[ Sam Amick] Via his Reddit Ama on Hawks/Gafford/AD
January 13, 2026
[ Sam Amick] Via his Reddit Ama on Hawks/Gafford/AD
7 comments
“to some extent” – wasn’t it reported that there was no official offer so that extent was what exactly?
A bunch of words that basically says he knows nothing. Can’t take these insiders seriously.
Reading between the lines:
The Hawks still want KP. I’m assuming we are offering KP and Luke, nothing else. Dallas gets off the money, which they want, and the Hawks take a gamble while they have a year of insanely valuable contracts.
I personally hope the hawks take a more unorthodox approach to the deadline, I personally would prefer moves on the margin not big moves. The hawks are generally bad on the margins when it comes to transactions.
My top target would be Da’ron Sharpe from the nets. He would be a trusted 3rd center who would be absolutely fantastic in fixing depth issues
Not opposed to Gafford provided the ask is not too steep. For instance, it would be cruel to lose Risacher after seeing him start to come out of his funk.
There is so little that seems to be known in terms of Risacher’s development. I cannot imagine the pressure to succeed owing to his draft position and primacy of all those 1’s taken before and after.
And yet aside from a concerning report in the AJC where Jalen Johnson seemingly needs to remind him where he was drafted, he has mostly become a punchline to the Hawks poor fortune.
Crazy as he seems to legit raise the floor of the team whenever he plays and yet he gets pulled for one sock being lower than the other. And while I have no doubt there is some rationale for Quin’s rotation in analyticsland, it sucks to see him pulled so often when he starts to cook.
“Youth on their side now”
The fuck? How old was Trae and how old is Mccollum? Otherwise we’ve had the same team all year and even in the past 5 seasons who was our oldest player and how old. Capela at 30? I dont know who this guy is but ask him to shut the fuck up next time
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7 comments
“to some extent” – wasn’t it reported that there was no official offer so that extent was what exactly?
A bunch of words that basically says he knows nothing. Can’t take these insiders seriously.
Reading between the lines:
The Hawks still want KP. I’m assuming we are offering KP and Luke, nothing else. Dallas gets off the money, which they want, and the Hawks take a gamble while they have a year of insanely valuable contracts.
I personally hope the hawks take a more unorthodox approach to the deadline, I personally would prefer moves on the margin not big moves. The hawks are generally bad on the margins when it comes to transactions.
My top target would be Da’ron Sharpe from the nets. He would be a trusted 3rd center who would be absolutely fantastic in fixing depth issues
Not opposed to Gafford provided the ask is not too steep. For instance, it would be cruel to lose Risacher after seeing him start to come out of his funk.
There is so little that seems to be known in terms of Risacher’s development. I cannot imagine the pressure to succeed owing to his draft position and primacy of all those 1’s taken before and after.
And yet aside from a concerning report in the AJC where Jalen Johnson seemingly needs to remind him where he was drafted, he has mostly become a punchline to the Hawks poor fortune.
Crazy as he seems to legit raise the floor of the team whenever he plays and yet he gets pulled for one sock being lower than the other. And while I have no doubt there is some rationale for Quin’s rotation in analyticsland, it sucks to see him pulled so often when he starts to cook.
“Youth on their side now”
The fuck? How old was Trae and how old is Mccollum? Otherwise we’ve had the same team all year and even in the past 5 seasons who was our oldest player and how old. Capela at 30? I dont know who this guy is but ask him to shut the fuck up next time
Oh hey that was my question