Tag: Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks and Dejounte Murray have agreed to a four-year, $111.1 million extension worth as much as $120 million, per sources. Murray, 26, was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2016 NBA Draft out of the University of Washington. His new deal begins in 2024-25 and includes a player option […]
One of the latest NBA rumors concerns Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter and whether the club will decide to trade the fourth-year wing. Hunter, 25, was selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019 NBA Draft. A week later, he was traded to Atlanta. “League sources say the Atlanta Hawks have explored […]
Trae Young is now the second player in Atlanta Hawks franchise history to score 30 or more points in four straight playoff games, joining 11-time All-Star and Hall of Famer Bob Pettit. Pettit led the Hawks to their NBA championship in 1958. In Atlanta’s 128-120 series-ending loss at home in Game 6 against the Boston […]
Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter watched the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat eliminate the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of Wednesday night’s first-round series, and now the fourth overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft feels that his team can upset the Boston Celtics as well. “They just showed [the template]. [Miami] played two play-in […]
AJ Griffin knocked down his 100th 3-pointer of the season in Wednesday night’s 134-116 win over the Washington Wizards, becoming the fourth Atlanta Hawks rookie to knock down at least 100 3s in a rookie season. Griffin joins Trae Young (156), Kevin Huerter (136), and De’Andre Hunter (108). The 16th overall pick out of Duke […]
Dejounte Murray (non-COVID illness) of the Atlanta Hawks is listed as out for Tuesday night’s home game against the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star guard will have missed only six games so far this season. Jalen Johnson (mild left hamstring strain) also remains out indefinitely. Through 66 starts this season, the Hawks guard is averaging 20.5 […]
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks drained six 3-pointers in a single game for the third contest this season and 28th time of his NBA career, in Friday night’s 114-107 win over the Washington Wizards. The two-time All-Star logged 28 points, two rebounds, nine assists, and two steals in 33 minutes of action. Plus, the […]
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks logged his 25th game this season with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, five more such games than any other active player. However, the two-time All-Star took a step back shooting-wise. Through 59 starts this season, the fifth-year guard is averaging 26.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and career highs […]
Watch AJ Griffin gift Dejounte Murray an endless supply of Polynesian sauce from Chick-fil-A in the locker room, following the Atlanta Hawks’ 132-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Griffin handed Murray a box wrapped with Instagram messages from fans discussing his love of the sweet and sour sauce. After seeing the wrapping, […]
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks is now the second-youngest player (24 years, 135 days old) in NBA history to reach 8,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 3,000 assists, falling just short of LeBron James (24 years, 67 days old) for the all-time record. The two-time All-Star accomplished this feat in only 326 career games, the […]
