Trae Young on Zaccharie Risacher: In my eyes he should be ROY

Jorge Sierra: Brook Lopez passed KEVIN GARNETT in blocks last night and is now No. 18 all-time. Also: Hawks guard Trae Young passed former Hawks guard and podcast superstar Jeff Teague in assists for No. 89 in NBA history. -via Bluesky / March 17, 2025

The Atlanta Hawks have found several ways to win in their last four games, and tonight was much different than the past three. In their game against the Philadelphia 76ers, they got the win without Trae Young, but in their latest win against Charlotte Hornets, they needed 21 free throws from him, which led to him making history. Young went a perfect 21-21 from the free-throw line and is the sixth player in NBA history to go perfect from the free-throw line with 21 or more attempts in a single game. After the game, Young spoke about the 21 free throws and being able to come through at the line when the team needed him. “It’s what I do,” Young said. “I know how to score. If my shot’s not going I know how to get to the line. It not only helps our team score, it also puts them in foul trouble and stuff like that, especially when guys are being as aggressive as they’ve been. -via Clutch Points / March 13, 2025

Atlanta Hawks PR: Trae Young has handed out his 700th assist of the season with his eighth helper of the game. Young, the only player with 700 assists in the NBA this season, has handed out 700+ assists in three of his last four seasons. -via Twitter @HawksPR / March 12, 2025

“I feel like every game I feel more comfortable. I’m able to learn like every possession,” Risacher said. “Honestly, it’s a new environment. I got great teammates, too. They helped me a lot on the court and off the court, and I’m just in great condition to learn, with, like, the coaches, my teammates, the organization. We’re playing a lot of games, so it’s like it’s great for young player like me to be able to compete every night with those guys.” -via Atlanta Journal-Constitution / March 19, 2025

Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder has had the chance to coach some amazing international players throughout his career, but more specifically, those from France. This year, he’s been given the opportunity to coach the No. 1 overall pick, Zaccaharie Risacher, and throughout the season, he’s shown him nothing but love when talking about his growth. For Snyder, he thinks that all of the French players in the league are special, and he spoke about it before their game against the Indiana Pacers. -via Clutch Points / March 8, 2025

“There’s a number of French players in the NBA right now – younger players – that are very talented and competitive, and you can see their progression and see how their career is going to have that arc,” Snyder said. “We have one of them on our team in Zacch. Like I’ve said before, his competitiveness is unique, especially for his age. Rudy [Gobert] had that level of fight in him. Rudy was incredibly competitive. anybody that watches Rudy and Zacch play, they’re different players, but they’re very unique.” Snyder coached Gobert when he was on the Utah Jazz, and he watched him turn into a Defensive Player of the Year. He also was able to coach Boris Diaw, who was known as a “do it all” type of player when he was in the league. -via Clutch Points / March 8, 2025