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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.
• Obtain the NBA App
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the lookout for French teen Zaccharie Risacher to assist revive the franchise after making the ahead the No. 1 general choose within the NBA draft Wednesday evening.
The 19-year-old Risacher (pronounced Ree-zah-shay) impressed the Hawks as a catch-and-shoot scorer with perfect dimension for a wing participant. Risacher — at 6-foot 9 and 215 kilos — shall be anticipated to hitch guards Trae Younger and Dejounte Murray and ahead Jalen Johnson as basis gamers for a staff which has not received a playoff collection since advancing to the 2021 Jap Convention finals.
In a yr there was no consensus alternative as the highest participant within the draft, the Hawks might have traded down for extra choices. The No. 1 choose was their solely choice within the the draft. As an alternative, normal supervisor Landry Fields didn’t move up the uncommon alternative to make the most of the highest choose.
The Hawks handed on one other French star, 7-footer Alex Sarr, who had been projected by many to be the highest choice, following France’s Victor Wembanyama, who was final yr’s No. 1 choose by San Antonio. Amongst different choices for Atlanta at No. 1 had been UConn’s Donovan Clingan, who might have been the staff’s heart of the longer term, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard.
The Hawks didn’t anticipate to be making the No. 1 choose earlier than they had been the shock winner of the NBA draft lottery. Atlanta had solely a 3% probability of touchdown the highest choose.
Fields confronted stress to make good on the second No. 1 general choice in franchise historical past. In 1975, the Hawks made David Thompson the No. 1 choose earlier than Thompson opted to play for Denver within the ABA.
Fields mentioned he fielded calls from executives all for buying and selling for the No. 1 choose. Fields acknowledged he needed to take into account gives as a result of the Hawks had no different draft picks this yr and few choices within the subsequent few drafts.
The Hawks’ future drafts had been weakened by their 2022 commerce with San Antonio for Murray. Atlanta traded 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs and in addition included a 2026 choose swap within the commerce.
Fields additionally should resolve if the Hawks, will proceed to lean on their backcourt of Murray and Younger for scoring management. The Hawks stored Murray on the commerce deadline in February regardless of hypothesis he might be accessible in alternate for draft picks.
Different key offseason selections could also be looming for such veteran gamers as heart Clint Capela, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, and ahead De’Andre Hunter.