Hawks media day: Lu Dort and Ryan Nembhard meet Atlanta press, NBA.com and CBS Atlanta grade the Risacher trade

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:50:00 -0400

The Atlanta Hawks introduced newly acquired guard Lu Dort and second-year guard Ryan Nembhard to Atlanta reporters Monday afternoon, the day after a three-team trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks that sent 2024 No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas. National outlets filed grades overnight as the structure of the deal continued to settle across the league.

ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the framework on Sunday. The Hawks received Dort from Oklahoma City and Nembhard from Dallas, while sending Risacher and a protected future second-round pick to the Mavericks and two future second-round picks to the Thunder. Dallas also sent one future second-round pick to OKC as part of the three-way balance.

Hawks land Aaron Wiggins from Thunder as first major move of NBA free agency

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 -0400

The Atlanta Hawks made the first significant move of NBA free agency on Monday, acquiring guard Aaron Wiggins from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for two future second-round draft picks.

Wiggins, 26, averaged 8.3 points and 3.6 rebounds last season while shooting 39 percent from three-point range. He had fallen out of Oklahoma City’s deep playoff rotation but projects as a high-impact wing in Atlanta, where the Hawks’ bench scored almost nothing during a six-game first-round loss to the New York Knicks.

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Hawks media day: Lu Dort and Ryan Nembhard meet Atlanta press, NBA.com and CBS Atlanta grade the Risacher trade

Hawks land Aaron Wiggins from Thunder as first major move of NBA free agency