Danilo Gallinari has been increasing his workload but remains doubtful for the Atlanta Hawks game on Monday. Gallinari suffered a sprained ankle earlier in the season. The forward has only appeared in two games for the Hawks this year. … [Read more...] about Danilo Gallinari Increasing Activity, Doubtful For Monday Game
NBA Postpones Hawks-Suns Scheduled For Wednesday
The NBA has postponed Wednesday's game between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns. The Suns do not have eight available players due to contact tracing. The league has postponed seven games due to COVID-19 contract tracing. … [Read more...] about NBA Postpones Hawks-Suns Scheduled For Wednesday
Bogdan Bogdanovic Diagnosed With Fractured Knee, No Timetable For Return
Bogdan Bodganovic has been diagnosed with a fractured right knee. The Hawks described the injury as "an avulsion fracture in his right knee with associated soft tissue inflammation and a bone bruise." There is no timetable for Bogdanovic's return, with a treatment plan expected later this week. … [Read more...] about Bogdan Bogdanovic Diagnosed With Fractured Knee, No Timetable For Return
John Collins Challenges How Trae Young Runs Atlanta's Offense During Film Session
During a film session this week after blowing a 15-point lead in the second half to the New York Knicks, John Collins raised several issues about how the Atlanta Hawks are functioning with Trae Young running the offense, three sources tell The Athletic. Collins discussed how the Hawks need to get into offensive sets more quickly and to limit Young's early shot clock attempts … [Read more...] about John Collins Challenges How Trae Young Runs Atlanta's Offense During Film Session
Hawks Offered John Collins Four-Year, $90M+ Extension
The Atlanta Hawks offered John Collins a contract extension worth more than $90 million, according to sources that spoke with The Athletic. Collins sees himself as a maximum salary player. Collins will be a restricted free agent this offseason in a market where there are more teams with max cap space than there will be suitable players to spend it on. Collins was one of only … [Read more...] about Hawks Offered John Collins Four-Year, $90M+ Extension
Bogdan Bogdanovic Explains His Side Of Botched Sign-And-Trade With Bucks
Bogdan Bogdanovic explained his side of his controversial restricted free agency in an interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic. Reports surfaced before the start of free agency that the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings had a sign-and-trade deal in place involving Bogdanovic. The confusion over how that happened remains to this day for Bogdanovic. The sign-and-trade was … [Read more...] about Bogdan Bogdanovic Explains His Side Of Botched Sign-And-Trade With Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo Didn't Actively Recruit Bogdan Bogdanovic To Bucks
Bogdan Bogdanovic denied a previous report from The Athletic indicated Giannis Antetokounmpo was active in recruiting Bogdanovic to the Milwaukee Bucks. Bogdanovic indicated he is actually closer to Thanasis Antetokounmpo than to Giannis. "We (Thanasis and Bogdanovic) are friends. We are friends, you know? I talked with him once monthly, once every two months. So we talk about … [Read more...] about Giannis Antetokounmpo Didn't Actively Recruit Bogdan Bogdanovic To Bucks
Rajon Rondo To Miss At Least Three More Games With Knee Injury
Rajon Rondo is set to miss at least the next three games due to a sore right knee. Rondo has missed the previous three games with the injury. Rondo, who has only played in two out of Hawks' first seven games, will be re-evaluated before the team leaves for a West Coast trip starting January 13th. … [Read more...] about Rajon Rondo To Miss At Least Three More Games With Knee Injury
Danilo Gallinari To Be Re-Evaluated In Two Weeks Following Ankle Sprain
Danilo Gallinari will miss at least two weeks due to an ankle sprain suffered on Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets. The Hawks confirmed that an MRI confirmed a sprain along "with associated swelling and inflammation." Gallinari averaged 9 points over 2 games with the Hawks. … [Read more...] about Danilo Gallinari To Be Re-Evaluated In Two Weeks Following Ankle Sprain