Zaccharie Risacher goes off for career high 33-points in win against Knicks

Across the board, Nike will typically cast the widest net each year. This year, the Swoosh landed over a dozen players through a mix of cash offers and merch deals. Namely, shifty guards Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham were early targets. The respective No. 3 and No. 8 picks shared the backcourt last season at Kentucky and have each begun their rookie seasons in a rotation of Kobe 5 and 6 sneakers. Additional players repping the Swoosh throughout October include No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher of the Hawks, Grizzlies big Zach Edey, and of course, Bronny James of the Lakers. -via boardroom.tv / November 2, 2024

Risacher noticed the difference early. “Back in France I was super athletic, and now I’m just a regular dude,” Risacher said of his adjustment when I asked him in training camp. -via New York Times / October 30, 2024

After dealing Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans this offseason, the Hawks do not have a defined backup point guard. Since the Hawks have several players who can handle the ball, who can pass and who can shoot, that role could fall to at least three or four players. “Trae, the way that he plays and what he does for our team, is unique,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said Saturday. “So, I don’t look at it as a positional thing where (we) talk about backup this. It’s the same way you look at a wing. Dyson (Daniels) is not Hunt’s (De’Andre Hunter) backup, Zacch’s (Zaccharie Risacher) not Dyson’s backup. Bogi’s (Bogdan Bogdanovic) not Zacch’s backup. Like you have players, and the most important thing is (how) the team functions. And that means, when I say functions, it’s successful.” -via Atlanta Journal-Constitution / October 19, 2024