Charlotte Hornets are fastest growing franchise based on team value

The Charlotte Hornets are known by many fans as a small market team. And while that is true, they are also rapidly growing in value, at least according to Forbes’ yearly NBA team valuations. Rapid Growth In The Last Year In the Fall of 2022, Forbes valued the team at roughly 1.7 billion dollars (chump […]

Mat Issa  •  15 Nov 2023
Trae Young, Wife Shelby Miller Welcome New Baby Girl

On Monday, Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young and his wife Shelby Miller welcomed a new addition to their family. Young, 25, shared an adorable photo on Instagram of his son Tydus Reign kissing his new baby sister Teal Dove. “Mama brought you into this world,” Young wrote. “Now Tydus & Dada are gonna protect you in this world.” […]

James Foglio  •  14 Nov 2023
Is Trae Young playing tonight (Nov. 14) vs. Pistons?

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young (personal reasons) has been ruled out for tonight’s NBA In-Season Tournament road game against the Detroit Pistons. Young and his wife Shelby Miller are welcoming their second child to the world. Atlanta’s Kobe Bufkin (left thumb fracture) and Mouhamed Gueye (right low back stress fracture) have also been downgraded to out […]

James Foglio  •  14 Nov 2023
Hawks rookie Kobe Bufkin out at least 2 weeks with fractured thumb

Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Kobe Bufkin will be out at least two weeks after fracturing his left thumb while practicing Thursday night with the College Park Skyhawks, Atlanta’s G League affiliate. Bufkin, 20, sustained the injury while on an assignment with the G League team. X-rays taken Friday revealed the fracture. The 6-foot-4 guard will […]

James Foglio  •  04 Nov 2023
Dejounte Murray Is Playing The Best Basketball Of His Career

Key Highlights: Murray’s true shooting percentage of 60.9 is a career-high Thirty-six percent of his shots are coming at the rim, his highest mark since 2017-18 The Hawks are third in offensive rating, thanks largely to Murray’s play and head coach Quin Snyder’s system Despite Trae Young‘s ghastly shooting — a .326/.250/.875 slash line, 49 […]

Jackson Frank  •  13 Nov 2023
Hawks waive forward Chris Silva

The Atlanta Hawks have waived forward Chris Silva, per sources. Silva, 27, went undrafted out of South Carolina in 2019. The 6-foot-8 wing signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, his training camp deal with Miami was converted into a two-way contract. In 44 games off the bench […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
John Collins on Hawks: ‘My growth in Atlanta was being stunted’

In July, John Collins was traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Utah Jazz for Rudy Gay and a 2026 second-round draft pick, and now the 6-foot-9 forward feels his growth “was being stunted” in A-Town. “ATL…..I know….. I took my time with this one. But this one definitely stung,” Collins posted on Instagram. “Being thrown into this fire as […]

James Foglio  •  19 Sep 2023
Hawks re-sign guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract

The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract, per sources. Forrest, 25, went undrafted out of Florida State University in 2020. The 6-foot-4 guard inked a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz in November 2020. In 30 games off the bench of his rookie 2020-21 NBA season, Forrest averaged 2.9 points, […]

James Foglio  •  13 Sep 2023
Former Clippers star Lou Williams: ‘NBA Sixth Man Award should be named after Crawford, Ginobili if not me’

Former Los Angeles Clippers star Lou Williams won NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times (2015, 2018, 2019) in his 17-year playing career, and the retired 6-foot-1 guard believes the award should be named after him. If not himself, Williams was thinking Jamal Crawford or NBA Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili. Of course, Crawford […]

James Foglio  •  20 Aug 2023