Atlanta Hawks – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:21:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 5 NBA players everyone should be keeping a close eye on in 2023-24 https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/04/5-nba-players-everyone-watch/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/04/5-nba-players-everyone-watch/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:18 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457784 The 2023-24 NBA season is fewer than 100 days away and there are hundreds of reasons to tune in when the season commences. Five of those reasons are a smattering of players that demand attention. There are any number of reasons to keep an eye on a certain player. Maybe it’s time they blow up, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/08/04/5-nba-players-everyone-watch/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: This Hawks-Mavericks deal is a winner for both teams https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/19/nba-trades-hawks-mavericks-deal-winner/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/19/nba-trades-hawks-mavericks-deal-winner/#respond Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:00:31 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457520 It has been nearly a month since NBA free agency started, and there have been several clear winners and losers. The Dallas Mavericks certainly qualify as the former after making several shrewd moves to improve the roster. They aren’t done, however, and have been shopping starting center, JaVale McGee. On the other hand, the Atlanta […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/19/nba-trades-hawks-mavericks-deal-winner/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: Atlanta forms a big three with this win-now deal with Toronto https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/09/nba-trades-atlanta-toronto-deal/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/09/nba-trades-atlanta-toronto-deal/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2023 13:00:24 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=457208 The Atlanta Hawks made their biggest off-season move yet by re-signing All-Star Dejounte Murray to a four-year, $120 million contract extension. That ensures that their All-Star backcourt of Trae Young and Murray will be around for the next four seasons. Although that is a good start to the offseason, the Hawks are reportedly looking to […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/07/09/nba-trades-atlanta-toronto-deal/feed/ 0 Grading the John Collins trade for the Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/29/grading-john-collins-trade-hawks-jazz/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/29/grading-john-collins-trade-hawks-jazz/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:00:11 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=456959 After being on the trade block since the day he entered the NBA – or so it felt – power forward John Collins was finally traded on Monday in a deal that sent him from the Atlanta Hawks to the Utah Jazz. The trade ends an era in Atlanta, while possibly signaling where the franchise […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/29/grading-john-collins-trade-hawks-jazz/feed/ 0 NBA Rumors: Atlanta is pushing to add a third star in a major trade https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/26/nba-rumors-atlanta-pushing-third-star/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/26/nba-rumors-atlanta-pushing-third-star/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:00:51 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=456938 Despite making a splashy move to acquire all-star Dejounte Murray last summer, the Atlanta Hawks managed to take a slight step backward. The Hawks finished just 41-41 and while they did push the Boston Celtics to Game 7 in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, they still have a long way to go before […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/26/nba-rumors-atlanta-pushing-third-star/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: The Hawks must consider this blockbuster Trae Young trade https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/21/nba-trades-hawks-consider-trae-young/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/21/nba-trades-hawks-consider-trae-young/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:32 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=456097 Over the course of this past season, Trae Young was periodically bombarded with rumors of him being unenthused with the Hawks’ management. Yahoo Sports NBA Insider Jake Fischer recently reported that Atlanta is open to dealing with anyone but him. Imaginably, the microscope of the association has, of course, done its best to catch Young […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/06/21/nba-trades-hawks-consider-trae-young/feed/ 0 4 NBA players who benefit from the new CBA https://hoopshabit.com/2023/04/08/4-nba-players-benefit-new-cba/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/04/08/4-nba-players-benefit-new-cba/#respond Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:00:30 +0000 https://hoopshabit.com/?p=455131 In the dead of a recent night, the NBA and its player union secured labor peace for another seven years after agreeing to a collective bargaining agreement, scheduled to start next season. The CBA is expected to be ratified in the coming weeks. Many of the big features of the latest CBA are already drawing […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/04/08/4-nba-players-benefit-new-cba/feed/ 0 Could Trae Young be detrimental to the Atlanta Hawks? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/02/24/trae-young-detriment-atlanta-hawks-culture/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/02/24/trae-young-detriment-atlanta-hawks-culture/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:00:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=454083 At first glance, the Atlanta Hawks look like a team just trying to get their house in order. The firing of head coach Nate McMillan and the turnover in the front office have signaled as much. However, the more things change for the franchise, the more they revert to crumbling around Trae Young. For the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/02/24/trae-young-detriment-atlanta-hawks-culture/feed/ 0 Revisiting 5 recent terrible trades ahead of the deadline https://hoopshabit.com/2023/02/03/five-recent-terrible-trades/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/02/03/five-recent-terrible-trades/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:00:15 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=452714 With the NBA trade deadline right around the corner, now is the time when front offices take a look at their teams and assess what’s working and what’s not. With so many teams currently in the playoff picture and only a few teams expected to be sellers, competition for landing an impact player could be […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/02/03/five-recent-terrible-trades/feed/ 0 NBA Rumors: Is a Trae Young trade on the horizon for the Hawks? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/29/nba-rumors-trae-young-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/29/nba-rumors-trae-young-trade/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:00:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=453106 The Atlanta Hawks currently find themselves 8th in the Eastern Conference despite making a big off-season move. That move was to acquire all-star point guard Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for three first-round picks and a first-round pick swap. Despite Murray’s performance, the team is only 25-25 after 50 games. To […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/29/nba-rumors-trae-young-trade/feed/ 0 ESPN’s proposed Hawks-Raptors trade is a genuine lose-lose deal https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/29/hawks-raptors-trade-lose-lose-deal/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/29/hawks-raptors-trade-lose-lose-deal/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=452962 NBA trade speculation is heating up two weeks out from the deadline, with the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors two teams that could find themselves active before February 9. The Hawks have won six of their last nine games, including a five-game winning streak between January 14 and 21. Still, their 25-25 record is slightly […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/29/hawks-raptors-trade-lose-lose-deal/feed/ 0 Spurs: Murray’s polarizing interview proves they dodged a bullet by trading him https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/20/spurs-murray-dodged-bullet/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/20/spurs-murray-dodged-bullet/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:00:29 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=452749 Former San Antonio Spurs All-Star guard Dejounte Murray recently appeared on the Up in Smoke podcast with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes. During the hour-long interview, Murray repeatedly touched on his time with the Spurs. While he praised the organization after being traded to the Atlanta Hawks last summer, it appears that he’s done holding […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/20/spurs-murray-dodged-bullet/feed/ 0 Has Onyeka Okongwu snatched the starting center spot for the Hawks? https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/19/onyeka-okongwu-starting-center-hawks/ https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/19/onyeka-okongwu-starting-center-hawks/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:30:52 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=452662 One of the most common “butterfly effects” in sports is when a veteran player suffers an injury and opens the door for a younger prospect who never lets the chance go. One of the more famous recent examples came with the Golden State Warriors when a David Lee injury led to a starting role for […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2023/01/19/onyeka-okongwu-starting-center-hawks/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: The top potential landing spots for Trae Young https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/30/hawks-top-landing-spots-trae-young/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/30/hawks-top-landing-spots-trae-young/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:00:28 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=452044 The Atlanta Hawks-Trae Young situation has been fascinating to watch and has quietly emerged as an intriguing NBA soap opera this season. For those unfamiliar, Young and his coach, Nate McMillan, had a disagreement that stemmed from McMillan wanting him to participate in practice. Young declined, instead wanting to focus on rehabbing his shoulder. The […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/30/hawks-top-landing-spots-trae-young/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: The 8 players most likely to be traded in 2023 https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/27/nba-trade-players-likely-traded-2023/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/27/nba-trade-players-likely-traded-2023/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:30:59 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451861 With the new year approaching, most NBA teams have played at least one-third of their schedule and have a better sense of where things stand. The teams that aren’t currently competitive may look to become sellers in the trade market, while others may become buyers as a result. Several names have come up in trade […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/27/nba-trade-players-likely-traded-2023/feed/ 0 The Blame Game: What’s wrong with the NBA’s most disappointing teams https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/11/blame-game-nba-disappointing-teams/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/11/blame-game-nba-disappointing-teams/#respond Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:13:50 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451602 We’re a third of the way into the NBA season, and this has been a delightful season. The left-for-dead Jazz and Pacers are fighting for playoff seeding, the Pelicans are leading the West, and the Celtics have the best offense in history. This post is not about those teams. Instead, we’ll look at some of […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/11/blame-game-nba-disappointing-teams/feed/ 0 Shams: The Hawks and Suns are eyeing a trade for a high scoring forward https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/07/atlanta-hawks-phoenix-suns-eyeing-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/07/atlanta-hawks-phoenix-suns-eyeing-trade/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:00:04 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451563 The Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns are both interested in upgrading their rosters, and each appears to be targeting the same player. According to the Athletics’ Shams Charania, Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma is near the top of both teams’ wish lists. Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma: “As soon as I got traded, I was ready to […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/12/07/atlanta-hawks-phoenix-suns-eyeing-trade/feed/ 0 The Hawks’ backcourt is among the most skilled (and annoying) in the NBA https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/27/hawks-backcourt-skilled-annoying-nba/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/27/hawks-backcourt-skilled-annoying-nba/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2022 14:00:52 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451340 Atlanta Hawks guards Trae Young and DeJounte Murray certainly rank among the most talented backcourt pairings in the NBA this season. In fact, Atlanta’s dynamic duo is averaging a combined 49.8 points, 16 assists, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.8 steals through the team’s first 19 games. That’s huge for the Hawks, who risked a lot to […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/27/hawks-backcourt-skilled-annoying-nba/feed/ 0 Are the Atlanta Hawks planning a fire sale with 3 players on trading block? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/25/atlanta-hawks-planning-fire-sale/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/25/atlanta-hawks-planning-fire-sale/#respond Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=451254 The Atlanta Hawks have gotten off to a solid start to the season and have been one of the more exciting teams in the NBA. This comes after making a blockbuster deal to acquire all-star Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs and pair him with all-star Trae Young. The results thus far have largely […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/25/atlanta-hawks-planning-fire-sale/feed/ 0 The burgeoning Atlanta Hawks are finding their groove on both sides of the floor https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/16/atlanta-hawks-groove-two-sides/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/16/atlanta-hawks-groove-two-sides/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:00:54 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=450953 Surging young teams, MVP performances and superstar-laden rosters gone wrong have dominated the NBA lexicon through the first 15-or-so games of the 2022-23 season, but they don’t tell the full story of this landscape. Although the Donovan Mitchell experiment in Cleveland drew much of the offseason hype elsewhere, a 9-5 start by the Atlanta Hawks […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/11/16/atlanta-hawks-groove-two-sides/feed/ 0 Atlanta Hawks: The advantages and disadvantages of a Young-Murray duo https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/11/atlanta-hawks-pros-cons-young-murray/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/11/atlanta-hawks-pros-cons-young-murray/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:00:56 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=449706 After a season mired in complacency and an early playoff exit, the Atlanta Hawks made a large splash in the offseason. The eighth-seeded Hawks sent a sizable package to San Antonio in exchange for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray. The Hawks now arguably boast the best backcourt in the Eastern Conference, pairing the defensive stud with […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/10/11/atlanta-hawks-pros-cons-young-murray/feed/ 0 Atlanta Hawks media day: Dejounte Murray is saying all the right things https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/23/atlanta-hawks-media-day-dejounte/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/23/atlanta-hawks-media-day-dejounte/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:00:25 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=448983 In trading a haul of first-round picks for All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray, the Atlanta Hawks aimed to provide a second star next to All-NBA guard Trae Young. The idea is to take the pressure off Young on defense, set him up for easier shots, and maybe more importantly, help set a standard for the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/23/atlanta-hawks-media-day-dejounte/feed/ 0 Trae Young is still overlooked by NBA Execs despite crushing all expectations https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/16/nba-execs-trae-young-overlook/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/16/nba-execs-trae-young-overlook/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:29:00 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=448652 No matter what they accomplish or how much work they put in, some players simply cannot get the respect they deserve. Whether it be about playstyle, on-court antics, or off-court perception, ulterior factors seep into expectations to create unjust visions of what a player is or who they can be. Few players face this at the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/16/nba-execs-trae-young-overlook/feed/ 0 Why the Atlanta Hawks may regret the Dejounte Murray trade https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/06/atlanta-hawks-may-regret-murray-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/06/atlanta-hawks-may-regret-murray-trade/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:00:46 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=447286 The Atlanta Hawks made one of the splashier moves of the off-season by acquiring Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs. While exciting for Hawks fans, maybe Murray isn’t the best fit with All-Star Trae Young. To be clear, the Atlanta Hawks needed to do something drastic to get better but even if Murray and Young […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/06/atlanta-hawks-may-regret-murray-trade/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 5 potential suitors for John Collins and the Atlanta Hawks https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/07/nba-trades-john-collins-atlanta-hawks-2/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/07/07/nba-trades-john-collins-atlanta-hawks-2/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:00:29 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446697 As the Atlanta Hawks reshape the roster around superstar Trae Young this offseason, the organization is reportedly still shopping versatile forward John Collins. Collins, a 24-year-old power forward, should continue to generate plenty of interest across the league. After signing a five-year, $125 million contract extension with the Hawks last summer, it suddenly seems inevitable […]

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