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Atlanta Hawks are signing C Clint Capela to a 2y/$42.9MM extension (plus $4MM incentives) for the 2023-24 & 2024-25 seasons

NBA released the 2021-22 schedule for all 30 NBA teams starting Oct. 19th & concluding Apr 10th. The league will feature 75 NBA Classic matchups to “celebrate the teams, players, coaches & moments that have defined 75 years of NBA basketball”

NBA announced the 2021-22 opening week primetime schedule and Christmas Day slate ft. Hawks vs. Knicks, Celtics vs. Bucks, Warriors vs. Suns, Lakers vs. Nets, and Jazz vs. Mavericks

Atlanta Hawks are re-signing G Lou Williams on a 1y/$5M deal

Atlanta Hawks have agreed to re-sign PF John Collins on 5y/$125M extension

Atlanta Hawks and PG Trae Young have agreed to a 5-year extension worth up to $207M

Boston Celtics landed G Kris Dunn, C Bruno Fernando, and a 2023 2nd Rd Pick in a 3-team trade with Atlanta Hawks getting G Delon Wright and Sacramento Kings adding C Tristan Thompson

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Atlanta Hawks have agreed to retain HC Nate McMillan on a non-interim basis for the 2021-22 season after leading ATL to the Eastern Conference Finals

Giannis became the latest of a long list of All-Star caliber players to suffer an injury in 2021 and it cost Milwaukee Game 4 as the Trae Young-less Hawks 25-10 run after Giannis’ injury was too much to overcome as Lou Will & Bogdanovic stepped up to even up the series 2-2

Khris Middleton’s 4th Quarter takeover (20 PTS) led Milwaukee’s Game 3 comeback win over the Atlanta Hawks when Trae Young’s shimmying & logo 3’s turned south after an ankle injury neutralized him down the stretch; Middleton outscored ATL himself 20-17 in Q4

Trae Young exploded for 48 points and 11 assists to lead Atlanta over Milwaukee in another Game 1 road win for the No.5 seed Hawks as the Bucks blew a late lead and couldn’t take it to OT on Khris Middleton’s game-tying 3PA

Doc Rivers poor series-clinching and Game 7 resume added another blemish as the Hawks upset the 76ers in Philly thanks to Kevin Huerter stepping up and Trae Young’s clutch plays

Philadelphia 76ers came to play in Game 6 with a win in Atlanta to force a Game 7 after a hard-fought battle to overcome Trae Young’s 34 PTS & 12 AST

Trae Young’s 39 PTS helped lead the Hawks historic comeback victory over the 76ers in Philly to steal Game 5 and a 3-2 Semifinals lead

Trae Young’s historic 25-point/18-assist performance led Atlanta to a huge Game 4 win over Philadelphia to tie the series 2-2 after Seth Curry’s missed game-tying 3PA with Joel Embiid going 0-12 FG in the 2nd half

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