<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-why-deandre-hunter-shooting-elevated-atlantas-offense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why De’Andre Hunter’s shooting has elevated Hawks’ offense');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hawks-news-Why-De-Andre-Hunters-shooting-has-elevated-Atlantas-offense.jpg"></figure><h1>Why De’Andre Hunter’s shooting has elevated Hawks’ offense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T16:50:24-08:00">December 21st, 4:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T16:50:24-08:00">December 21st, 4:50pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>De’Andre <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-deandre-hunter-savagely-posterizes-victor-wembanyama-to-force-ot">Hunter has been a bright spot</a> for the Atlanta Hawks this season coming off the bench. He’s<a href="https://x.com/HawksPR/status/1869937720753033436" rel="noopener"> scored 15 or more points</a> in the last 10 games, and he has a case for being the Sixth Man of the Year early this season. Head coach Quin Snyder knows what’s been working for Hunter this season and went in depth before their game against the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>“He’s bought into what we’re doing,” Snyder said. “Shooting transition threes has been something. He can shoot, and he’s always been able to shoot, but I think that his recognition of where those places are, what times in the game where he can be even more aggressive. He doesn’t hesitate right now, and I think his willingness to shoot threes, sometimes contested threes, with his size, and then the aggressiveness with how he’s attacking the rim. Those two things, in my mind, really set up the other part of this game where he does have the ability to rise up and hit a contested mid-range shot. </p><p>“All three of those things are a part of being a three-level scorer, and I think that’s what he is. Because he’s playing the game that way offensively, I think he’s just been efficient in how he’s played. He may not be the most vocal guy on our team, but in many respects, he’s as much of a leader as anybody.“</p><p>Hunter has been quick to make decisions with the ball this season, and his three-point shooting has been a big part of his success. He’s taking advantage of mismatches, and he also doesn’t have the responsibility of guarding the opposing team’s best player, which is now Dyson Daniels’ job.</p><p>All of those things have led to Hunter having one of his best seasons and is helping the Hawks tremendously.</p><h2>De’Andre Hunter is a serious 6MOY candidate</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/De-Andre-Hunter.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the way De’Andre Hunter has been playing this season, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him as one of the finalists for Sixth Man of the Year. Earlier this season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-deandre-hunter-keeps-100-sixth-man-of-the-year-hype">Hunter was asked about possibly being a candidate</a> for the award, and he noted that he was more worried about the team’s success.</p><p>“I hear it, but I’m not really worried about it, honestly,” Hunter said. “I’m just looking to play my game and help my team win. Whether I do get that award or I don’t, it doesn’t affect me in any way.”</p><p>Not only has Hunter elevated the Hawks bench, but players such as Bogdan Bogdanovic and Onyeka Okongwu have helped the second unit become one of the best in the league. The Hawks bench has been outscoring the opposing team’s bench almost every game for the past few weeks, and it’s been a big part of their overall success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why De’Andre Hunter’s shooting has elevated Hawks’ offense

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-deandre-hunter-savagely-posterizes-victor-wembanyama-to-force-ot');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter savagely posterizes Victor Wembanyama to force OT');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeAndre-Hunter-savagely-posterizes-Victor-Wembanyama-to-force-OT.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter savagely posterizes Victor Wembanyama to force OT</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T20:19:05-08:00">December 19th, 8:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T20:19:05-08:00">December 19th, 8:19pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-vs-spurs-prediction-odds-pick-12-19-2024">locked in a barnburner</a> against the San Antonio Spurs, and the two teams were going back-and-forth to close out regulation. With 15 seconds left in the game, the Hawks got the ball back down two, 120-118. Little did everyone know that they would be witnessing one of the nastiest poster jams in recent memory. Putting De’Andre Hunter in the backcourt, he had a running start into a handoff from Larry Nance Jr., getting the step against Victor Wembanyama and throwing down a <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1869948284602851429" rel="noopener">mean tomahawk jam</a> over the Spurs star to tie the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DE'ANDRE HUNTER PUTS VICTOR WEMBANYAMA ON A POSTER. </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/rHNHUkcPZR">pic.twitter.com/rHNHUkcPZR</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1869948284602851429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-reveals-instinctive-secret-behind-clutch-heroics">Wembanyama has done nothing but terrorize</a> would-be scorers in the paint since the Spurs drafted him first overall in 2023, so it took some major guts from Hunter and the Hawks to run a play that would involve the best rim protector in today’s NBA. And it also took some huge stones from the Hawks forward to go up without hesitation and without fear of getting stuffed at the rim, and with the game on the line, no less.</p><p>The Hawks forward was feeling himself so much after the dunk, and perhaps rightfully so, that he had some choice words for Wembanyama after coming down from his incredible poster dunk. The Spurs star wouldn’t take that lying down, however, so he retorted with some words of his own. Both Hunter and Wembanyama were whistled for technical fouls in the aftermath of this play.</p><p>After forcing a turnover on the other end of the floor, the Hawks got an opportunity to win the game in regulation. Trae Young took a stepback midrange shot over Wembanyama, and the Spurs star’s length forced Young to float a high-arcing shot that missed, sending the game to overtime as a result.</p><h2><b>Victor Wembanyama, Spurs get last laugh over De’Andre Hunter, Hawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hawks-forward-DeAndre-Hunter-posterizes-Spurs-Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>© Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>De’Andre Hunter may have had the highlight of the game — and arguably the biggest highlight of the season thus far — but it was all for naught for the Hawks. The Hawks lost steam in overtime while Victor Wembanyama was saving his best for last — tallying eight of the Spurs’ 13 points in over time (outscoring Atlanta) en route to a 133-126 victory.</p><p>Wembanyama was amazing all night long and demolished an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-atlanta-concerning-onyeka-okongwu-injury-announcement">overmatched Hawks frontcourt</a>. The Spurs star finished with 42 points, six rebounds, five assists, two steals, and four blocks while shooting 13-24 from the field and 7-15 from beyond the arc. Hunter, for his part, wasn’t a one-highlight wonder, as he finished the night as Atlanta’s leading scorer with 27 points.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter savagely posterizes Victor Wembanyama to force OT

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-deandre-hunter-keeps-100-sixth-man-of-the-year-hype');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter keeps it 100 on Sixth Man of the Year hype');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeAndre-Hunter-keeps-it-100-on-Sixth-Man-of-the-Year-hype.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter keeps it 100 on Sixth Man of the Year hype</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T14:47:48-08:00">December 8th, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T14:47:48-08:00">December 8th, 2:47pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>De’Andre <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-deandre-hunter-balance-bench-role">Hunter’s name has been buzzing</a> around the league as the Atlanta Hawks’ forward is playing some of the best basketball <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1865235958695706958" rel="noopener">coming off the bench</a> this season. He’s been a big reason why the Hawks are on a six-game winning streak, and in their last matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, he finished with 26 points and hit some big shots to help them to a win.</p><p>Many have already put him in Sixth Man of the Year conversations, and after their game against the Lakers, he was asked if he’s heard any of the talks.</p><p>“I hear it but I’m not really worried about it honestly,” Hunter said. “I’m just looking to play my game and help my team win. Whether I do get that award or I don’t, it doesn’t affect me in any way.”</p><p>Hunter has been playing so well that the Hawks have been trying to get him the ball in the final seconds of games, which included their last shot against the Lakers. He ended up getting doubled, which led to Trae Young being wide-open and hitting the game-winning shot. After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-massive-performance-game-winner-lakers">Young praised Hunter</a> for what he’s been doing over the season.</p><p>“First off, what about De’Andre Hunter? That dude’s been playing very well; he’s been leading us coming off the bench and just being ready to play these last six games,” Young said. “We’ve all had really good moments, and sometimes some bad moments in games, you just gotta tip your hat to Dre for these last six games on how he’s been playing coming off the bench ready. Tonight, he did a great job from beginning to end. That last play, he’s been so hot, I was trying to get him a shot. He still made the right play.”</p><h2>De’Andre Hunter playing like 6MOY for Hawks this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeAndre-Hunter-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even though De’Andre Hunter is playing some of his best basketball, he’s still giving credit to his teammates for putting him in situations to be productive.</p><p>“I think we’re playing together,” Hunter said. “We’re really sharing the ball. Trae being the head of the team. Just having someone like that who can share the ball and having someone like [Jalen Johnson] who can also share the ball, that really helps the team. I think our energy and our spirit is high, and we’re just all confident in each other. You can see it out there.”</p><p>The Hawks bench has a whole has been big this season, which includes Bogdan Bogdanovic and Onyeka Okongwu. They’ve been outscoring the opposing team’s bench every night during their win streak, and most times by a wide margin. If they can continue to play at a high level, the Hawks can be one of the better well-rounded teams around the league, which will help them as the season progresses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter keeps it 100 on Sixth Man of the Year hype

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-aggressive-message-deandre-hunter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Trae Young sends ‘aggressive’ message to De’Andre Hunter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Trae-Young-sends-aggressive-message-to-DeAndre-Hunter.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Trae Young sends ‘aggressive’ message to De’Andre Hunter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T07:50:02-08:00">December 3rd, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T08:10:02-08:00">December 3rd, 8:10am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks came in on Monday night on a three-game winning streak, and they extended it to four defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 124-112. It was an all-around team effort for the Hawks, but it was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-deandre-hunter-balance-bench-role">De’Andre Hunter once again that stole the show</a> for the night. The past four games have been pleasant for Hunter, and his birthday, he finished the game with a <a href="https://x.com/hoosinthenba/status/1863778948561109142" rel="noopener">team-high 22 points</a>.</p><p>Hunter has been playing extremely well coming off the bench, and he’s been the scoring punch that they need for the second unit. After the game, Hunter kept it simple when asked about what’s been working for him lately.</p><p>“It’s just the work I put in,” Hunter said. “Coach tells me to shoot more, even when I think I’ve shot a lot, he continues to tell me to shoot more. Just having that confidence, and my teammates. Trae finding me, [Jalen Johnson] finding me, it’s just up to me to make the shot.”</p><p>Even Hunter’s teammates have had good things to say about Hunter’s recent play, and he’s been doing it on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“De’Andre is being aggressive and we’re all telling him to be aggressive,” Trae Young said. “We need him to be aggressive for us. Anytime he’s shooting, we believe it’s going in, and he’s taking great shots. Nothing is forced, he’s just playing the right way. On his birthday he could’ve took 20, 30 shots and we would’ve been alright with it. But for him to come out here and still be efficient, play the right way, play defense, that was a hell of a game from Dre.”</p><p>“Dre’s really big for us coming off the bench,” Dyson Daniels said. “The guy can do it all. He can defend, he can make shots, and for us, he’s been really good to start this year. He’s been making shots, he’s been getting on the rim. He’s a leader for us. He communicates really well, plays hard, but credit to him for giving us a lift off the bench.”</p><h2>De’Andre Hunter coming up big for the Hawks</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeAndre-Hunter-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Injuries have hampered De’Andre Hunter’s career, but when he’s available, he shows that he can be a consistent option for the team. This season he’s coming off the bench, and this may have been the best he’s played since coming into the league.</p><p>Before their game against the Pelicans, Hunter had been rolling on the offensive side of the ball. In their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-atlanta-breaks-franchise-record-in-massive-cavs-takedown">first matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, the Hawks were down big in the first quarter, but Hunter helped them back into the game, and he finished with 26 points. In their second matchup against the Cavs, Hunter scored 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Against the Charlotte Hornets, Hunter hit two big layups at the end of the game to help give the Hawks the win and finished with 18 points.</p><p>If Hunter can continue his strong play off the bench, there shouldn’t be a question that he could be in the Sixth Man of the Year talks at the end of the season. For now, the thing is to make sure that he stays healthy, and continues to play solid on both sides of the ball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Trae Young sends ‘aggressive’ message to De’Andre Hunter

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-downplays-back-to-back-wins-flawless-cavs">Hawks are on a three-game winning streak</a> heading into their matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, and one of the reasons for their success is the play of De’Andre Hunter. The Hawks’ forward has been <a href="https://x.com/MuseHawk/status/1863074440818446776" rel="noopener">playing some of his best basketball</a>, and he’s doing it coming off the bench.</p><p>Hunter is averaging 18.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game this season, and head coach Quin Snyder has been happy with what he’s doing on both sides of the ball this season.</p><p>“DeAndre has really embraced some things on the offensive end, and he’s finding a great balance,” Snyder said. “When I say embrace, he’s been aggressive shooting the ball when he’s open. I think sometimes it takes guys a little while to realize – I mean, his case because of his size – sometimes he’s been open when it maybe doesn’t feel like he’s open. I think he’s also made good reads in those situations where he’s been able to get to the rim, and then he’s been really opportunistic in his ability to create shots for us.</p><p>“So mixing those three things together, and I would even add getting to the foul line. That’s a good combination of versatility. Then the other thing that I would be neglectful if I didn’t bring up just is how consistent he is defensively, wherever the matchup is. We talk a lot about the individual matchups, but he’s someone that takes a lot of pride in what he’s doing off the ball, too, so he’s playing well.”</p><p>Health has always been a main factor of Hunter’s success, as he’s only played over 60 games twice in his career. When he’s on the floor, he’s been quite consistent, as he’s been the player that guards the best player player on the opposing team. Now with players such as Dyson Daniels and Zaccharie Risacher on the team, the pressure for him to always guard the best player has been taken away, and he’s been able to focus on other things in his game.</p><h2>De’Andre Hunter becoming a major piece for Hawks’ bench</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeAndre-Hunter.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The past three games have been huge for De’Andre Hunter off the bench. In their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-atlanta-breaks-franchise-record-in-massive-cavs-takedown">first matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, the Hawks were down big in the first quarter, but Hunter hit a string of shots to get them back into the game, and he finished with 26 points. In their second matchup against the Cavs, Hunter was even more efficient, scoring 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting.</p><p>In their latest matchup against the Charlotte Hornets, Hunter hit two big layups at the end of the game to give the Hawks the lead and finished with 18 points.</p><p>If Hunter can continue to bring this play off the bench, he could find himself in Sixth Man of the Year conversations, but the Hawks may be willing to be cautious with how much he plays. Earlier in the season he was out for some games due to right knee injury management, but he also just played in a back-to-back, so it’ll be interesting to see how they plan to manage his playing time.</p><p>For now, it looks like Hunter is well fit coming off the bench, and he’s making great strides in his new role.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.1	4.0	1.3	0.1	0.7

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
20.1	4.0	1.3	0.1	0.7

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