The Hawks have requested waivers on big man Will Baker, the team announced today in a press release. The move opens up a second spot on Atlanta’s 21-man offseason roster, as the club now has 19 players under contract.
The offseason has seen some dramatic shifts, particularly in the Eastern Conference. For the first time in a long time, the East might be deeper than the West, and there are as many as 10 teams (possibly 12) that will be vying for the top eight spots for the postseason.
After a less-than-eventful offseason for the Atlanta Hawks, the rest of the Eastern Conference has become a gauntlet overnight. We've seen some of the best players in the league, probably among the top 10-15 players, end up in the Eastern Conference this offseason, and the Hawks decided not to even attempt to grab one.
NBA training camps are right around the corner, and before you know it, the season will begin. The Atlanta Hawks will be heading to Nashville for training camp in less than two weeks, and they will begin putting together their team and gearing up for what they hope is another run to the NBA playoffs.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
When the Atlanta Hawks inserted CJ McCollum into the starting lineup last season, I don't think they could have seen the kind of impact that would have.
The 2026-2027 NBA season is right around the corner. Training camp begins in less than two weeks for the Atlanta Hawks, and the Hawks are going to be out to prove that last season was not a fluke.
The Hawks continue to round out their staff for the upcoming season. After previously hiring legendary European coach Ettore Messina as a consultant, the team has added Jason Love and Sergi Oliva to fill out head coach Quin Snyder’s bench, the Hawks announced in a press release.
You know the NBA season is getting closer when teams begin to release their promotional schedules for home games this season and that is what the Atlanta Hawks have just done.
Over the final stretch of the season, the Atlanta Hawks had one of the best starting lineups in the NBA. In 822 possessions last season, the lineup of CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, and Onyeka Okongwu was +21.4, which ranked in the 90th percentile per Cleaning the Glass, and that is an elite mark.
The Atlanta Hawks are one of the more interesting young teams that are on many NBA fans' and analysts' radars. Last season, they were able to shock the NBA world not only with how they ended the season after making major moves around the new year but also during the playoffs.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker becoming an NBA All-Star would have sounded fairly outrageous a year ago. Now? It merely sounds bold. Jackson Caudell of NBA On SI recently predicted that Alexander-Walker will join Jalen Johnson as one of two Atlanta representatives in the 2027 All-Star Game.
Don't look now Hawks fans, but there are only two more weeks until training camp begins. The NBA offseason is almost over, and the regular season is just a month away, and the journey to the postseason begins.
While the Atlanta Hawks had a relatively surprising end to last season, there is still a glaring problem that they've somewhat addressed. That same issue would eventually come back to bite them as they struggled to win their playoff series against the New York Knicks as a result, despite being New York's toughest opponent.
The Atlanta Hawks have one of the most talented rosters in the Eastern Conference and they are going to be on a mission this season to show that the run they made was no fluke and that they belong among the real contenders in the East.
The Hawks have signed free agent big man Will Baker, per a team press release. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the 25-year-old almost certainly received an Exhibit 10 from the Hawks.
One of the goals for the Atlanta Hawks this offseason was getting deeper and having a more reliable bench. The Hawks' starting five was one of the NBA's best over the course of the last 26 games of the season, but aside from Jonathan Kuminga and Jock Landale, the bench was a mess, and that was magnified when Landale went down with an injury.
A few days after the Celtics emerged as a possible landing spot for Devin Carter, they got their man. Or at least they got him a training-camp jersey. Carter has agreed to join Boston and will compete for a standard roster spot or two-way contract, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported.
Devin Carter has reached an agreement with the Celtics and will compete for a roster spot or a two-way opening in training camp, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
The Hawks are reportedly adding one of international basketball’s most accomplished coaches to their organization. Specifically, Ettore Messina will join Atlanta as a consultant, according to Aris Barkas of Eurohoops, who cited a report from Walter Fuochi of La Repubblica.
Gabe Vincent has made a very surprising confession about life in the NBA, claiming that most professional basketball players actually grow to hate the game despite reaching its highest level.
The Hawks made one cut. They still need another. Atlanta waived former lottery pick Devin Carter on Friday, reducing its roster to 16 players, one above the regular-season limit.
The Atlanta Hawks are giving up on a former NBA lottery pick with the season right around the corner. The Hawks on Friday waived guard Devin Carter, a 2024 lottery pick.
After months of speculation, Jonathan Kuminga and his camp finally settled on a landing spot. As reported, the athletic forward has signed a two-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, spurning a larger and longer offer from the Los Angeles Lakers.