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On YouTubeAtlanta Hawks News / SportsTalkATL / May 20
Could the Hawks be interested in this trade with the Thunder?
The Atlanta Hawks should absolutely be exploring every option to move up from pick 8 in this year’s draft if they believe a franchise-altering talent is within reach.
Rudy Gobert News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 20
If Minnesota Makes Rudy Gobert Available, The Hawks Become A Logical Landing Spot
The Atlanta Hawks are entering the 2026 offseason with some obvious holes on their roster, despite the good end to the season that they had after the All-Star Break (20-6 finish, lost in six games to the Knicks) and one of those holes is with their size at center and their interior defense.
Atlanta Hawks News / SportsTalkATL / May 19
Hawks take 7-foot-3 center in latest ESPN mock draft
In Jeremy Woo of ESPN’s updated NBA mock draft following the NBA Combine, he has the Hawks pivoting from the guard root and going with 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara with the 8th overall pick.
The 'NBA MVPs' quiz
How many players to win the NBA MVP Award can you name in seven minutes?
Quin Snyder News / SportsTalkATL / May 19
Report: Hawks extension with Quin Snyder 'looming'
There was some frustration from the Atlanta Hawks fan base with the team’s performance over the final three games of its first-round series against the New York Knicks, causing a portion to point the finger at head coach Quin Snyder for his inability to adjust.
The best homegrown player for every NBA franchise
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 19
Seven Win Now Trade Targets For the Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks have been preaching development and patience since the season, insisting that they are not going to make any win-now moves and that they are not one player away.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 19
Most Glaring Roster Holes the Atlanta Hawks Must Address in the NBA Draft
By all accounts, the Atlanta Hawks had a great season. After coming into the year with high expectations, the season got derailed by injuries to Trae Young and Kristaps Porzingis, and the Hawks had to remake their team on the fly, trading for Jonathan Kuminga, CJ McCollum, Corey Kispert, Jock Landale, and Buddy Hield.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 18
Post NBA Combine Hawks Mock Draft: Atlanta Trades Down and Fills Their Biggest Holes With Multiple Picks
The NBA Draft Lottery and the NBA Combine are now in the books and it is full speed ahead to the 2026 NBA Draft. The Atlanta Hawks were hoping to make a big jump up into the top four of the draft, but did not have the luck go their way and fell to 8th.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 18
Why the Atlanta Hawks Lottery Fall Won't Hurt as Much as it Looks
The Atlanta Hawks went into the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery with hopes of hitting a grand slam. After making a run to the playoffs and the amount of young talent they already had, Atlanta was hoping to take a jump up in the lottery and take one of the elite players in the draft.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 17
10 Player the Atlanta Hawks Could Target With Their $11 Million Trade Exception
The Atlanta Hawks head into this offseason hoping to continue the momentum they built in the second part of the NBA season. After the All-Star Break, Atlanta went 20-6 and surged into 6th place in the Eastern Conference before falling in six games against the New York Knicks.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 17
Trading Up/Down Suddenly On the Table for The Atlanta Hawks After the Lottery
If the Atlanta Hawks had jumped in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, they would have had a clear path to taking one of the four elite prospects in this draft.
The most unlikely 50-point games in NBA history
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
Chandler Parsons News / Athlon Sports / May 16
Chandler Parsons Details How a Drunk Driver's Third DUI Robbed Him of His NBA Career
Chandler Parsons was building toward something in Atlanta. After a run through the league that included big contracts, knee injuries, and plenty of criticism, the veteran forward had landed with the Atlanta Hawks in the 2019-20 season, looking to prove he still belonged.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 16
What Would it Cost for the Atlanta Hawks to Trade Up in the NBA Draft?
The Atlanta Hawks are entering the 2026 NBA Draft with plenty of optionality after falling to the No. 8 overall pick in the Draft Lottery. If they had jumped into the top four, Atlanta would have gotten to choose from one of the four elite prospects at the top of the draft (assuming they would not trade out), but at No.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 16
Potential NBA Busts the Atlanta Hawks Must Avoid Reaching for in the 2026 NBA Draft
After failing to jump up in the NBA Draft Lottery, the Atlanta Hawks are going to be picking at No. 8 and at No. 23 in June and they are going to have a chance to add two talented players to a roster that made the playoffs and took the New York Knicks to six games (which looks like a massive accomplishment after their series with the 76ers).
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 16
Atlanta Hawks Projected 2026-27 Starting Lineup and Rotation After NBA Draft Lottery
The Atlanta Hawks' season might have ended less than a month ago, but it is never too early to be looking at what the future might hold. It is going to be an interesting offseason in Atlanta.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 15
20 Years of No. 8 Picks: What the Atlanta Hawks Can Expect in the 2026 NBA Draft
The Atlanta Hawks did not get the lottery results that they had been hoping for last Sunday, but they are still a team that made the NBA playoffs and is going to have a top ten pick in what is looked at as a very talented NBA Draft.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 15
Report: Atlanta Hawks Meet With Draft's Top Prospect At NBA Combine
The 2026 NBA Draft Combine has wrapped up and now the countdown to the draft will begin. The draft combine is not just a place to watch the top prospects work out and scrimmage, but the chance to interview them as well.
Atlanta Hawks News / Atlanta Hawks on SI / May 15
Narrowing Down Potential Atlanta Hawks Free Agent, Trade Targets, and Strategies
The Atlanta Hawks are hoping that they can have as successful an offseason as they had a year ago. Not every move for the Hawks worked out, but they were able to sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker to a great contract, and he was named the NBA's Most Improved Player.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 15
Even Barack Obama wondered about the Warriors' trades last season
Barack Obama was a two-term President of the United States with a wide range of interests and responsibilities. Yet when he saw Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr last summer, he wanted to ask about the team's roster moves.
Atlanta Hawks News / SportsTalkATL / May 14
Could Hawks move up in the draft to land their preferred point guard?
Since really the beginning of the college basketball season, the expected top-four draft picks have been AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, and Darryn Peterson in some order.
Atlanta Hawks News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 13
Hawks rumors: How Atlanta’s No. 8 draft decison will be influenced by guard evaluations
The Atlanta Hawks were able to end up with the No. 8 pick in this year’s draft after acquiring the New Orleans Pelicans’ pick in last year’s draft. In what is supposed to be a deep draft class, the Hawks are in a perfect position to select an impact player to add to their young core; it’s just uncertain what they decide to do.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 12
NBA community mourns death of trailblazing center Jason Collins
Former NBA center Jason Collins died at 47 after a long battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma (a form of brain cancer), his family announced Tuesday.
Jason Collins News / Total Apex Sports / May 12
First Openly Gay NBA Player, Jason Collins, Dead At 47 Following Battle With Glioblastoma
The basketball world lost more than a former NBA center this week. It lost a barrier-breaker, a locker-room glue guy, and one of the rare athletes whose impact stretched far beyond a box score.
NBA News / Yardbarker / May 11
Why Karl-Anthony Towns is the key to the Knicks' playoff dominance
In the midst of an historic heater through the first two rounds of the playoffs, the New York Knicks all of a sudden seem like an unstoppable force.
Atlanta Hawks News / Hoops Wire / May 6
Hawks issue statement on death of Ted Turner
The Hawks on Wednesday released statements mourning the death of former owner Ted Turner, a pioneering media entrepreneur who played a key role in keeping the franchise in Atlanta.
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