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Hawks select Kingston Flemings with No. 8

The Hawks selected Houston guard Kingston Flemings with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, adding one of the fastest-rising prospects in the class. Flemings dramatically improved his draft stock during a standout freshman season at Houston, averaging 16.1 points, 5.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game while helping lead […] The post Hawks select Kingston Flemings with No. 8 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Hawks take Kingston Flemings with 8th overall pick

Despite a flurry of rumors leading up to the draft surrounding the Hawks, Atlanta stood pat and took Houston point guard Kingston Flemings with the 8th overall pick. The draft fell the way most predicted months ago. The big four of AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson went with the top four […]

Hawks draft Kingston Flemings at 8

One and a half months after bowing out in the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks have now added a promising player to their core. Kingston Flemings is the pick at eighth overall, the explosive point guard out of Houston. In his one season in college, the 6-foot-4 (in shoes) guard averaged 20.3 points […]

Hawks Select Kingston Flemings At No. 8

The Hawks have used the eighth overall pick in the 2026 draft to nab former Houston guard Kingston Flemings. Flemings wasn’t included in the first 60-player mock draft that ESPN published last June, but quickly rose up draft boards as he got off to a hot start to his college career with the Cougars. Over […]

ESPN’s Tim Bontemps Discussing Front Office Job With Hawks

ESPN’s Tim Bontemps is in advanced talks with the Hawks to join their front office, Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel and Alex Schiffer report. Bontemps has been employed by ESPN as an NBA reporter since 2018 after previously working in the print media for the Washington Post and New York Post. If he accepts the […]

NBA rumors: Hawks trade buzz gets even louder right before draft, with Bucks twist

As the NBA Draft approaches, the Atlanta Hawks appear poised to move the No. 8 pick. Multiple reports have indicated that Atlanta is open to trading the selection, with Jonathan Wasserman reporting as much on X. “Few hours before the draft, Atlanta Hawks a team that sounds pretty active in trade talks at #8, per […] The post NBA rumors: Hawks trade buzz gets even louder right before draft, with Bucks twist appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Trae Young’s Bizarre New Deal Is The Wrong Kind Of Hedge

As if they were trying to win the 2019 NBA Championship seven years too late, the horrible Washington Wizards made two of the most interesting moves at the deadline last year, relieving the Dallas Mavericks of Anthony Davis in exchange for basically one good first-round pick, and taking Trae Young off the Atlanta Hawks' hands for some expiring contracts. Despite Young's considerable flaws , the deal was a fine one for the Wizards, since they didn't surrender any real assets, happily allowing t...

Thunder rumors: Latest draft buzz targets potential Victor Wembanyama stopper amid trade speculation

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the number 12 and 17 picks in the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft, which is slated to take place on Tuesday night in Brooklyn. The Thunder have already made one move this offseason, trading Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks in order to clear salary from their books. Recently, ClutchPoints NBA […] The post Thunder rumors: Latest draft buzz targets potential Victor Wembanyama stopper amid trade speculation appeared first on ClutchPoints .

CJ McCollum’s ‘ultimate professional’ persona made his Hawks contract extension vital

On Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks came to terms with CJ McCollum on a one-year contract extension to keep him in Atlanta. McCollum had a strong close to the season for the Hawks after being traded there as part of the Trae Young trade with the Washington Wizards in January. Now, more information has come to […] The post CJ McCollum’s ‘ultimate professional’ persona made his Hawks contract extension vital appeared first on ClutchPoints .

CJ McCollum Signs One-Year Extension With Hawks

June 22: The Hawks have officially announced the extension in a press release. June 21: Veteran guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a one-year, $21MM contract extension with the Hawks, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. McCollum’s extension, which will cover the 2026/27 season, features a trade kicker, agent Sam Goldfeder tells Charania. It’ll be worth 7.5%, […]

Hawks rumors: Atlanta eyeing more moves after Aaron Wiggins trade with Thunder

The Atlanta Hawks jump-started the offseason with a pair of roster moves over the weekend, agreeing to a contract extension with veteran guard CJ McCollum and then acquiring reserve wing Aaron Wiggins in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And with the NBA Draft scheduled for this week, the Hawks might not be done […] The post Hawks rumors: Atlanta eyeing more moves after Aaron Wiggins trade with Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Where do the Hawks stand one day before the NBA Draft?

The Hawks made their first two significant moves of the offseason on Sunday, bringing back CJ McCollum on a one-year deal and trading for Aaron Wiggins. The roster already looks deeper than it did when the season ended a couple of months ago, and more moves are on the horizon. Picking up Jonathan Kuminga‘s $24 […]

Hawks continue active offseason with two significant moves

It was never a secret that the Atlanta Hawks would be among the most active teams this offseason. The work began in the front office, with the team extending general manager Onsi Saleh, who was already drawing interest from other franchises after just one year as Atlanta’s lead decision-maker. The Hawks then followed that by […]