the latest on Giannis and the hawks
TOP STORY:
The Giannis Antetokounmpo Injury News Could Have Massive Ramifications On The Atlanta Hawks
What? Giannis Antetokounmpo said he expects to miss four to six weeks with a right calf/soleus strain suffered in Milwaukee’s 102–100 loss to Denver on Jan. 23. The Bucks are 18–26, 11th in the East. Atlanta owns the more favorable 2026 first-rounder between New Orleans and Milwaukee. ESPN, Reuters, ESPN (assets)
So What? If the Bucks slide while Giannis sits, the Hawks’ “better-of NOP/MIL” 2026 pick gains lottery odds, boosting Atlanta’s ammunition in a retool, or its ability to hold the pick as a blue-chip asset through the deadline.
Now What? Watch for MRI results and any setback/return timeline (target late February to early March), Milwaukee’s record without Giannis, and moves before the Feb. 5 deadline. Track Pelicans’ position too—both outcomes affect Atlanta’s pick value. AP/NBA.com, AP recap
January 20 Episode:
Now that Trae can't be blamed, who is to blame? Do the Hawks actually have a level up to go anyway? Has Quinn Snyder lost the locker room? What would the Hawks need to do to actually compete for a championship in the next handful of years?
JP: No Trae anymore. And the Atlanta Hawks are on a four-game losing streak. They've lost, due to Los Angeles Lakers, 116 to 141. Again, they absolutely just got clobbered. The Lakers, in fairness to them, the Lakers had lost the night before in a back-to-back. JJ. Reddick got really mad at them. And so they came out crazy out of the gates. Then they lost to the, at the Portland Trail Blazers, a team they shouldn't have lost to. And then they lost to the Boston Celtics, 106 to 132. And then the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday on MLK Day, 110 to 112. Again, they clawed back into and was kind of even an achievement to be able to lose it at the last second. But Trae, like, is it even news at this point in time that they just aren't that good? Like, I had no, I totally forgot that they beat the Nuggets away and the Warriors away last week.
TN: Yes, they suck.
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