<!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-quin-snyder-truth-bomb-zaccharie-risacher-year-1-growth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Quin Snyder drops truth bombs on Zaccharie Risacher’s Year 1 growth');   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/2024/11/Hawks-news-Quin-Snyder-drops-truth-bombs-on-Zaccharie-Risachers-Year-1-growth.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Quin Snyder drops truth bombs on Zaccharie Risacher’s Year 1 growth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-25T16:35:46-08:00">November 25th, 4:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T16:35:46-08:00">November 25th, 4:35pm</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>Zaccharie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-zaccharie-risacher-adversity-rookie-season">Risacher is still going through the motions</a> in his first year and the league, and from a developmental standpoint, it’s been nothing but positive vibes. The Atlanta Hawks’ rookie is doing all that he’s asked while also maybe playing more minutes than he or the coaching staff expected coming into the season. Nonetheless, Risacher is playing well on both sides of the ball, and head coach Quin Snyder is <a href="https://x.com/BTRowland/status/1861181940990087211" rel="noopener">excited about his growth</a> so far.</p><p>“Zacch, they say has a really high ceiling,” Snyder said. “Growth isn’t linear. He’s had 31-point games, four-point games, I don’t even know. And honestly, that’s not to me what his developmental arc needs to look like. </p><p>“He’s been a pleasure to coach; he’s a great teammate. The one thing people weren’t most aware of is his versatility on defense. He’s had to guard a lot of matchups. He guarded on the perimeter in the Eurocup and the French League, but we’ve asked him to do that in a lot of significant matchups. He’s risen to the occasion on that. I think he’s having a heck of a year and looking forward to continuing to see him grow.”</p><p>Risacher has definitely shown the ebbs and flows of being a rookie. One night, he can have a great shooting game, and in the next one, he could be struggling. The two things that have stayed consistent are his quality of shots and his effort on defense. Those two things have kept him on the court and in the starting lineup as De’Andre Hunter was injured for a few weeks.</p><p>Risacher will continue to grow as the season continues, and it seems like everyone on the Hawks is rooting for him to blossom into the impactful player that he can be.</p><h2>Hawks rooting for Zaccharie Risacher’s success</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-2_20ae8d.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-nsfw-demand-quin-snyder-knicks">Zaccharie Risacher had a 33-point game</a> against the New York Knicks earlier this season, Trae Young and Jalen Johnson praised the rookie for his play and the potential they see from him.</p><p>“It’s great to see; I’m not surprised, to be honest with you. I knew it was bound to happen eventually, and I know it’s going to continue to happen with the way he’s been playing,” Young said. “I struggled my first couple of months into my rookie year, and I was Rookie of the Year debates in the second half. You’re going to go through ups and downs, especially in your rookie year. I know he wants to win, I know he wants to contribute. I just want him to always stay positive and keep his head on the right path.”</p><p>“That’s why he’s the No. 1 pick,” Johnson said. “I know he’s going to continue to work, continue to work hard, and use this as a building block moving forward.”</p><p>It’s been noted that Risacher is not the typical No. 1 pick, and maybe that has worked in his favor, so there isn’t much pressure on him early in his career. The Hawks have not asked much from him, but he’s still playing well on offense and defense, and he should be a major piece of the team as he continues to develop.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Quin Snyder drops truth bombs on Zaccharie Risacher’s Year 1 growth

<!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', '/despite-zaccharie-risacher-breakout-game-nba-rookie-class-worst-start-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Despite Zaccharie Risacher breakout game, NBA rookie class having worst start in history');   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/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-breakout-game-NBA-rookie-class-having-worst-start-in-history.jpeg"></figure><h1>Despite Zaccharie Risacher breakout game, NBA rookie class having worst start in history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-08T13:15:03-08:00">November 8th, 1:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-08T13:18:30-08:00">November 8th, 1:18pm</time><address><a>Josh Silverstein</a>Josh Silverstein writes for The Association and writes, edits, and produces content for the video team as well. He's a writer for television/film/new media/stage/print and probably a few other mediums he's forgetting. He is also a wearer of many Mediums for those looking to buy him a shirt.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a lot of media attention paid last week to how historically bad the 2024 NBA rookie class has been, statistically speaking, through its first three games of the season. Well, luckily for Zaccharie Risacher, game number four on the schedule came around Wednesday night, and it offered an encouraging outlier in the lackluster rookie narrative.</p><p>Risacher scored 33 points on 11-18 shooting, and led the Hawks to a win against the Knicks. Those numbers finally moved the needle a little bit, and gave the league a rookie averaging more than 10 points a game.</p><p>But did Zaccharie Risacher’s breakout performance really change the outlook for the 2024 NBA rookie class? Not so much. Number two overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-embarrasses-alex-sarr-battle-top-2-nba-draft-picks">Alex Sarr</a> is still just at 9.8 points per game. Number three lottery pick Reed Sheppard is at a paltry 3.4 points a game for the Rockets.</p><p>Only three other rookies besides Risacher have hit the double digits points per game average so far — Jaylen Wells, Zach Edey, and Carlton Carrington — although it’s not really all the youngsters fault.</p><p>The biggest roadblock to increased scoring averages has been rookies not getting much in the way of decent playing time. Not sure whose idea it was, but with the level of parity in the league, it feels as though one coach started it and then all the rest made a makeshift pact to hold off on playing their rookies as much as possible to start this season.</p><p>Hopefully, one positive we can take from Zaccharie Risacher’s big game is that maybe it will convince other coaches to cast a bit of a wider net on playing time for Risacher’s fellow rookies.</p><p>Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder’s <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/hawks-risacher-breakout-game" rel="noopener">comments after the</a> Knicks game regarding Risacher were pretty telling in that regard. “His progress isn’t going to be linear,” Snyder admitted. “He’s got to stay at it. We have confidence in him if he makes shots or he doesn’t. Today, he was really good on the defensive glass as well.”</p><p>If Snyder doesn’t believe <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-joins-impressive-company-breakout-game-vs-knicks">Zaccharie Risacher</a>‘s progress is going to be linear, it makes sense that his rise in playing time might not follow a set pattern either. But you only get better by playing more, so for all the NBA teams off to lackluster starts this season, the question remains — when are you going to start showing your rookies some love?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Despite Zaccharie Risacher breakout game, NBA rookie class having worst start in history

<!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-zaccharie-risacher-joins-impressive-company-breakout-game-vs-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher joins impressive company after breakout game vs. Knicks');   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/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-joins-impressive-company-after-breakout-game-vs.-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher joins impressive company after breakout game vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-07T11:18:22-08:00">November 7th, 11:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-07T11:18:22-08:00">November 7th, 11:18am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday evening, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-knicks-fans-blast-after-win">Atlanta Hawks picked up a big win</a> against the New York Knicks at home in a game that saw number one overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-nsfw-demand-quin-snyder-knicks">Zaccharie Risacher have his NBA coming out party</a>. The Hawks rookie scored 33 points in the contest, including 22 in the first half, consistently eviscerating a Knicks defense that evidently did not read the scouting report very closely.</p><p>In fact, so impressive was Risacher’s performance on the evening that he made an <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1854566762370433159" rel="noopener">early career milestone</a> in the process, becoming just the fourth youngest player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and record zero turnovers in a game at 19 years, 212 days old, per Stathead on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The three players who were able to accomplish the feat younger than Risacher were LeBron James (19 years, 36 days), Kobe Bryant (19 years, 116 days, and LaMelo Ball (19 years, 167 days).</p><p>Not bad company indeed.</p><h2><b>A sign of things to come for Risacher?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Risacher-vs-the-Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Coming into the draft, Risacher was viewed as the best possible choice out of a slew of bad options in a draft class that was widely viewed as one of the weakest in NBA history.</p><p>Although he showed some flashes in the preseason, Risacher largely struggled over the first couple of weeks of his career, showing a solid feel for the game but unable to cash out on many of his three point attempts.</p><p>However, that all changed on Wednesday evening at State Farm Arena, as the French rookie knocked down a three pointer on the opening possession of the game and did not look back from there, including launching a three in transition late in the second quarter after intercepting a pass from Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson.</p><p>Risacher also helped the Hawks seal the win by tying the game with a push shot from the paint late in the fourth quarter in what would become the most clutch shot of his young career.</p><p>The hope is now for Hawks fans that Risacher will be able to use the confidence he gained from this performance against the Knicks and apply it moving forward. His talent level and feel for the game were already undeniable, but if he is able to start knocking down perimeter shots with consistency, Risacher could end up proving the Hawks right by taking him number one.</p><p>In any case, Atlanta is next slated to take the floor on Friday on the road vs the Detroit Pistons at 7:00 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher joins impressive company after breakout game vs. Knicks

<!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-zaccharie-risacher-nsfw-demand-quin-snyder-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zaccharie Risacher reveals NSFW demand from Quin Snyder before breakout game vs. Knicks');   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/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-reveals-NSFW-demand-from-Quin-Snyder-before-breakout-game-vs.-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Zaccharie Risacher reveals NSFW demand from Quin Snyder before breakout game vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-06T20:54:31-08:00">November 6th, 8:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-07T07:48:13-08:00">November 7th, 7:48am</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 were in a heated battle with the New York Knicks that came down to the wire on Wednesday night, and along with getting the win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-pulls-off-feat-not-seen-before-in-nba-history">Zaccharie Risacher had the best game</a> of his career. The 2024 No. 1 draft pick <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1854368108137623823" rel="noopener">finished with 33 points</a> and shot 6-of-10 from three, and it was one of those games that felt like it was going to happen.</p><p>After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-zaccharie-risacher-adversity-rookie-season">Risacher spoke about the confidence</a> that the team has in him and the specific demand that head coach Quin Snyder has for him.</p><p>“[Quin] basically tells me to shoot the f—— ball,” Risacher said. “And that’s not just from him. It’s from everybody from the coaching staff to my teammates. It helps with my confidence, especially coming from France and trying to adjust. It’s good to be in that kind of situation where you have that confidence from your coach and everybody else.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher had it ROLLING in the <a href="https://twitter.com/ATLHawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ATLHawks</a> win!</p><p>🔥 33 PTS (career high)<br>🔥 7 REB<br>🔥 6 3PM<br>🔥 3 STL<br>🔥 11-18 FGM</p><p>A career day for a career just underway 🌟 <a href="https://t.co/b6nYLSM6HX">pic.twitter.com/b6nYLSM6HX</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1854368108137623823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Risacher has shot the ball a lot this season, but they haven’t turned into points. Against the Knicks, those same shots went in, and the helped the Hawks get the win. Not only was he happy, but his teammates were as well.</p><p>“I was super excited and they were super excited too. It made me super happy to see how people react to me being good and being able to help this team win,” Risacher said. “I just felt the love, and it was good vibes and energy from my teammates. It’s been like this from Day 1. They always try to make sure I’m good on the court and off the court. I’m really happy to have them.”</p><h2>Hawks defeat Knicks with big game from Zaccharie Risacher</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s always a big game when the Hawks and Knicks play each other, mostly because of the 2021 matchup in the playoffs. Tonight, it felt like one of those playoff games, and the Hawks used that energy from the crowd down the stretch to get the victory.</p><p>After the game, Trae Young shared his thoughts on Zaccharie Risacher’s big game.</p><p>“It’s great to see, I’m not surprised, to be honest with you. I knew it was bound to happen eventually and I know it’s going to continue to happen with the way he’s been playing,” Young said. “I struggled my first couple of months into my rookie year and I was Rookie of the Year debates in the second half. You’re going to go through ups and downs, especially in your rookie year. I know he wants to win, I know he wants to contribute. I just want him to always stay positive and keep his head on the right path.”</p><p>Jalen Johnson, who finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds, shared the same sentiments about Risacher’s performance.</p><p>“That’s why he’s the No. 1 pick,” Johnson said. “He showcased everything tonight. It was so fun just see him see the ball go in. It’s kinda been a tough stretch shooting for pretty much a lot of us. So seeing the ball go in, it was exciting. I know he’s going to continue to work, continue to work hard, and use this as a building block moving forward.”</p><p>There would be no surprise if Risacher has a big game like this again, as it looks like it’s just the beginning for the young rookie.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zaccharie Risacher reveals NSFW demand from Quin Snyder before breakout game vs. Knicks

<!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-zaccharie-risacher-pulls-off-feat-not-seen-before-in-nba-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher pulls off feat not seen before in NBA history');   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/2024/11/Hawks-news-Zaccharie-Risacher-pulls-off-feat-not-seen-before-in-NBA-history.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher pulls off feat not seen before in NBA history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-06T19:47:46-08:00">November 6th, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-06T21:46:36-08:00">November 6th, 9:46pm</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>With the continued injury problems of De’Andre Hunter, the Atlanta Hawks have begun turning over the starting small forward position to the first overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, Zaccharie Risacher. Now, leading up to the Hawks’ Wednesday night clash against the New York Knicks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-zaccharie-risacher-adversity-rookie-season">Risacher has been very inconsistent</a> — making his breakout game in a 121-115 win feel that much sweeter.</p><p>Risacher had the game of his life on Wednesday night; he led the Hawks in scoring with a career-high 33 points on the night, and he did so on an efficient 11-18 shooting from the field (6-10 from three). Moreover, he filled up the box score, nabbing seven rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two blocks. And in so doing, the 19-year-old French international <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1854357375064449033" rel="noopener">became the first-ever rookie</a> in NBA history to reach those numbers in a single game, according to StatMuse.</p><p>Unlike in recent seasons, there hasn’t been much hype surrounding the first overall pick, and Risacher’s performances to begin the year haven’t done much in the way of convincing fans that the most recent draft class to enter the league is relatively lackluster compared to recent years. But in the Hawks’ win over the Knicks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-aggressive-take-zaccharie-risachers-first-nba-start">Risacher’s two-way potential</a> was in full display.</p><p>Risacher has the physical tools to be a disruptor on the defensive end. Standing at 6’9″ with a long wingspan, the Hawks rookie was flying everywhere on Wednesday, racking up deflections while being an overall nuisance to deal with on the weak side of the defense.</p><p>While the 19-year-old forward projects to be more of a complementary player on offense more so than a lead offensive initiator, operating on a team with Trae Young at the controls is perfect for where Risacher is at this point of his career. And with Jalen Johnson’s continued emergence and Dyson Daniels showing out on defense, the Hawks are assembling for themselves an impressive young core, and the league better take notice.</p><h2><b>Hawks are soaring on an upward trajectory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-2.jpg"></figure><p>There was much pessimism surrounding the Hawks following a disappointing past two seasons as the Trae Young-Dejounte Murray partnership failed to work according to plan. Trading Murray away, a nightly 20-5-5 threat who emerged as one of the biggest threats in the clutch last season, only caused the Hawks’ stock to fall even further.</p><p>But the Hawks have been mostly competitive to begin the season, and perhaps they would be even better than their current 4-5 record had it not for their current injury problems. At the moment, Bogdan Bogdanovic and De’Andre Hunter are on the mend, and both of those players provide an additional scoring punch that could have helped the Hawks win one or two more ballgames.</p><p>So far, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-blunt-take-trae-young-carrying-load-amid-injuries">Hawks are re-learning</a> the blueprint of putting together the ideal roster around Young. Young needs to have positive defenders playing alongside him as well as players who don’t command too much of the ball while being capable of making plays all the same. And they seem to be better off now that the Murray era in Atlanta is over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher pulls off feat not seen before in NBA history

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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>Zaccharie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-performance-close-win-pacers">Risacher is still adjusting</a> as he goes through his rookie season in the NBA, and he has the right support system around him to succeed. Early in the season, Risacher has gone through <a href="https://x.com/EDemirNBA/status/1853451133672407113" rel="noopener">what any normal rookie goes through</a> – tough shooting nights, defensive laps, and other things, but luckily he has a coach who understands that those things will happen.</p><p>“Anytime a rookie in this league, particularly a 19-year-old, there’s going to be ebs and flows, there’s going to be adversity,” head coach Quin Snyder said before their game against the New York Knicks. “I think he’s been tough-minded in how he handles that. One of the things that he’s done is kept shooting. Through that, we’ve talked about when he does drive the ball, his ability to pass, not necessarily have to create for himself, but create for other people. Shooting the ball allows him to do that.”</p><p>Not only has Risacher’s process on offense been well, but he’s also been playing solid on defense.</p><p>“He’s had some pretty tough defensive matchups. Whether it’s [DeMar] DeRozan or [Jayson] Tatum, and I think he’s competed,” Snyder said. “That’s really the biggest thing for me with Zacch, just compete, and don’t evaluate yourself right now by the results, particularly the box score. </p><p>“I think he’s been a competitor and his confidence is there. I think he just needs to keep playing.’</p><p>Risacher recently mentioned how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-admits-regular-dude-reality">playing in the NBA has been different</a> than playing in France.</p><p>“Athleticism in the NBA is very different,” Risacher said. “There is not a league on the planet where you can see this type of length, athleticism and talent on the floor. Just adjusting to the speed of the games and the pace.</p><p>“Back in France I was super athletic, and now I’m just a regular dude.”</p><h2>Hawks giving Zaccharie Risacher advice early in rookie season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zaccharie-Risacher-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Not only has Quin Snyder been giving advice to Zaccharie Risacher, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-vince-carter-approach-zaccharie-risacher">Trae Young has helped him</a> as well.</p><p>“I give him advice on some of the things that were given to me,” Young said. “If they weren’t given to me, I would’ve liked these things to be given to me. I want him to feel as less pressure as possible. When you go out there relaxed, and you go out there and feel confident in your game and play free, that’s when you perform at your best.</p><p>“Him being the No. 1 pick, that’s a lot of pressure in itself. As one of the leaders on the team I just want him to relieve as much stress and not put as much pressure on him. He’s 19; just let him go out there and play free and be himself, and that’ll ultimately make him his best version.”</p><p>Over the past few games, Risacher has had an increased role due to the several injuries to the team. As the season progresses and he gets a better feel for the game, Risacher will get more minutes, and he may get put into the games during crunch time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Quin Snyder on Zaccharie Risacher battling adversity in rookie season

<!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-zaccharie-risacher-embarrasses-alex-sarr-battle-top-2-nba-draft-picks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher embarrasses Alex Sarr in battle of top 2 NBA Draft picks');   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/2024/10/Zaccharie-Risacher-embarrasses-Alex-Sarr-in-battle-of-top-2-NBA-Draft-picks.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher embarrasses Alex Sarr in battle of top 2 NBA Draft picks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T19:31:09-07:00">October 30th, 7:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T19:31:09-07:00">October 30th, 7:31pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Wizards swept their home-and-home series against the Atlanta Hawks, 133-120, on Wednesday behind a career-high 27 points from Bilal Coulibaly and a massive 16-4 run to begin the fourth period. Despite Trae Young’s 35 points and 15 assists, the shorthanded Hawks didn’t have enough gas to take the game when it mattered. Still, at least Hawks rookie and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-zaccharie-risacher">No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher</a> got one over on Wizards rookie and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-2024-nba-draft-grades-every-pick">No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr</a> with a filthy up-and-under move in the first quarter.</p><p>Check out Risacher’s filthy post move against Sarr in this clip shared by ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zaccharie Risacher with the SMOOTH pivot on Alex Sarr for the bucket 🔥<a href="https://t.co/ZukEHP7Zou">pic.twitter.com/ZukEHP7Zou</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1851770554711171094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Wizards def. Hawks despite Young’s big night</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Zaccharie-Risacher-shooting-over-a-defender.jpg"><figcaption>© Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Hawks were without defensive guard Dyson Daniels and sharpshooter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-bogdan-bogdanovic-out-four-weeks">Bogdan Bogdanovic, out with a hamstring injury</a> for at least four weeks. Moreover, wingman De’Andre Hunter also missed the game with a knee issue.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Wizards played without one of their best players, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-kyle-kuzma-out-hawks-groin-strain">Kyle Kuzma, out with a right groin strain</a>. Despite the injuries, Young had a big night and helped his team outscore the Wiz in the first half, while Jalen Johnson exploded for 21 points and 17 rebounds on 9-21 shooting.</p><p>Young didn’t shoot the ball well, going only 12-28 from the field and 4-13 from the three-point line, but he received some support from Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher, who poured in 17 points for the Hawks.</p><p>However, turnovers in the third quarter caught up to the Hawks and gave the Wizards easy points, giving them enough momentum to break the game open in the fourth.</p><p>“I think <a href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2024/10/29/24282560/jalen-johnson-atlanta-hawks-washington-wizards-quotes-video-analysis" rel="noopener">we were battling fatigue</a>, is the best thing I could say,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said, via Graham Chapple for Peach Tree Hoops. “They were set in their defense, we were playing set defense a lot. Their length bothered us some.”</p><p>Likewise, Young lamented the injuries that depleted their roster for the game.</p><p>“It’s not great, it’s not fun. Obviously, I wish my team was full and healthy,” the All-Star guard said. “Wish I could have everybody out there with me…but they’re not and we’ve got to figure it out.”</p><p>Ultimately, the battle of the top rookies ended in Zaccharie Risacher’s favor, as Alex Sarr scored only 11 points on 3-9 shooting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher embarrasses Alex Sarr in battle of top 2 NBA Draft picks

<!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-zaccharie-risacher-admits-regular-dude-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher admits harsh ‘regular dude’ reality');   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/2024/10/Zaccharie-Risacher-admits-harsh-regular-dude-reality.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher admits harsh ‘regular dude’ reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T10:39:41-07:00">October 30th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T10:39:41-07:00">October 30th, 10:39am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-bogdan-bogdanovic-out-four-weeks">Atlanta Hawks are currently dealing with a plethora of injuries</a> to their wing rotation just a week into their 2024-25 season, one in which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-brutally-honest-about-atlanta-injury-situation">Trae Young has led the team to a 2-2 start</a>. The Hawks most recently lost to the Washington Wizards in a frustrating game at home on Monday evening, one in which Young struggled mightily from the field.</p><p>The Hawks are hoping to see continued improvement from rookie number one overall pick Zaccharie Risacher, one of the few perimeter players who is healthy for the team at the current juncture. Recently, Risacher spoke on the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwPPa2O8Hm/?igsh=MXdxOHI0Y2NiZTA4Yw%3D%3D" rel="noopener">difference in athleticism</a> that he has noticed in the NBA when compared to when he played in his native France, per John Hollinger, via Bleacher Report on Instagram.</p><p>“Athleticism in the NBA is very different,” said Risacher. “There is not a league on the planet where you can see this type of length, athleticism and talent on the floor. Just adjusting to the speed of the games and the pace.”</p><p>He also had a hilarious way of looking at the situation.</p><p>“Back in France I was super athletic, and now I’m just a regular dude,” he said.</p><p>Meanwhile, Hawks coach Quin Snyder knows that Risacher will fill into his frame eventually and adjust to the physicality at the NBA level, but that it will take time.</p><p>“When you’re 19, it doesn’t matter how many protein shakes you drink,” said Snyder.</p><h2><b>Can the Hawks do anything of note this year?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Young-vs-the-Wizards.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When the Hawks hit the floor on Wednesday for a highly anticipated (by some) rematch against the Wizards, they will be doing so without Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kobe Bufkin, Vit Krejci, and Dyson Daniels, each of whom is already injured at this early juncture of the season.</p><p>This figures to put even more burden on the shoulders of Trae Young, who played excellent basketball throughout the first three games but saw a dramatic dip in the first game against the Wizards on Monday.</p><p>The Hawks do have something to be excited about in power forward Jalen Johnson, who was recently inked to a long term extension and appeared to shake off some early season jitters with a breakout performance on Monday. Atlanta also has seen some flashes of elite defense and offensive upside from both Dyson Daniels and Risacher, each of whom is 21 years old or younger.</p><p>In any case, the Hawks are set to take the court against the Wizards at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher admits harsh ‘regular dude’ reality

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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>Zaccharie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-drains-first-ever-nba-bucket">Risacher got his first taste of being a starter</a> against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and had an <a href="https://x.com/pointmadebball/status/1850712999675437260" rel="noopener">overall solid performance</a>, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds, and two assists.</p><p>The rookie has shown his ability to play both sides of the ball, and head coach Quin Snyder had nothing but good things to say about his first start.</p><p>“The minutes that he played, I thought he was aggressive. The one thing to me that stood out last night is that he had to take some challenges defensively and he embraced that,” Snyder said. “Like with Jalen [Johnson], this is just a process. Figuring out how to get better in these NBA games and are going to continue in that competition, and with last night some of the matchups that he had, and he’s going to continue to have. </p><p>“He’s realistic about the fact that you’re going to take your lumps every now and then if you put it out there. And a guy that loves to play and compete understands that and continues to fight through it.”</p><p>As the season progresses, Risacher will have more opportunities to start, but he’ll be playing meaningful minutes with the Hawks.</p><h2>Zaccharie Risacher getting advice from Trae Young in rookie season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jalen-Johnson_10f668.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-vince-carter-approach-zaccharie-risacher">Trae Young has been helping Zaccharie Risacher</a> navigate early through his rookie season, and he’s using the advice that he got in his first year in the league from Vince Carter.</p><p>“I give him advice on some of the things that were given to me,” Young said. “If they weren’t given to me, I would’ve liked these things to be given to me. I want him to feel as less pressure as possible. When you go out there relaxed, and you go out there and feel confident in your game and play free, that’s when you perform at your best.</p><p>“Him being the No. 1 pick, that’s a lot of pressure in itself. As one of the leaders on the team I just want him to relieve as much stress and not put as much pressure on him. He’s 19; just let him go out there and play free and be himself, and that’ll ultimately make him his best version.”</p><p>Risacher is not your typical No. 1 pick, but that might be the best thing for the rookie as he goes through his rookie season. Most rookies are thrust into the team’s starting lineup, and expectations are high, but for Risacher, he can come off the bench and make mistakes, while also learning from the players that are ahead of him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Quin Snyder drops ‘aggressive’ take on Zaccharie Risacher’s first NBA start

<!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-trae-young-vince-carter-approach-zaccharie-risacher');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Trae Young taking Vince Carter approach to Zaccharie Risacher development');   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/2024/10/Trae-Young-taking-Vince-Carter-approach-to-Zaccharie-Risacher-development.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Trae Young taking Vince Carter approach to Zaccharie Risacher development</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-25T16:03:57-07:00">October 25th, 4:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-25T16:03:57-07:00">October 25th, 4:03pm</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 – There’s a lot that comes with being the No. 1 pick in the league, and Zaccharie Risacher is living in it. Luckily for him, he has a great <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-message-zaccharie-risacher-falcons-game">group of teammates that will help him</a> through this journey. Trae Young was not a No. 1 pick, but he came with the expectation of being the future of the Hawks.</p><p>Since Risacher has been drafted, Young has tried to <a href="https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Hawks/status/1849571372613144651" rel="noopener">help the rookie</a> and show him the ropes, and he’s still in his ear giving him advice that he’s gotten and advice that he wishes he had gotten as a rookie as well.</p><p>“I give him advice on some of the things that were given to me,” Young said at practice. “If they weren’t given to me, I would’ve liked these things to be given to me. I want him to feel as less pressure as possible. When you go out there relaxed, and you go out there and feel confident in your game and play free, that’s when you perform at your best.</p><p>“Him being the No. 1 pick, that’s a lot of pressure in itself. As one of the leaders on the team I just want him to relieve as much stress and not put as much pressure on him. He’s 19; just let him go out there and play free and be himself, and that’ll ultimately make him his best version.”</p><p>When Young was a rookie, he had a veteran in Vince Carter to help him navigate through the league, and even though he’s only been in the league for seven years, the hope is that he can give knowledge to Risacher.</p><p>“Not everybody has been able to be in my shoes. I played with Vince [Carter], and Vince was able to give me a lot knowledge as a rookie,” Young said. “But at the same time, I wasn’t the No. 1 pick, and it’s a lot of more pressure that comes with that, and I understand that.”</p><h2>Hawks will help Zaccharie Risacher as he navigates rookie season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Zaccharie-Risacher_ab22eb.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Hawks want nothing but success for Zaccharie Risacher, but they also know that there will be some bumps and bruises as he goes through his rookie season. During the preseason, head coach Quin Snyder shared some analysis on Risacher and his feel for the game.</p><p>“He’s just got to throw himself into the game,” Snyder said. “When you are the No. 1 pick, people are going to be analyzing everything that you’re doing, good and bad. He’s going to have more good games, he’s going to have some bad games. But seeing him have fun with his teammates was what I enjoyed.”</p><p>In <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-drains-first-ever-nba-bucket">Risacher’s first NBA game</a>, he finished with seven points and shot 2-of-8 from the field, but most of his looks were good. Risacher is in a position where he shouldn’t have that many expectations on him due to the fact the Hawks are a team that’s looking to win. With most No. 1 picks, they’re looked at to be a franchise player and lead the team that drafted them in the future.</p><p>This is a good position for Risacher to be in because he can play his game and make mistakes without a microscope being on him. By the end of the season, there will be a big improvement in Risacher’s game, and it will be because the Hawks let him play his game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Trae Young taking Vince Carter approach to Zaccharie Risacher development

<!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-zaccharie-risacher-drains-first-ever-nba-bucket');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher drains first-ever NBA bucket');   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/2024/10/Zaccharie-Risacher-drains-first-ever-NBA-bucket.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher drains first-ever NBA bucket</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-23T17:47:23-07:00">October 23rd, 5:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-23T17:47:23-07:00">October 23rd, 5:47pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-zaccharie-risacher">Hawks 2024 No. 1 pick, Zaccharie Risacher</a>, didn’t wait for long to make his first-ever NBA basket. In fact, he did it on his <a href="https://x.com/ATLHawks/status/1849240494796153122" rel="noopener">first shot attempt</a>, which was a three-pointer, and the Hawks fans went wild for the rookie.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hawks No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher checks in and wastes no time scoring his first NBA points as he splashes in a triple 💦<a href="https://t.co/PjK0iVN0KE">pic.twitter.com/PjK0iVN0KE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1849240341565538593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Before the game, head coach Quin Snyder was asked about Risacher and if he had talked to him about playing in his first NBA game.</p><p>“I’m aware of Zacch as a member of our team, and I’m always conscious of those things, but I think he loves playing,” Snyder said. “He’s played in a competitive environment in Europe. This will be different for him. I think every opening night is a little bit different. I feel like he’s doing the same thing. His routine is the same, and we’ve worked on that from the beginning of the year. His focus is doing the work and playing his game, which is shoot when you’re open. I think he’s looking forward to playing.”</p><h2>Zaccharie Risacher has the Hawks excited for his rookie season</h2><p>During the preseason, Zaccharie Risacher showed flashes of what’s to come in his NBA career, and players and coaches have had nothing but good things to say about how he’s performed since coming to Atlanta. In the Hawks first preseason game, Risacher finished with 18 points, and he did a little bit of everything on both sides of the ball.</p><p>After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-performance-close-win-pacers">Risacher shared his thoughts</a> on his performance.</p><p>“I was super excited for the game,” Risacher said. “Just like the process with training camp and everything, it was the start of something great, I think. I want to be good for my teammates, so I’m glad it went well.”</p><p>Trae Young had high praise for Risacher after the game.</p><p>“He can shoot the ball really well, has a really good feel for the game, can make the right reads, obviously he’s going to make some turnovers, make some mistakes here and there, but he’s going to have a hell of a career, and tonight was just the beginning,” Young said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.6	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.6	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.8

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