The elephant in the room would be Daniels’ three-point shooting inconsistencies. At 32% on the season, my answer to that would check his history. He’s 21 years old, and at every instance he’s secured an opportunity he’s stepped up to the challenge. Having no peers defensively among the guards in the Eastern Conference comes with perks, namely not having to do as much offensively to impress voters and fans. If Dyson can raise his average to around 20 points a season without taking a step back defensively, he would jump to near the front of the line for shooting guards in the Eastern conference.
What’s that projection worth to the Hawks?
If Daniels makes an All-Defensive team, he’ll be the only Hawk to have won an award or made a selection team since Trae Young has been on the team, and that kind of value is irreplaceable for the Hawks.
With Jalen Johnson’s injury history, I’d say it’s imperative for the Hawks to get Daniels extended as soon as possible. He’s shown toughness and that he will be available for the Hawks and that he’s the type of player that will improve.
The question is what would they be comfortable paying? Is Dyson Daniels a max guy? Is he worth 25 million a year? In this brave new NBA world where the cap could make a 100 million dollar contract feel mid-level, would he even want to sign that?
It’s pretty simple to me, give Daniels a blank check and his agent a pen and walk out of the room. What is Dyson Daniels worth to the city of Atlanta?
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2025 All-Star Rising Stars and more: start time, TV, streaming, radio, thread
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Risacher on the national stage.
No. overall pick Zaccharie Risacher plays on Team T — coached by Tim Hardaway of Run TMC fame — in the Rising Stars contest for a chance to take on the All-Stars in a mini-tournament on Sunday.
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Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Location: Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
Start Time: 7:00 EST PM
TV: ESPN
Radio: ESPN Radio
Streaming: Watch ESPN, ESPN+
NBA Rising Stars Game
Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Start Time: 9:00 EST PM
TV: TNT, TruTV
Radio: SiriusXM
Streaming: TNT Overtime (NBA App, NBA.com), Max
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Hawks at Knicks: start time, TV, streaming, radio, game thread
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Last game before a week break.
Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks (26-28) once again take to the big Broadway stage against the New York Knicks (38-15).
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Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen
Location: Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York, NY
Start Time: 7:30 EST PM
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (FDSNSE)
Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game (WZGC-FM), SiriusXM
Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network app, Fubo, NBA League Pass (out of market), Youtube TV (NBA League Pass out of market)
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2025 All-Star Game: start time, TV, streaming, radio, game thread
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Trae’s fourth All-Star Game appearance.
Trae Young takes part in an NBA All-Star mini-tournament tonight.
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Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen
NBA All-Star Game Mini Tournament
Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Start Time: 8:00 EST PM
TV: TNT, TruTV
Radio: SiriusXM
Streaming: TNT Overtime (NBA App, NBA.com), Max
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Why Clint Capela should consider taking a seat
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Have we seen the last of Clint Capela?
Before a trade to the Atlanta Hawks, Clint Capela was a staple of the Houston Rockets franchise. In six seasons of playing with largely the same teammates, he went from being a late first-round pick to an H-Town icon.
With the Rockets, Capela had near All-Star-worthy seasons. He was an elite paint threat who was simultaneously one of the best rim protectors worldwide. The six-foot-ten beast was also an absurdly talented rebounder, as he mastered the skill of boxing out and creating extra possessions.
Pairing a big like Capela with arguably the greatest scorer in the world at the time ultimately helped James Harden’s 2018 MVP case.
In fact, 2017-18 was one of the best seasons of Capela’s career, as he posted 13.9 points, 10.8 boards, and 1.9 blocks while leading the NBA in field goal efficiency at 65.2%.
Moreover, Hawks’ executives discussed how Capela would fit into their grand scheme and quickly decided to trade for the Houston legend.
This was a great decision, given how similar to Harden Atlanta’s superstar Trae Young is — someone who is a talented scorer and arguably an even better playmaker.
Though it took a four-team trade for pieces and salary to go through, Atlanta finally received their next franchise big man, who was only 25 years old at the time.
Furthermore, Capela’s first season with the Hawks went just as expected. He received big-time plays from Young and made a strong case for Defensive Player of the Year.
Nonetheless, Capela averaged 15.2 points, 14.3 rebounds (league leader), and 2.0 blocks, while shooting 59.4% from the field in 63 games.
Capela was a major reason Atlanta reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and he played well in the playoffs, averaging a double-double in 31.6 minutes per contest.
Conversely, Capela was still great the following season and the one after, but his contributions were coming up short compared to those in 2020-21, his first with the Hawks. Despite phenomenal efficiencies, he scored less, rebounded less, and left a more negligible impact on the court.
The signs of regression soon piled up, and years after he was regarded as an elite big man, his name entered the trade machine and buyout market.
The justification behind moving on from Capela is understandable, as he has performed below the bar this season. He has posted just 9.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in 45 games, 41 in the starting lineup.
Additionally, off the film, Capela is moving slower and constantly missing easy shot attempts around the rim. In result, Atlanta is leaving points off the board, which soon impacts the wins and losses columns.
Things are not much better on defense, as the ten-year veteran has lost his step, as his shot swatting and ability to end possessions have declined similarly.
Although Capela was ultimately not traded by the trade deadline, his party and the Hawks’ front office should meet to converse about whether to even play for the duration of the season.
This is likely the wisest decision for the Hawks’ big man as he enters free agency this summer — to both protect his free agency value and give the young Hawks big men, namely Onyeka Okongwu and Dominick Barlow, a chance to show what they can bring to the table.
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Important dates to keep in mind
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A quick look ahead.
We’re into the stretch run of the season.
The dust has settled on the All-Star break, and the Hawks are looking to use the final two months of the season as a runway to build for the future.
Of course, the team still has playoff aspirations despite the untimely loss of Jalen Johnson, but clearly the main motivations now are the incorporation of the recently acquired players and the growth of young players like Zaccharie Risacher and Dyson Daniels.
With the waiving of David Roddy and Nah’Shon ‘Bones’ Hyland, the team opened up an extra roster spot for the remainder of the season. However, some transactions have a deadline prior to the end of the season. Let’s walk through some of the important dates to keep in mind as it pertains to the Hawks:
March 1
March 1 is the final date a player can be waived and the Hawks be able to sign him to allow him to appear in the postseason (both the Play-In Tournament and the Playoffs). Any player waived after this date the Hawks could still sign, but their season would effectively end on April 13.
March 4
Three days later, the Hawks will have to decide on if they want to make a new signing to a two-way contract. As it stands, the Hawks have all three slots filled (Keaton Wallace, Dominick Barlow, and Daeqwon Plowden), but the Hawks could convert one of those three to a standard contract — filling the 15th full roster spot — and open up a slot.
You may remember this is exactly what the Hawks did last season, giving Trent Forrest a nice guaranteed salary to open space for Dylan Windler right at the metaphorical final buzzer.
April 13
This is the final day of the NBA season, but it’s also the final day to convert a two-way contract into a standard contract. As a reminder, two-way players are ineligible to play in the postseason. This is the scenario the Hawks found themselves in last year, having committed to keep Vit Krejci on a two-way contract in order to retain his restricted free agent rights.
Again, the team would have to either hold open a standard roster spot or create one by waiving a player by April 10 (allowing him to clear waivers prior to the final day).
May 12
The NBA Draft Lottery will take place on this day. The Hawks won’t have their own draft pick due to the original Dejounte Murray trade, but they will own the Lakers’ pick no matter what plus the Sacramento Kings’ pick stemming from the Kevin Huerter trade, should it land outside the top-12.
It’s very possible the resurgent Kings have made the playoffs by this point — making the lottery moot — but if the Kings, for example, lose in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament, the Hawks will have to sweat out a good ping pong ball result on this date.
June 13
This is when Game 4 of the NBA Finals is scheduled — AKA the day the Hawks will lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy in a sweeping playoff triumph! (look, a man can dream)
June 25-June 26
For the second year in a row, the NBA Draft will be spread out over two days. As mentioned above, the Hawks will have either one or two first-round picks, but they do not possess a second-round pick (yet, anyway. Anything can happen).
Source: https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2025...season-schedule-notes-draft-nba-picks-lottery
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Hawks lose to mystical layup hex, whistles, 114-108
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Frustrating night all around.
The Hawks kicked off their post-All-Star break with a Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Mouhamed Gueye, and Onyeka Okongwu starting lineup.
Orlando began the game with two run out buckets, but they couldn’t contend with Atlanta’s tenacity in the halfcourt. The Hawks went on a 15-4 largely on the back of their stiff defense.
Okongwu was an early recipient of a close-range attempt plus the harm:
Zaccharie Risacher displayed a nice pull up triple in transition as well:
Out of the timeout, the Hawks didn’t cease being the aggressors either, and they pushed the lead out to double digits.
The trio of Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, and Terance Mann all made their State Farm Arena debuts for the Hawks in the first quarter. Later, Clint Capela checked into the game for the first time since January 27.
Of course, the one constant remains Dyson Daniels doing Dyson Daniels things:
After one quarter, the Hawks led 33-21.
The Hawks came out of the gates with a 7-0 run to again take firm control of the contest. Lost in their strong defensive performance, the Hawks had trouble scoring at the rim through the first half. They hit a scoring lull, and Orlando hung around despite their difficulties hitting threes.
The middle of the second quarter was a physical slog, with the Hawks hovering around a 10-point lead for the majority of the time. But the toll of a slower halfcourt pace plus a tight whistle knocked the good guys out of their rhythm towards the end of the quarter.
The finish to the half was utterly disappointing, with the Hawks ultimately ceding what was once a 19-point lead in its entirety.
At halftime, the Hawks trailed 59-58. Trae Young had 18 points at half, but similar to the previous Magic game, the duo of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner combined for 34 of Orlando’s 59 points.
In the third quarter, the Hawks looked to regain a foothold in the contest. It took until a quick outlet inbounds to Risacher for a three plus a Cole Anthony technical foul to kickstart the Hawks offense.
That kickstart was short-lived, as the team continued to bleed points on seemingly easy layups. Orlando was able to build as much as a 9-point lead during the third quarter.
Atlanta continued to leave way too many points at the free throw line (18-for 26 or 69%) and at the rim (13-for-31 or 42%) through three quarters, and as a result they found themselves down 90-81 heading into the final period.
Trae Young got a technical foul after pointing at an official early in the fourth quarter. But maybe that was just a ploy to wake himself and the rest of the offense up:
The Hawks still had a mountain to climb to give themselves the lead in this one, even if the scoreboard only read a single-digit deficit.
That mountain included the Hawks putting the Magic in the bonus before the 9:00 remaining mark largely due to an unkind whistle. The officiating plus the poor shotmaking meant there was a tiny margin for error if the Hawks were going to be able to complete a comeback.
Improbably, the Hawks slowly crawled their way back into the proceedings.
This Caris LeVert take was a big bucket:
Trae Young did his thing as well:
But the Magic hit back-to-back contested threes after the game had been tied up at 103 late in the fourth quarter, and it was here that the comeback fizzled out just short.
Atlanta fell 114-108. Trae Young led the way with 38 points and five assists, but ultimately the team was done in by 45% shooting at the rim and 68% shooting from the free throw line.
The Hawks will next play at home on Sunday evening against the Detroit Pistons.
Source: https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2025...-score-latest-news-trae-young-nba-video-recap
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Magic at Hawks: start time, TV, streaming, radio, game thread
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Should be a chippy battle.
The Atlanta Hawks (26-29) kick off their final stretch of the season against the Orlando Magic (27-29).
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Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen
Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Start Time: 7:30 EST PM
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (FDSNSE)
Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game (WZGC-FM), SiriusXM
Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network app, Fubo, NBA League Pass (out of market), Youtube TV (NBA League Pass out of market)
Source: https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2025...wks-start-time-tv-streaming-radio-game-thread