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Report: Hawks acquire Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis in 3-team trade
The Boston Celtics are sending Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team trade also involving the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Atlanta will receive the 7-foot-2 Porzingis and a second-round draft pick; the Nets get Hawks guard/forward Terance Mann and their No. 22 p...
Report: Hawks hiring Bryson Graham from Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks are finalizing a deal to make Bryson Graham their new senior vice president of basketball operations, a move that would pry him from the New Orleans Pelicans after 15 years, ESPN reported Monday.,The Hawks are also close to hiring Philadelphia 76ers executive Peter Dinwiddie to be ...
Hawks fire GM Landry Fields, promote Onsi Saleh
The Atlanta Hawks fired general manager Landry Fields on Monday and promoted Onsi Saleh to fill the position.,The team also initiated a search for a president of basketball operations following a 40-42 season that ended with Friday's overtime loss to the visiting Miami Heat in the NBA Play-In Tourna...
Heat pull away from Hawks in OT, secure 6th straight playoff berth
Tyler Herro had a game-high 30 points, Davion Mitchell buried three 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat advanced into the NBA playoffs with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference play-in finale Friday night.,The No. 10 Heat, who began the four-team playoff-qual...
Southeast rivals Heat, Hawks to battle for 8th seed in East
The NBA's Southeast Division Invitational continues Friday night when the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks duel in Georgia for the final berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.,The eighth-seed game in the Eastern play-in tournament features a Heat team coming off a win in an elimination affair against...
Hawks beat Magic ahead of rematch in play-in round
Keaton Wallace had a triple-double with 15 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-105 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday afternoon.,The two teams will meet again Tuesday in Orlando in the play-in tournament with the winner claiming the seventh seed and a fir...
Magic, Hawks square off ahead of play-in tournament matchup
The visiting Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks will get an early test of one another on Sunday, two days before they square off in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.,The outcome of Sunday's game will have no impact on the playoffs, as the Magic and Hawks already are locked into the seventh and...
Hawks dump 76ers, wrap up No. 8 seed in East
Trae Young recorded 36 points and 11 assists and Caris LeVert added 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting as the Atlanta Hawks posted a 124-110 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Georges Niang chipped in 16 points and Mouhamed Gueye notched 10 points and 18 boards for Atlanta (39-42), whic...
Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher rides momentum into Philadelphia
Zaccharie Risacher continues to prove the doubters wrong.,The 20-year-old Atlanta forward will look to build off a career-high scoring performance when the Hawks visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,As the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, Risacher faced plenty of skeptics, even while deliver...
Zaccharie Risacher's career high helps Hawks' playoff positioning
Rookie Zaccharie Risacher scored 23 of his career-high 38 points in the first half as the Atlanta Hawks started fast, never let up and cruised to a 133-109 rout of the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night in New York.,The Hawks (38-42) won for just the third time in their past nine games and are two games b...
Magic top Hawks, stretch lead in standings
Paolo Banchero recorded his third straight double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 119-112 on Tuesday for their third straight win.,Orlando (39-40) moved two games ahead of Atlanta for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference with three games...
Blackhawks gunning for home-and-home sweep of Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins eye revenge when they play host to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.,Tuesday's meeting wraps up a home-and-home series that began Sunday with Chicago claiming a 3-1 home win.,Chicago (22-45-10, 54 points) had entered the contest on a five-game losing skid and with just...
Hawks, Magic battle with play-in positioning on line
The Orlando Magic face the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in what could be a play-in tournament preview.,Seventh-place Orlando (38-40) has won two straight heading into the matchup against eight-place Atlanta (37-41), which has lost five of its last seven.,The Magic have had four days off since b...
Hawks top Jazz, sending Utah to 9th straight loss
Onyeka Okongwu scored 27 points with 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Hawks snap a three-game skid with a 147-134 home victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.,Trae Young contributed 23 points and 15 assists and Caris LeVert added 21 points, six assists and five boards off the bench for the Hawks (37-41...
As Jazz visit Hawks, Utah looking ahead to next season
As the Utah Jazz extended their franchise record for losses in a season to 62 at Indiana on Friday, the most interesting part happened off the court. ,Second-year player Taylor Hendricks spent time with the broadcast team of the Jazz (16-62) during the telecast, chatting about his progress since suf...
Knicks' torrid shooting too much for Hawks
All five New York starters hit double figures, led by 30 points from Karl-Anthony Towns, as the visiting Knicks shot lights-out on Saturday afternoon to rout the Atlanta Hawks 121-105.,Josh Hart finished a rebound shy of a triple-double for the Knicks with 16 points and 11 assists. OG Anunoby scored...
Jalen Brunson could make return when Knicks meet Hawks
The New York Knicks produced a winning record without Jalen Brunson but are eager to avoid taking the court without their captain for much longer.,Brunson is inching closer to returning from a sprained ankle, and the Knicks could get the star guard back Saturday afternoon when they visit the Atlanta...
Anthony Davis' late hoop rescues Mavs against Hawks
Anthony Davis made a go-ahead floater with 3.4 seconds left on Wednesday, helping the Dallas Mavericks post a 120-118 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks.,The Hawks trailed by 115-110 with just over three minutes left before Onyeka Okongwu scored five points on an 8-0 Atlanta run. His hook shot ...
Hawks work toward improving postseason seeding as they visit Mavericks
Coming off a disappointing first half of a back-to-back set, the Atlanta Hawks will look to hold steady in the Eastern Conference play-in race when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,Atlanta (36-39) enters play having lost three of its past four games, including Tuesday's 127-113 home set...
Deni Avdija (triple-double) helps Blazers defeat Hawks
Deni Avdija recorded his second career triple-double and combined with Shaedon Sharpe to score 65 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 to end their four-game losing streak.,The win gave Portland a sweep of the two-game season series and ended the Blazers' ...