The Atlanta Hawks acquired Corey Kispert as a part of the trade that sent Trae Young to the Washington Wizards. The instant hope appeared to be that Kispert could provide value in a floor-spacing role in Atlanta, but optimism has quickly turned to pessimism depsite the team’s success.<\/p>\n
Kispert has struggled to find his form through 36 appearances and seven starts with the Hawks, but fans shouldn’t be so quick to write him off.<\/p>\n
Kispert played the better part of his first five NBA seasons with the Wizards. During that time, he built a reputation as a high-level three-point shooter capable of spacing the floor and situationally creating for his teammates.<\/p>\n
Kispert finished his Wizards career with averages of 10.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.0 three-point field goals made on .475\/.383\/.802 shooting.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Kispert is shooting just 33.8 percent from beyond the arc thus far with the Hawks. That’s a sharp decline from what he was expected to offer a team in need of floor-spacing wings<\/a> who can create wider driving lanes for franchise player Jalen Johnson.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Kispert has now appeared in just one of the Hawks’ past four games and last played at least 20 minutes on Mar. 12. Concerning as that may be, it doesn’t signal the end.<\/p>\n Hawks wing Corey Kispert needs time to adjust to new environment<\/p>\n It’s difficult to imagine a scenario in which Kispert has truly forgotten how to shoot the three-ball in an NBA setting. He shot 35.0 percent from beyond the arc as a rookie and buried 39.1 percent of his attempts over the next three seasons.<\/p>\n Kispert was even shooting 39.5 percent on 4.0 three-point field goal attempts per game at the time he was traded in 2025-26.<\/p>\n The more likely explanation is that Kispert has simply encountered a learning curve after a mid-season trade. He’s assimilating to a new environment that includes the previously unknown tendencies of his new teammates and a system he had never previously played in. He’s perhaps inevitably struggled to shoot at the level he’s proven capable of.<\/p>\n