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@AlwaysHussle91 @RiseUpReader @Everett_G07 I don't think this is corelated. Pitts has failed to provide. Just moving on is an option. Re-tool is a better word

@K_IEdwards @RiseUpReader @Everett_G07 That would mean they’ve given up on Penix and that is kind of the opposite of what they said this offseason

I’m prepared for this if it happens

@AlwaysHussle91 @RiseUpReader @Everett_G07 I feel they're ok with rebuild offense

@RiseUpReader @Everett_G07 My thing is what’s the plan. The offense is in trouble if Pitts is gone.

@NFLDraftDome Can still take him. I think our eyes are on the future. Pitts isn't in it.

“I was convinced NC State TE Justin Joly was the Kyle Pitts replacement. Falcons visited NC State more than any college” Falcons have visited with Joly…..

@HawksIn4_ I like him, and the big from Arizona. I just don't love them. But what do I know lol

@K_IEdwards I like Mara, but if we couldn’t get him I would want us to get a cheap backup

Fuck it we gon have money to be able to pay Mitch Robinson this season right ?

@HawksIn4_ I don't love the center prospects in this draft. If we can add Drummond as backup, keep Landale as 3rd center, that'll be pretty good. I don't think you need "young and long-term" option.

@K_IEdwards I wouldn’t mind that

@Oof86583180 @esidery For those saying yes, how?

@esidery is he a better prospect than Clingan?

Aday Mara’s draft stock among NBA executives is at an all-time high. Mara is now a lottery lock, with many believing he could crack the top-10 showcasing floor-spacing potential in pre-draft workouts. Michigan’s 7’3” center will soon officially declare.

@BTRowland Darn

@K_IEdwards No. He’s not playoff eligible since he’s on a two way.

I thought (and said) that the Hawks would’ve beaten the Knicks last week if Landale played. Obviously different in a 7-game series but Landale’s absence does weaken Atlanta’s team in this matchup.

@BTRowland Come on Gueye, prove you're the backup 5 everyone wants.

Jock Landale update… Hawks say he is progressing in his rehabilitation and will be re-evaluated in approximately (more) two weeks. Atlanta will be entering the Knicks series with Mo Gueye and Tony Bradley as the backup center options.

@Nate1028Alt @HawkerZeroe @LorenzoLCC7 @KLChouinard Lol no. It's easy to assume this draft

@K_IEdwards @HawkerZeroe @LorenzoLCC7 @KLChouinard Yea reading is hard

Related: Hawks have rights to the worse/higher pick from Pelicans/Bucks in the 2027 Draft.

@atlhawkstime1 Here's my thing, if we just want depth, we can sign that. Ie, Drummond. We don't have to draft a long-term backup. Unless, you think Mara is eventually a starter for us

I think I’m pretty much sold on taking Aday Mara if that Pels/Bucks pick lands anywhere after 6

@LorenzoLCC7 @KLChouinard And NO won't be worst than this year. Our odds of getting a pick is pretty high

@KLChouinard But it's protected top 4, isn't it ?

@Nate1028Alt @HawkerZeroe @LorenzoLCC7 @KLChouinard That's this year. Next year we get the worst of the two teams pick

@HawkerZeroe @LorenzoLCC7 @KLChouinard If the Bucks pick is 1 the Hawks get it. I saw something the other day. also the Pels pick is unprotected

Which is what the Hawks would consider. Can't add a guard who cannot defend.

With the improvements Gueye has made with his body and strength, could he add more and become the defacto back up 5 next season? A Gueye-Newell backup rotation would be great.

@jordan23atl Getting over the draft status, what can he do to become valuable for us? I'm thinking just work on his main prospect strength, which is shooting. If he became a threat, he's valuable along with his defense. Ball handling and passing was never a positive. Work on strengths

Risacher doesn't even stand out when everyone else sits.

@JasonWalkerNBA @Chri21opher Agreed. Do we just pay on a short term deal to keep him as a mentor or draft a replacement knowing it'll be a step back until he develops? Other option is FA to get someone. I like Quentin Grimes from Philly for that bench role.

CJMC is in the fade to his career and I would hope that the Hawks have identified some potential other options who might be cheaper but provide the same skills CJ has shown.

News Flash - Zaccharie Risacher Will Be Just Fine {The Developmental Track In Atlanta For Young Players Is A Traditionally Longer & More Deliberate One}. The Atlanta Hawks organization has long exhibited a structural conservatism in rookie integration, typically allocating sub-15 MPG to first-year players amid entrenched veteran rotations and win-now imperatives. This developmental parsimony is evident in historical precedents such as Onyeka Okongwu (2020-21: 48 GP, ~12.0 MPG, 4.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.7 BPG) and AJ Griffin (2022-23: 72 GP, 19.5 MPG with just 12 starts, 8.9 PPG on .465 FG/.390 3P), alongside Jalen Johnson’s limited early role and recent lottery cases like Zaccharie Risacher and Asa Newell seeing sporadic low-volume minutes. Such restraint prioritizes short-term stability over long-term upside accrual, often at the expense of on-court calibration for high-variance prospects. This doesn’t mean that the organization values its young players less. If anything it highlights the organizational desire to attempt to “win now” while empowering the young guys to grow within their roles. The Case For Zaccharie The RZA-MAN: - Prototypical big-wing frame with elite functional length: At listed 6'8" (6'8.5" barefoot) and 200 lbs, Risacher pairs a 6'9.5" wingspan with an 8'11" standing reach; this yields superior contest angles, verticality on closeouts, and switchability across positions 1–4, allowing him to contest 3PT shots at the arc while recovering to rim protection without elite vertical leap (measured 31" max at combine). - Translatable perimeter shooting with volume efficiency: In 2025-26 (65 GP, 22.5 MPG), he posts 37.3% on 3.9 3PA/game (up from rookie-year volume) at 45.7% FG and 55.9% TS, with eFG% of 54.7%; mechanics feature quick release, consistent high-arc trajectory, and off-ball relocation gravity, projecting sustained 38–42% 3PT output at 6–8 3PA/game once usage scales beyond current 17.6% USG. - Defensive versatility via anticipation and foot speed: Records 0.9 SPG + 0.5 BPG with individual DRtg ~108 (and sub-100 stretches per on-off data); fluid lateral quickness, active hands, and positional length enable point-of-attack containment, help rotations, and weak-side disruption, fitting modern drop/switch schemes where his size disrupts passing lanes without fouling (low TOV% ~9.5). - Secondary creation and decision-making floor: Delivers 1.1 APG at 2.0 AST/40 with low error rate (TOV% 9.5, AST% 9.1); combines this with improved runner/float game and transition finishing, raising offensive ceiling as he bulks to 215+ lbs—PER 11.8 in restricted minutes signals upside to 18–22 PPG role once half-court creation expands beyond current spot-up/transition reliance. - High-ceiling 3-and-D archetype in spacing era: Tools (length + shooting + defense) mirror All-Star wings; rookie-year 12.6 PPG regression to 9.6 reflects minutes/role, not talent—projected All-Defense/20+ PPG trajectory with strength gains, as evidenced by March 2026 spikes (19.1 PPG on 54% FG/52% 3PT). - Zacc is not under attack by Coach Quin. - Zacc does not need to ask out. - The Hawks do not need to trade Zacc. - Zacc just needs time, just like Okongwu, Jalen, & virtually every young Hawks player in recent history. Just my take. #TrueToAtlanta

@BTRowland Can we call NAW a star? I mean, a legit star. Not just a good player

don't foresee that happening anytime soon hawks starting lineup still has a +22.6 net rating for the season