Crossover World

  Trae Young is one of the best point guards in the league today, and there is no doubt that his offensive production is off the charts. He has looked unstoppable at times this season, and he is clearly a player that can warp an entire defense. The recent matchup between the Hawks and the Cavaliers is one that many people were looking forward to, as it was a win-or-go-home play-in tournament game. The winner would end up as the 8th seed in the playoffs. The winner of that matchup was the Atlanta Hawks, and they were led by Trae Young, who put up an astounding 38-point, 9 assist performance. A lot of fans reacted to Trae Young's big night, with some stating that he is the best point guard in the league. Trae Young tonight: 38 Points 9 Assists 52% FG CLUTCH. 🥶 A lot of people generally believe that Stephen Curry is the best PG in the league currently, but Trae Young is definitely a top-tier point guard. He had amazing averages during the regular season, putting up 28.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG,...

  This season has not gone as planned for the Atlanta Hawks. After making a Cinderella run to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, they were expected to be in the mix for one of the higher seeds this season. Instead, they are 37-37 and 10th place in the East with eight games remaining in the regular season. The silver lining for them is that they have a 4.5 game lead over the 11th place Washington Wizards which practically guarantees their spot in the play-in tournament three weeks from now. If the Atlanta Hawks become a play-in team then Trae Young becomes the most dangerous man in basketball. He’s going to burn it all down. Mr. 30 & 10 #DressWarmer The order of the four teams involved in the play-in has yet to be decided as the Hawks, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Charlotte Hornets are only separated by 1.5 games. It will be interesting to see how things turn out among these teams in their scramble for the eighth seed which will give them two chances to secure one of the two...

  John Collins has played in just four games for the Atlanta Hawks since Feb. 11, and at this point t's unclear when the big man will play in another one. Collins will be sidelined indefinitely due to a plantar fascia tear in his right foot as well as damage to his right ring finger, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.  Atlanta coach Nate McMillan said Thursday that Collins was set to get a second opinion on both his sprained right ring finger and his strained right foot, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Sarah K. Spencer.  "John is just basically getting checked out," McMillan said. "He wants to get a second opinion on his foot and his finger, and we hope that we get some good news there." McMillan added that the Hawks "really don't know" whether or not Collins will be out for an extended period of time.  Collins returned to the lineup on March 4 after missing three weeks with the foot injury. In Atlanta's next game, on March...

NBA stars simply cannot stop scoring. Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young, was the latest to light up the scoreboard, is currently in the midst of a ridiculous hot streak that has seen him score 93 points in the last 24 hours. After putting up 47 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, Young poured in 46 points to lead the Hawks past the Trail Blazers on Monday. He shot 15-of-31 from the field and added six points and 12 rebounds as the Hawks extended their winning streak to three games.  While it's hard to expect back-to-back 40-point performances, perhaps we shouldn't have been too surprised given how Young played in the first meeting between the Hawks and Blazers this season. Back in early January, he put up a career-high 56 points and 14 assists against Portland. As a result, he's now the first player in NBA history to average 50 points and 10 assists against a single opponent during a season, per ESPN Stats and Info.  Now, the tanking Blazers aren't exa...

  After last year's surprise run to the Eastern Conference finals, the Hawks need to quickly find their form to make a playoff return. ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are aiming for a top-six spot in the NBA playoffs, knowing a repeat of their pace before the All-Star break won’t be close to good enough. One year after advancing to the Eastern Conference finals, the Hawks feel a sense of urgency to improve their play in the final 24 games of the regular season. They visit Chicago on Thursday night to open a crucial stretch of four games against teams ahead of them in the conference playoff standings, including two against the Bulls. A rocky first half, packed with winning and losing streaks, has the Hawks (28-30) tied with Charlotte for ninth in the conference. Atlanta is perilously close to falling out of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. The Hawks won their last two games before the break, including a 130-109 runaway win at Orlando on March 16. The visit to the Bulls, t...

  Chef Curry won't be cooking in this year's 3-Point Contest but that doesn't mean we won't be served an appetizing course in the second event of Saturday night's All-Star festivities. Eight players will compete to take home a trophy with Mountain Dew's logo on it, and it feels like any one of them could win. Let's take a look at this year's competitors and their odds: All lines from BetMGM. Luke Kennard (+400) This wouldn't be Kennard's first time winning a longball competition. The former Duke sharpshooter won the McDonald's All-American 3-point contest in 2015 before he joined the Blue Devils. Kennard didn't open as the favorite on BetMGM, but an 8-for-9 performance from beyond the arc on Thursday night led to a flurry of wagers that knocked his price down to +400 and turned him into the odds-on favorite. Patty Mills (+450) Mills is shooting better than 40% from 3-point range for the first time in five seasons. He hasn't been light...

  Rayford Young I, who died when Young was 10, always knew his grandson would make it to the league Trae Young was too young to have seen Julius “Dr. J” Erving play in anything other than highlights. But by the way Young’s grandfather described his favorite NBA player of all time, it felt like he had watched Dr. J dunk. One of the perks of playing in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday for the Atlanta Hawks guard is he will get to rub elbows with Erving and other legends when the NBA 75th Anniversary Team is honored. Unfortunately for Young, his beloved grandfather did not live long enough to be there to meet Erving and see his beloved grandson play in the NBA as he projected. “Just even thinking about that makes me emotional,” said Young’s father, Rayford Young II. “He would flip. He would go crazy. He would probably start talking about how all these young dudes don’t understand what he [Erving] meant to the league coming from the ABA to the NBA. “I think my dad would have called...