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Grant Afseth: Final: Hawks 135, Mavericks 120 Daniel Gafford: 24 PTS, 8 REB P.J. Washington: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK Cooper Flagg: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST CJ McCollum: 24 PTS, 7 AST Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 22 PTS, 2 AST Dyson Daniels: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST Dallas (23-47) hosts the Clippers next.

Kevin Chouinard: Final: Hawks 122, Bucks 99. CJ McCollum: 30 pts, Jalen Johnson: 23 pts, 12 ast, 10 reb, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels each had 3 steals

Brad Rowland: Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is OUT for Saturday afternoon against Milwaukee. Dyson Daniels is not listed on the injury report.

Lauren L. Williams: Hawks' injury report for tomorrow against the Nets Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is questionable. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise) is questionable.

Kevin Chouinard: For tomorrow’s game at Charlotte: Dyson Daniels (right ankle inflammation) is questionable. Jalen Johnson (left knee inflammation) is questionable. Zacch Risacher (left quad contusion) is questionable. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise) is out.
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Brad Rowland: Hawks injury report for Monday in Minnesota: Dyson Daniels (right ankle inflammation) is questionable. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise) is out.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, Jalen Johnson had 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106 on Wednesday night to avenge a lopsided home loss. Onyeka Okongwu added 17 points, Dyson Daniels had 15 and Corey Kispert 13 to help the Hawks win their fourth straight.

The Hawks have upgraded Dyson Daniels (right ankle sprain) to available for Monday’s game against Milwaukee.

Brad Rowland: Hawks update… Dyson Daniels is OUT tonight.

Roland Beech: Post Trae Young, what are the Hawks? Over a 6-game sample of recent games... • 7 players with 85+ RHP is decent • Inconsistent Playing Hard/Physicality • Solid core: Johnson / Daniels / Alexander-Walker players to believe in, but still 'works in progress'
Post Trae Young, what are the Hawks?
— Roland Beech (@RolandBeech) January 16, 2026
Over a 6-game sample of recent games...
• 7 players with 85+ RHP is decent
• Inconsistent Playing Hard/Physicality
• Solid core: Johnson / Daniels / Alexander-Walker players to believe in, but still 'works in progress' pic.twitter.com/7S4T8PHCuP
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Marc Stein: “I've actually been surprised within the league. When you talk to people around the league about it, they're applauding what the Hawks have done. And you have to say Onsi Saleh, the Hawks’ new GM, has been on a very good run. They they got Dyson Daniels and Nickeill Alexander-Walker signed to contracts that look very good. Jalen Johnson has been a monster. This is his team now. They traded for Porzingis. They seized an opportunity there.

The Hawks, according to conversations with rival executives, agents and former players, are unsure of the long-term prospects of Onyeka Okongwu and Mo Gueye at center from a contention standpoint. Atlanta is an average defensive team (16th in defensive rating, per Cleaning the Glass), but a core featuring Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Johnson and Davis has enough versatility and optionality to rewrite a narrative that would have been otherwise impossible with Young as the centerpiece.
Luke Hetrick: "All we can do is support Trae. He's been the face of this organization ever since he got here." @ATLHawks Dyson Daniels and Kristaps Porzingis on reports of a potential Trae Young trade. Trae is OUT for tonight after being listed as questionable with a quad injury. @wsbtv
"All we can do is support Trae. He's been the face of this organization ever since he got here." @ATLHawks Dyson Daniels and Kristaps Porzingis on reports of a potential Trae Young trade. Trae is OUT for tonight after being listed as questionable with a quad injury. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/ArHq1RTVYM
— Luke Hetrick (@LHSportsTV) January 7, 2026

Shams Charania: Trae Young's Hawks tenure is coming to an end. He appears to be in his final days and weeks in Atlanta after seven-plus seasons together as the face of that franchise. I'm told both Trae Young and the Hawks know he just doesn't fit with the current team anymore. We've seen the Hawks move and turn the page toward this young core of Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, so both sides are collaborating on trade talks out of Atlanta, turn the page, seeing where else Trae Young can land to be the lead guard of a franchise elsewhere. And this really started in the offseason when the Hawks decided not to offer Young a contract extension, and now, Young is seeking a team that could give him an extension. This has also stemmed from the fact that the Hawks have played better this season without Young in the lineup. So between now and the trade deadline, the Hawks can either move Young, they can wait for his contract to turn into an expiring deal this offseason when he has a player option, or he opts out, and gives Atlanta $40 million in cap space. But Trae Young appears to be nearing the end of his career in Atlanta.