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Sean Highkin: Jrue Holiday is back in the lineup tonight after missing Sunday’s game for personal reasons. Vit Krejci is also available to play after passing his physical following the trade.
Sean Highkin: Tiago Splitter on Vit Krejci: “We’re ‘thirsty’ for a shooter like that.”
Trading two second-round picks for Vit Krejci makes sense for Portland because he fills a glaring need and has a great contract. He’s signed for the minimum for two seasons after this one, with 2026-27 non-guaranteed and 2027-28 a team option. The Blazers desperately need both rotation-ish caliber wings and shooting, and Krejčí can provide both. A 40.5-percent career 3-point shooter with deep range, Krejčí mostly subsists on catch-and-shoots. But he has a good handle for his size at 6-foot-8 that can gives him some utility as a second-side operator.
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Michael Scotto: Update: The Atlanta Hawks are trading Vit Krejci to the Portland Trail Blazers for Duop Reath and two future second-round picks, which includes Atlanta receiving its own 2027 second-round pick back and a New York Knicks 2030 second-round pick, league sources told
Shams Charania: The Atlanta Hawks are trading guard Vit Krejci to the Portland Trail Blazers for Duop Reath and two future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. Krejci has averaged 9 points and 2.2 3-pointers made per game on 42.3% shooting, which ranks top 20 in the NBA.
Brad Rowland: The Hawks had a muddy start but ended up cruising to a 115-98 win. A "double win" for Atlanta, given the 2026 draft pick. Season-high 29 points for Kristaps Porzingis. 18-11-9 for Jalen Johnson. 21 points (7 threes) for Vit Krejci.
And the whole vibe around the national team didn’t radiate much optimism. I’m not being smart after the fact—I have 50 witnesses that I’ve been saying from day one that everything feels… tense. That was the impression, given how many Serbian media representatives were there. And so many people spoke every day with a smiling Kristaps Porziņģis, Cedi Osman, Neemias Queta, Vít Krejčí… later with Jusuf Nurkić, Tornike Shengelia, Zaccharie Risacher, even Luka Dončić. They were always available to the media, to the point that at one moment I walked away disinterested when Porziņģis came to talk. “Come on, kid, that’s just for the papers.” We’ll talk to the best in the world. We’ll talk to Nikola Jokić. Maybe someday…
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The Czech national team has announced its preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2025. The roster is headlined by their only NBA player, Atlanta Hawks guard Vit Krejci, and Barcelona’s Tomas Satoransky.
When 24-year-old Vit Krejci went overseas, the first destination where he soaked up the NBA atmosphere was Oklahoma City. Today, the Thunder are one win away from a title while Krejci remembers his time in OKC here and there. "On the one hand, I'm sorry I'm not there anymore, but I wish all those guys well. It's great to see the guys who were rookies with me a few years ago, the role they have today. I really believed this team would make it to the finals in five years. But I also believe that we can fight for nice positions in the next seasons with Atlanta," says the South Bohemia native.
Do you believe you can maintain your position in the new season? "Of course, there is some competition. Also, most people who make it to the NBA have a mindset that they have to destroy everything in front of them. But you also have to maintain some team morale, and I think that's working well in Atlanta. We're sharp in practice, we're getting better, we're fighting for that spot, but off the court we're all good."
So Eurobasket is already in your mind? The Czech team is changing a lot and obviously they will rely on you a lot. "It will be something new again. I'm looking forward to this challenge. It's good to be with the guys we play with on the national team. It's been rebuilt a little bit, we have a new coach and Tomas Satoransky will be there at the same time, who helped me as a mentor when I went to the NBA. Actually, all the coaches in Atlanta were happy that I'll be playing in Eurobasket, that I'm counted on. They believe that it will move me on again if I have a more important role. And I already know that some coaches will come to Riga to see me."
