The Atlanta Hawks are at home Wednesday night as they host the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference matchup. Atlanta enters Wednesday’s game with a 2-2 record after losing on the road to the Houston Rockets Monday night.
Aaron Wiggins broke out with the Oklahoma City Thunder during their 2024- 25 championship season. In 76 games, Wiggins averaged 12.0 points per game, while shooting 38.3% from the three-point range.
Opening week is in the books for the Atlanta Hawks and they are leaving it with a 2-1 record. The season got started with road wins in Orlando and Charlotte, with the ladder coming by a franchise-record 47-point margin.
How many of the NBA players to score at least 1,500 points while also rejecting at least 150 shots in the same season can you name in five minutes?
It only cost the Atlanta Hawks a pair of second-round picks to acquire Aaron Wiggins from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Two games into the season, Wiggins is looking like a massive bargain.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
The Bulls won’t have to convince Caleb Wilson to embrace the moment when he makes his NBA debut Wednesday against the Raptors. The No. 4 overall pick sounds plenty comfortable with what’s ahead.
The Atlanta Hawks have made player development one of their biggest points of emphasis over the last few years, and it has led to big seasons from several players.
This is the second of a series of roundtable questions I’m asking the staff here at Peachtree Hoops about the Hawks this upcoming season. The second question: who will have the biggest breakout performance and why?
THe Hawks have won consecutive preseason games heading into tonight's game vs the Thunder and they will look to make it three in a row when they host one of the NBA's premier teams at State Farm Arena.
The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the 2026 offseason facing the difficult realities of maintaining a championship-caliber roster, and one team executive admitted the decisions to trade Aaron Wiggins, Isaiah Joe and Lu Dort were among the toughest the organization has made.
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.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have had a relatively quiet offseason, drafting Aday Mara out of Michigan in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Thunder also parted ways with some familiar faces for financial reasons, including Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins.
The Atlanta Hawks acquired guard Aaron Wiggins from the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday in exchange for second-round draft picks in 2030 and 2032. Wiggins, 27, was a second-round draft pick by the Thunder in 2021 and made 35 starts the following season as a rookie when he averaged 8.3 points with 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 50 total games.
It's another small but shrewd move for the improving Hawks.
Ahead of facing tax penalties projected to exceed north of $213 million, Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti shed a chunk of that large bill by trading Aaron Wiggins for two second-round picks ahead of this year’s draft.
The financial ramifications for remaining above any luxury tax threshold are significant, and they force teams to make tough roster decisions. One team currently facing this dilemma is the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 2025 NBA champions who had their dreams of a repeat crushed by the San Antonio Spurs in heartbreaking fashion.
The Atlanta Hawks have plucked away an experienced veteran from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti is reportedly expected to move up in this year’s draft and could part ways with Aaron Wiggins, along with draft capital, to do so.
Oklahoma City couldn’t get over the hump in 2026, and the struggles of a key role player may have played a role. After looking dominant through the first two rounds of their title defense, the Thunder were unable to secure another trip to the NBA Finals, falling in seven games to the San Antonio Spurs.
Despite missing its fully healthy starting lineup from its NBA championship team last season for the entire start of the year, the Oklahoma City Thunder has started 6-0 for the second-straight season, after starting 7-0 a season ago.
Over the course of the rebuild, Oklahoma City has been able to hit on a lot of under the radar prospects. From second-round picks to undrafted names, the Thunder continues to find production anywhere — and that’s what makes this team so good.
The spotlight shines brightest on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren of NBA champion Oklahoma City, but there’s another Thunder player who deserves attention: guard Aaron Wiggins.
In Game 4, the Oklahoma City Thunder made the fewest three-pointers by any team in an NBA Finals win since 2010. In Game 5, their backup guards single-handedly ended their three-point drought.
It has become a meme in Thunder circles. A rallying cry on social media. Aaron Wiggins saved basketball. This led to a cult following in Bricktown soon after the No.
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. In Game 2, the Thunder never let the Indiana Pacers get close enough to break their hearts again.
In 2014, we had Corey Brewer, and now in 2025, we have Aaron Wiggins.
The guard has become a valuable rotation member during his three years with the team, and the Thunder wanted to lock him down for the future.
+
Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!
Free Newsletters




