To understand, consider the case of Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks, the NBA’s purgatory. Nobody does purgatory like the Hawks. Literally. 15 times the past four seasons, an NBA team won 40-43 games.

The Lakers evened their first-round series against the Timberwolves as the Pacers, Thunder moved closer to the second round ...

And so we come to another juncture in the meandering journey of the Hawks franchise, unencumbered by a championship banner in the entirety of its 57-season Atlanta existence, ...

Payton Pritchard has won the NBA's 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year award, receiving 82 first-place votes, the league announced Tuesday. Pritchard is now the fourth Boston Celtic to win the award ...

Young, unseasoned Cleveland needed more toughness ... A real key to this series.” Shortly after De’Andre Hunter’s midseason arrival, Atkinson was repeatedly peppered with questions about ...

Before Monday, one could say the Hawks did a solid job this season of accomplishing the goal they set at the start of the season — but goals change.

All-Star power forward Evan Mobley was a non-factor with nine points and seven rebounds, while top bench scorer De'Andre Hunter didn't ... "This is the life of a young player," Heat coach Erik ...

And in a hostile environment, in a situation Houston’s young players have never been ... six rebounds and steal. De’Andre Hunter added 21 points off the bench. In other words, Cleveland ...

You don't go into the game knowing when you're going to go in or anything, but as a player, young player ... votes were Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter; Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz ...