Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Windler provided a big shooting injection down the stretch of the 2023-24 season. It’s rare you see a 27-year-old journeyman on a two-way contract, but Dylan Windler has never quite walked the normal NBA career path. Windler was drafted out of Belmont in 2019 with the 26th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After a rookie year injury that ended his season, he spent most of his rookie contract bouncing between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge. After two-way stints with the Knicks and the Lakers earlier this season, a ..read more

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Forrest wasn’t always called upon, but he usually provided a steady presence. There are some players in the NBA whom coaches know they can depend upon, and in some of these cases the players may eventually follow their coach to their new respective teams. Such is this level of trust and familiarity to embody (whether it’s on or off the court) what it is you, as a coach, wish to run. Famously, Taj Gibson and Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau have united and reunited on multiple occasions for three different teams. Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder has a similar le ..read more

Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images Explaining why Vit Krejci was kept on a two-way contract and more. As we transition into the offseason, the franchise will have to answer some unsettling questions about the disappointing performance this past season. Despite ostensibly being set up to grab an Eastern Conference playoff spot over the past few year, in 2023-24 they were repeatedly beset by defensive collapses and untimely injuries to key members. It’s not a stretch to say an early exit in the Play-In Tournament was not anyone’s goal. And so, the Hawks will have to consider every player ..read more

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images A long offseason is here. After going all in to bring Dejounte Murray from San Antonio to Atlanta in the summer of 2022, the franchise has now reached an ominous crossroads. Murray was supposed to pair with Trae Young in the backcourt to give the Hawks a dangerous outlet when teams key in on Young. Additionally, his defensive reputation as disrupter should have been a valuable addition as well. Two seasons later, it’s clear that the sending out three first-round picks — two of them unprotected — and the rights to a pick swap for the slender guard ha ..read more

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images When the Bulls threw the third quarter punch, the Hawks could not reply and they stumbled to defeat. The Atlanta Hawks’ 2023-24 season officially came to an end as the Hawks fell short in the NBA’s Play-In tournament fixture against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Wednesday night, 131-116. Dejounte Murray led the Hawks in scoring 30 points, as Clint Capela added 22 points and 17 rebounds to the cause. For the Bulls, Coby White scored a career-best 42 points with Nikola Vucevic adding 24 points and 12 rebounds. This was it. The collision course that b ..read more

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports A bitter end. The Atlanta Hawks were in Chicago on Wednesday night to take on the Bulls in the 9/10 Play-In matchup. The winner of this game will go to Miami on Friday to face the Heat for the 8-seed in the playoffs. Atlanta and Chicago played two weeks ago — and the Hawks won in convincing fashion with the help of the three-ball falling — but with the team being down several key players, they were going to need all the help they could get. Dejounte Murray got the Hawks on the board with his patent mid-range jumper. Mid-range Murray pic.twitter.com/FDh4iraS0w — A ..read more

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The first of potentially two elimination games. The 10-seed Atlanta Hawks meet the 9-seed Chicago Bulls in the Windy City in a game that will end one of the two teams’ season. Please join in the comments below as you follow along. Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen Location: United Center, Chicago, IL Start Time: 9:30 EDT PM TV: ESPN Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game (WZGC-FM) Streaming: YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, fubo View the full article ..read more

Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Dishing out a few regular season awards for the Atlanta Hawks. With the NBA’s regular season coming to a close over the weekend, I thought it would be a fun activity to hand out some awards in order to commemorate some memorable moments and individual player performances for the 2023-24 Atlanta Hawks. Now to be clear, this is no obituary — Atlanta can still secure the 8-seed with two road victories in the Play-In Tournament this week. However, given their status as the Eastern Conference’s 10-seed, and that they’ll be without Jalen Johnson and On ..read more

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images The Hawks were run out of Indy in a 157-115 demolition. The Atlanta Hawks ended their 2023-24 regular season with a 115-157 drubbing at the hands of the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday afternoon. Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 32 points with Mouhamed Gueye adding 19 points off the Atlanta bench. For the Pacers, Myles Turner led with 31 points, and Pascal Siakam added 28 points. The Hawks entered this game with nothing to play for — their Play-In seed secured — and as such Clint Capela rested ahead of this contest with Bruno Fe ..read more

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers faced off in the final game of the season for both teams. While the Hawks remained locked into the 10 seed regardless of outcome, the Pacers were playing to win in hopes of avoiding the play-in tournament. The Pacers started out on a 8-0 run before the Hawks called their first timeout. The run extended to 21-6 before Bogdanovic put an end to the bleeding with a triple. Mo Gueye entered the game after, and went on to score 10 points in the quarter. However, the Pacers scored at will similarly to the last matchup in Gainbr ..read more