Hardwood Knocks

Dan is joined by Lauren Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) from The Atlanta Journal Constitution to break down the 2024-25 Atlanta Hawks. Find her work at the AJC here. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO5:04 - The Dejounte Murray trade9:11 - How the draft impacted the offseason12:58 - Is Trae Young more adaptable than advertised?19:56 - Lauren’s biggest storylines23:46 - The development plan for Zaccharie Risacher31:45 - What will Dyson Daniels’ role be?35:20 - Thoughts on Vit Krecji, Kobe Bufkin and Garrison Mathews42:48 - Continued development of Jalen Johnson50:29 - How will the big-man rotation shake out?57:40 - How much better can Atlanta be defensively?1:00:25 - Biggest roster needs1:04:30 - Are we sleeping on the ceiling of Risacher?1:09:18 - The top-10 rotation1:11:07 - Go-to crunch-time lineup, Funky lineups we want to see1:16:25 - Win totals, Where do the Hawks stand in the East1:23:26 - Be on the lookout for Mouhamed Gueye?, Closing ThoughtsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRI