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Shams Charania: Saddiq Bey missed the entire 2024-25 season after suffering a torn ACL in Atlanta and then had a resurgent comeback season last year in New Orleans, averaging a career high 17.7 points. He now locks in a fully guaranteed deal through 2029-30 with the Pelicans.
Brad Rowland: The Hawks officially waived Devin Carter. Atlanta has a well-documented roster crunch and still has 16 for 15 spots even after waiving Carter. In June, the Hawks received a 2033 second round pick from SAC to take Carter’s ~$5.1M contract. ATL also waived Lamont Butler today.
Brad Rowland: The Hawks announced their training camp details this morning. They're headed to Nashville (Vanderbilt Univ.) for the first few days of camp. First time they've had camp in Tennessee since 1999. Media Day is Monday, Sept. 28 in Atlanta. Then Nashville for 4 days beginning on Sept 29.
"Georgia, here I come! I don't mean my hometown of Atlanta. Just wait for October, when we'll set the court on fire with Black Fortress," Howard said. Details regarding the contract duration and salary have not yet been disclosed. Black Fortress achieved promotion to top tier of Georgia's basketball after winning the title as champions of the nation's second tier. It is certain, however, that the 40-year-old center is not yet ready to step away from the court for good.
The Lakers and Hawks talked sign-and-trade earlier this summer, but those talks stalled out because Atlanta is not looking to add salary (it is only $3.8 million below the luxury tax line, and Kuminga currently counts as zero for them). Or, at least Atlanta is not interested without a quality draft pick as an incentive, and the Lakers would not go there. Also, Atlanta currently has 17 players under contract heading into training camp and needs to shed at least two, not add players. The Lakers and Hawks are talking sign-and-trade again, with guard Jaden Hardy reportedly in the conversation (he makes $6 million this season), while previously that was Jared Vanderbilt ($12.4 million).
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At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women’s sports during last Sunday’s game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Fever. The league later said the fans should have been free to wear those shirts. Breanna Stewart said Liberty fans specifically, but WNBA fans in general, come to games because “they can feel like they can be themselves in whatever capacity that is and we don’t want to lose sight of that."
Dunkers competed in four group stages at Overtime Elite (capacity of 1,300) in Atlanta over four weeks, with each winner advancing to the championship round. The remaining four dunkers were wild-card selections based on the next four highest scores. Five judges scored made and missed dunks based on set criteria. All of the dunkers, many of whom made a name for themselves in international competitions that can be found across the internet, are compensated for their participation. “The best dunkers were always professional athletes,” Shaquille O’Neal said. “Now you’ve got these kids that are way better dunkers than our professional athletes. So, I wanted to bring it together and treat them like professionals.”
Marc Stein: NEWS: Hawks assistant GM Kyle Korver is leaving the franchise after four years in Atlanta's front office, @TheSteinLine has learned. I'm told Korver, who also had an All-Star season as a Hawk, parts on good terms and has expressed excitement about his next post-playing chapter.
Shams Charania: Charlotte picks up an established veteran at point guard who has history with Hornets president Jeff Peterson and coach Charles Lee from his tenure in Atlanta at the start of his career. The Hornets, Cavaliers and Schroder's rep Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports worked for the last couple months on the deal -- which also provides Cleveland with flexibility to continue pursuing roster moves and tax savings to keep them well under the second apron.
Ben Golliver: Star homecoming games in 2026-27 NBA season - Trae Young's Wizards at Hawks: Nov. 6 - Paul George's Celtics at 76ers: Nov. 10 - Tyler Herro's Bucks at Bam Adebayo's Heat: Nov. 18 - LeBron James's 76ers at Lakers: Dec. 25 - Jaylen Brown's 76ers at Celtics: Jan. 21 - Giannis Antetokounmpo's Heat at Bucks: Jan. 28 - Ja Morant's Blazers at Grizzlies: Feb. 6 - LaMelo Ball's Timberwolves at Hornets: Feb. 15
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NBA Communications: The NBA schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 18) will feature an NBC Sports quadrupleheader. The action begins with a 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals rematch between the Pistons and Cavaliers, with additional matchups between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Minnesota and New York and Houston and Memphis.
Kleiman: So how does it work? Twenty-four dunkers — do they compete in remote cities or move around? O’Neal: We’re probably just going to start season one in Atlanta, and then we’ll have the championship somewhere — we haven’t announced that. It’ll be dunking against each other, dunk-offs. All the judges were professional athletes, professional dunkers. I don’t want to give you too much, so make sure you tune in. [Editor’s Note: The entire first season of Dunkman took place in Atlanta.]
The Minnesota Timberwolves player, 24, has been locked in a year-long fight over child support with Howard, despite having already paid her over $110,000 towards the upkeep of their toddler daughter Aubri. Both Howard and Edwards had been slugging it out in Atlanta, where both are from, only for Howard to file a second suit in Los Angeles where paternity payouts are more generous. Now, court papers obtained by the Daily Mail show Howard's suit has been thrown out after she failed to provide any evidence of residency on the West Coast and did not show up for trial on the matter.
He’s been in talks this free agency on a new contract or a potential sign-and-trade out of Atlanta, but nothing has materialized nearly a month into the process. According to NBA insider Keith Smith, the biggest obstacle with Kuminga is the length of the deal. He can only be traded if he signs a three-year deal, but he insists on signing a one-year contract if he has to accept less money than he’s aiming for. “The challenge with Kuminga is that if he’s gonna take less money than what he wants, then he only wants to do it for a year,” reported Keith Smith. “He doesn’t want to do a three-year deal, and in order to do a sign-and-trade, he would have to have a three-year contract. That gets him stuck a little bit. He doesn’t want to be on a smaller contract that devalues himself.”