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The Dallas Mavericks got a first-hand look Wednesday night at why the Atlanta Hawks are the hottest team in the NBA, and it was not a pretty sight. Atlanta won its 11th consecutive game, beating Dallas 135-120 at American Airlines Center in a game that was never close. The Hawks...

The Atlanta Hawks arrive at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night riding the NBA's longest active winning streak. The Dallas Mavericks haven't won at home in nearly two months. Something has to give. Atlanta has won 10 straight, catapulting from the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff picture back to...

The Atlanta Hawks have no interest in trading Jalen Johnson to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Atlanta intends to build around Johnson in the post-Trae Young era. "Atlanta would have been a natural trade partner for Milwaukee given...

As the Dallas Mavericks continue to play out a six-game road trip, the losses continue to pile up. The team dropped its eighth consecutive game — this time, losing 124-112 against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Tuesday night. Dallas has now lost 18 of its last 20...

Find an Atlanta Hawks fan, and console them. Chances are, they are still coming to terms with the return the franchise received for Trae Young — and what it says about Atlanta’s place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. There was an understanding that change was inevitable. Young’s defensive limitations had...

The Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young are increasingly headed toward a split ahead of the NBA trade deadline, sources told DallasHoopsJournal.com, but leaguewide interest has been limited as teams weigh fit concerns and contractual risk. Young’s market has been slower to develop in part because Atlanta has shown it can...

The Atlanta Hawks don't want to trade Jalen Johnson to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to NBA insider Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. While the Hawks are interested in trading for Antetokounmpo, they don't want to part ways with Johnson. The 24-year-old Johnson was born and raised in...

The Dallas Mavericks enter the break in a familiar but uneasy position — competitive enough to remain in the Western Conference play-in race, yet unsettled about what direction the franchise should ultimately take. A recent surge has steadied the season on the surface, but it has not resolved the larger...

An NBA trade idea sending Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher from the Atlanta Hawks to the Boston Celtics has been created. NBA writer Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Hawks and Celtics: Atlanta Hawks get: Jaylen Brown Boston Celtics get: Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher,...

The Atlanta Hawks are eager to see more of Trae Young alongside Jalen Johnson as they make determinations about their big-picture future, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Hawks and Young will not agree to an extension this offseason. Young is eligible for a four-year,...