Atlanta Hawks Unicorn Summer + Franchise Outlook with David Lee – ATL acquires Kristaps Porzingis, Asa Newell (#23 2025), Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Luke Kennard + Unprotected 2026 1st from NOLA

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Learning Basketball

Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK

93 episodes

3 days ago

Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcast from Swish Theory. Follow @BeyondTheRK on YouTube + Twitter & Subscribe for FREE Substack Newsletter

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Atlanta Hawks Unicorn Summer + Franchise Outlook with David Lee – ATL acquires Kristaps Porzingis, Asa Newell (#23 2025), Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Luke Kennard + Unprotected 2026 1st from NOLA

Learning Basketball

54 minutes 55 seconds

3 months ago

Atlanta Hawks Unicorn Summer + Franchise Outlook with David Lee – ATL acquires Kristaps Porzingis, Asa Newell (#23 2025), Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Luke Kennard + Unprotected 2026 1st from NOLA

Ep. 74 Learning Basketball with David Lee @DLee4Three

David Lee covers the Atlanta Hawks on YouTube & Twitter @DLee4Three and creates Atlanta Hawks Film Breakdowns at @ATLHawksFilm

Today we learn about the Atlanta Hawks incredible 2025 offseason, 2025-2026 future franchise outlook, Drafting Asa Newell #23 while somehow adding a 2026 unprotected first from New Orleans, How a healthy Kristaps could be the key unlocking Trae Young, Atlanta’s front court two-way versatility and key additions of Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard to the backcourt.

Timeline

00:00 Introduction & 2025 Offseason Winners: Atlanta Hawks

03:00 The Potential D&3 Secondary Scoring Gravity of Kristaps Porzingis

05:00 The Value of Trading Back for Asa Newell and his incredible development path trajectory clean fit next to Trae Young to maximize Asa’s skillset
32:00 How Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard complement a Trae - Dyson Daniels Backcourt

37:00 Teambuilding challenge of Lineup Versatility - Building around Trae’s strengths by flanking him with versatile defensive play-finishers while finding options to survive without him on the court

40:00 Expectations for Upcoming 2025-26 NBA Season and beyond - Can next year’s Atlanta Hawks win 50 games and a 4-seed?