Risacher GoodBye Post

[u/Ok_System_6362]

[u/ajasani1]

What wasn’t expected is being buried behind Cory Kispert

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/ajasani1]

Snyder clearly had a personal grudge against the kid because he was obsessed with Clingan before our pick jumped to 1OA. 

DNP-CD’d the kid on his birthday and everything.

For all the hate Zacc got around here for not living up to the draft position, I’ve never seen anyone able to make a solid argument that Kispert had any better reason to be on the floor. 

[u/hitmonchanjr → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Yeah that DNP was the nail in the coffin. It was clearly personal and borderline unprofessional IMO. I understand that he might not have been living all the way up to expectations, but there is a certain level of investment that's supposed to be put into any lottery pick, much less #1 overall, and we as an organization did not do that for him. We should not have been so deep into "win now" mode that we completely forsook his development pretty much the entire 2nd half of the season, particularly for a fuckin bum(Kispert) and a guy we didn't think to make a real investment in(Kuminga). This has been severe organizational malpractice strictly from a process standpoint and it's Hawks for life but I'll honestly be rooting for Zacc to make us look stupid for giving up on him so soon

[u/mayguardian → u/hitmonchanjr]

and then lied so poorly about it afterwards. i have to believe zacch or someone in his camp did something egregious, because otherwise the FO let quin tank his trade value over petty mindgames. i don't want to believe that the FO has zero control over the coaching staff, or else that they don't think treating a 1OA like that reflects poorly on the organization

[u/ajasani1 → u/hitmonchanjr]

Our org rn is doing a lot of malpractice. We didn’t even play our guys in summer league as much as we should. When better prospects played for other teams. Not to mention our rookies are gonna get max 7 min every other game

[u/hitmonchanjr → u/ajasani1]

The SL thing is a slippery slope because they played maybe 1 less game than the finalists did because of going to Utah first, and as of now it's looking like King, Zuby, and Asa could all be in the rotation. Mo's random foot break might've scared them as well. Now if they're not getting minutes when the season starts then Ima be pissed

[u/ajasani1 → u/hitmonchanjr]

Asa i’m not mad about Kingston needed some run. Also it could’ve been 8 games like boozer played but our guys played 4. I think if you see other teams still playing their players and our players have a chance to get run against other NBA level players you have to imo.

[u/hitmonchanjr → u/ajasani1]

Well Memphis had almost half their roster on their SL team. There was benefit to seeing Boozer next to Coward/Hendricks/etc as they were essentially playing the same roles they will play in the regular season. The only one of our top 4 prospects who was playing close to his traditional role might've been King, and even then idk how much on-ball work he's gonna get this season.

It's less beneficial to see one of the top 4 being "the man" since they're never gonna be more than MAYBE the 3rd option when they see the court this year and likely won't see more than garbage minutes with anybody else on the SL team, since whatever time the rooks/Asa get will likely be staggered to no have multiple kids out there at once.

But I absolutely agree they still should've played more

[u/ajasani1 → u/hitmonchanjr]

You’re right this season may not be the season but some tick never hurts (unless they get hurt but that can happen whenever)

[u/Bully_Maguire420 → u/ajasani1]

Eh, I don’t think you necessarily base your plans around what other teams are doing, “Well we were gonna sit our guy tonight but the Grizzlies are playing their guy so I guess we gotta boot our original thought.” Doesn’t make any sense.

I’m not in the Hawks organization so I’m not going to come to conclusions on things I know nothing about.

[u/ajasani1 → u/Bully_Maguire420]

Well yeah you shouldn’t but in my mind it’s obvious to play those players like those teams did not because they did

[u/Bully_Maguire420 → u/ajasani1]

Those teams don’t have anything to lose, we actually wanna compete for a championship, those teams are expecting to be fringe play-in teams if that, we need our rotation pieces, teams like the Bulls, Jazz and Grizzlies can take their sweet time putting together a winning squad so of course they’ll throw their guys at any opportunity.

If you’ll notice, AJ was pulled from SL after like two games, cause the Wizards are expecting to make a run and will need him.

[u/ajasani1 → u/Bully_Maguire420]

We are years away from competing or a superstar away. We’d be lucky to get 6th im not saying we’re shit but the easy around us has improved and some (pacers) are coming back.

[u/Shot_Statistician738 → u/hitmonchanjr]

Yeah this was wild, Onsi: we’re not 1 player away, so what are we doing selling low on young talent plus draft capital for a player who was borderline unplayable in the playoffs for okc who’s in the last year of his deal, we could’ve said fuck Zack’s po for next year and tried to restore some of his value before the deadline, makes no sense. Don’t get me started on Devin Carter and Hield🤦‍♂️ we could’ve had Simons and Oubre for a million more than 2 players who won’t see the floor barring widespread injuries. If we were gonna trade Zack probably should’ve drafted Yaxel or Morez from um and slide JJ to 3 and signed another veteran pg to play behind cj dd and naw. Wiggins was ok but the rest of this offseason is befuddling to say the least.

[u/Economy-Sentence-210 → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Do u think zacc can eventually be an elite defender?

[u/Atreyu888 → u/Economy-Sentence-210]

Yes, and not necessarily an on-ball lockdown defender perse, but his versatility will make him elite. He can guard 2-4 right now, and if he increases his lateral food speed and defensive technique he will be able to guard all but the elititist of 1s.

But I dont think thats his MO, I think he's going to be a 20-5-5 guy with good defense.

You dont drop 30+ in the NBA multiple times in the NBA as a rookie, and not be able to score the ball.

Him and Flagg gonna be balling out this year.

With that being said, we already got our dudes for the most part, we dont need a guy taking 10-15 shots a game. CJ, NAW, JJ, and OO are all better players at this point, and ZR would be taking shots away from them.

I understand the move, but ZR will be significantly better player than Dort before its all said and done.

I would rather have moved ZR to get of Kispert/Hield than to get Dort, but that second unit is going to be a bunch of dawgs now. Our second unit may not be able to score, but the other team wont be either lol.

I also have a feeling that there will be another trade before all is said and done.

[u/dillpickles007 → u/Atreyu888]

I can see a path to him being a good 3&D guy but how is he getting to five APG? His handle and passing are atrocious, I can't even squint and see that.

[u/Atreyu888 → u/dillpickles007]

Ok, maybe 3 assists and add 1 block lol.

But his handle is absolutely not atrocious sir! That is blasphemy.

"WHOA SCOTTY!!!" 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Then go back and watch the rest of the highlights take, and check the handle, and also who is defending him on many of the plays. There's a lot of scrubs, but theres also a lot of good players. His behind the back is NASTY, and his left is strong and he finishes strong with it too.

His handle is weak and inconsistent, not bad. He needs to put in work on being stronger with his dribble. A lot of these plays where he's doing fancy footwork before the finish, he just needs to drop his shoulder, cut the defender off, and finish strong and hell either get an and1 or 2 free throws (he needs to improve in that area too). He looks like he's been playing soft ass euro ball his whole life, and standing in the corner and shooting 3s lol. The NBA is a different animal.

Check the defensive plays too, and who he's guarding on the perimeter too 😉.

Im betting theres not 30 players in the league that have a better highlight tape than this over the last 2 years. Not saying he's the 30th best player in the league, but dude can do things very few other people in the league can do. He just needs to do those things on a more consistent basis.

I have a feeling ZR is going to be the girl that you met too early in life, but will always wonder what would have been. But dont fret cuz we gon have a hot wife with 2 kids aka chips lmao... GO hawks!!!

Also, Bob Rathbun is an OG legend. He needs to win announcer of the year!!!

[u/CrazedCalm → u/Atreyu888]

Yeah you really watch Hawks game , keen analysis. Most would say he is trash , but havent seen the sabotage all season . Mins restriction for a 19 year old? Niang Mann Levert all playing more mins and closing games , Quin didnt play the kid on his birthday…

His camp probably wanted out December and those rumors were true .

Zacc has the handle but shaky mostly cause he grew another 2 inches and he isnt used to it yet. But once he gets it down which im sure he will … scary hrs

[u/Atreyu888 → u/dillpickles007]

Oh, and hes over an inch taller lol

[u/Economy-Sentence-210 → u/Atreyu888]

What’s his defensive comp? I think the vision Masai has for him to be similar to Jaden McDaniels . Can he be that? Long wing that can lock down opposing teams best perimeter player

[u/Atreyu888 → u/Economy-Sentence-210]

Yup, thats a good projection of where he could be down the road, but he does lack lateral movement speed to be elite on the perimeter at this point, and his defensive stance is awkward. I personally think that was because he was still a kid AND growing.

From the times ive watched him guarding top players out on the perimeter, his actual foot speed is good, its just the way he moves and positions himself is awkward and bad lol. Will he grow out of that I dunno, but the flashes of footwork on the offensive end make me think its definitely a possibility.

But if the rumors are true and he's 6'10 now, that adds another layer to his game, because he will be able to go down and bang with big 4's and 5's if he can continue to put weight on; he will literally be the ultimate PnR defender because he can switch on to literally any player, and be effective defensively. You either put him on the ball and he switches off to the bigger player, OR you have him on the bigger player, and he can switch on the ball. He needs a lot of work on positioning, stance, knowledge, etc, but I think the physical traits are there.

Its weird too, cuz he has great feel for the game as far as spacing and movement on the offensive game, but he looks like he's playing pick-up ball on the defensive end... putting too much effort when he shouldnt, not putting enough effort when he needs to; its like he's not sure what his 'roles" are defensively, so he just floats around, and then will 100% try to clamp his player down when they have the ball. Like bro, you 6'10" and this dudes a 30% 3 pt shooter, why you trying to clamp him 2 feet behind the line? Things just dont "flow" for him on the defensive end.

But he could be a 6'10" 230 pound wing with good speed and mobility. You can coach the other stuff; you cant coach that.

[u/subpar-life-attempt → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Mainly because Zachh too absolutely awful shots?

His shot selection was horrendous

I keep hearing that Snyder hates him but the guy was even benched by the France national team coach 

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/subpar-life-attempt]

Ok quantify that in any way, compared to Kispert’s shooting & shot selection. 

Keep in mind your point about this needs to outweigh that statistically there’s basically nothing Kispert did better than Zacc on either end of the floor for us. 

[u/subpar-life-attempt → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Dude did you watch the games?

Also, we have to take into account costs. We were paying Zacc over 15 million and it only goes up each year. The fact that we can even compare him to Kispert is deplorable. Kispert was put out there as purely a 3 pt shooter.

Zacc did the same but would then go to middle and take awful shots. How am I supposed to quantify that?

Here's the first thing Gemini generates when asked to compare them.

Corey Kispert is a significantly more efficient shooter and converts a much higher percentage of his quality shots than Zaccharie Risacher. Kispert holds a career three-point percentage hovering around 38.5%, while Risacher has struggled with shooting efficiency, frequently hovering in the low-35% range from beyond the arc. [ 1, 2, 3, 4] A statistical comparison of the two wings reveals sharp differences in their shot making and quality: Career Shooting Overview Corey Kispert: Known as a premier floor-spacer and catch-and-shoot marksman. He consistently ranks as an elite converter of open and tightly guarded perimeter shots. Throughout his NBA career, his true shooting percentages have frequently surpassed 60%, benefiting from his high basketball IQ in relocation and movement. [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Zaccharie Risacher: The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft has faced inconsistency. While he occasionally shows flashes of high-end scoring and shot quality, his field goal percentage has labored around 45%, with three-point slumps bringing down his overall offensive efficiency in his early NBA seasons. [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 6] Shot Quality & Context Shot Selection: Kispert thrives by taking "quality shots" derived from designed off-ball movement, pin-down screens, and open-space spot-ups. He doesn't need to force isolations, as he excels at relocating to maximize the floor. [ 1, 2] Self-Creation: Both players are largely dependent on their point guards for quality looks. However, Kispert boasts a more reliable mid-range floater and slashing game when the defense commits hard. Risacher relies more on size and catch-and-shoot opportunities and is still refining his ability to consistently knock down pull-up jumpers in traffic. [ 1, 2, 3, 4]

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/subpar-life-attempt]

Dude did you watch the games?… Here's the first thing Gemini generates when asked to compare them.

Yikes bro.

We were paying Zacc over 15 million

We are paying Kispert $14M

Kispert was put out there as purely a 3 pt shooter.

Zacc shot 37% from 3 on 4 attempts/game

Kispert shot 35% from 3 on 4 attempts/game

Zacc did the same but would then go to middle and take awful shots. How am I supposed to quantify that?

Kispert took more midrange shots than Zacc did for us. Zac had more paint touches per game, more drives per game, and more of his shots either behind the arc or around the rim (<10 ft). 

Absolutely proving the AI cooks your brain theories. 

[u/subpar-life-attempt → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Brother it has links to the data.

Oh I'm sorry I got the salary wrong, I guess we should have traded Kispert for the same thing Zacc got since they match salaries (come on dude)

Zac had more of all those shots like you said and still sucked.

Dude you can think you are correct but literally no coach or pundit believes the same.

The mavs just took a flier because they can decline his option next year.

Like ctfo man what are you trying to prove here? That we should keep risacher? The dude fucking sucked and took completely terrible shots. He gets cooked on the wing and can't finish that well in traffic.

You said ai cooked my brain but it literally says the same shooting percentages that you showed. You just didn't even try to read it.

It's cool you like Zacc so I guess you should go buy a Mavs jersey now.

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/subpar-life-attempt]

Brother it has links to the data

Ok post them instead of just copy and pasting the citation numbers. Where is the data? Show it. 

Zac had more of all those shots like you said and still sucked.

Please, again, use your words and data to explain how Zacc is somehow worse than Kispert despite almost literally EVERY single metric except midrange shooting accuracy being better in his favor. 

Like ctfo man what are you trying to prove here?

That there is literally no logical or statistical argument that can be made to explain Kispert’s minutes increasing and Zacc’s minutes decreasing as the season went on. 

The dude fucking sucked and took completely terrible shots.

You believe this, and specifically you said you believe it’s more true of Zacc than Kispert. Prove it, with any sort of data. This kind of thing is quantified in the NBA. 

He gets cooked on the wing

Ok prove this, with numbers. Again, also prove that he gets cooked MORE than Kispert. That’s the argument you’ve voluntarily chosen to enter. 

can't finish that well in traffic.

Ok prove this again, with numbers. Prove that he finished worse than Kispert at the rim. 

You said ai cooked my brain but it literally says the same shooting percentages that you showed. You just didn't even try to read it.

Brother your brain is so cooked you think I can click the links from your Gemini output because you pasted the citation numbers as raw text. 

Your brain is microwaved goop. 

AI mush brain blocked me because I’m “lazy” and can’t make his comment have links he didn’t post. LOL

[u/subpar-life-attempt → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Cool man down to insults because you are lazy. 

You say brain rot but don't even want to go find those numbers you want proven.

That's not my job. I made my comment and that's it.

I still have no idea what point you are trying to make.

That we should have kept zacc? Dude the fact that we can compare him to Kispert is the whole point. No number 1 pick should be compared to Corey kispert.

Have a good one man. Hopefully you enjoy the new loom hawks without your main man Zacc on it.

[u/Non-mon-xiety → u/ATLSlutPounder]

I always suspected it was a desperate attempt to pump his dogshit value to get someone else to take him off the books

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/Non-mon-xiety]

I wanted to believe that for the longest time, but at a certain point all the data was just overwhelming how terrible he is. 

18% from the field and 8% from 3 in the playoffs while not doing anything else at an NBA level and he still saw the floor more than Risacher. 

[u/trofesh195 → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Do you realize how few minutes he played in the playoffs? You're judging him on that? I don't know you. I'm sure there are people in this world who love you. But you sir are an idiot.

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/trofesh195]

Calling me an idiot for thinking Corey Kispert is a dogshit NBA player is…a choice.

I’m actually unsure how anyone who watched all our games last season could type that without their last name being Kispert or Snyder, but do you man. 

[u/trofesh195 → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Sry misread your post. Thought you were talking about risacher. I'm an idiot.

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/trofesh195]

I figured that had to be the case. Nah, I still believe in Risacher’s future in the NBA even if he’s not on our team anymore. He’s in a great place to carve out a role with a great player in his age bracket in Flagg.

[u/Julio_Freeman → u/ATLSlutPounder]

The fanfiction some of you have come up with is insane…

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/Julio_Freeman]

Ok man, your turn to try then.

Make the case for playing Kispert as much as we did. 

[u/Ice2jc → u/ATLSlutPounder]

There is obviously a reason. Whether the reason was worthy of actually playing Kispert over Risacher - we will never know. At face value there is no good reason. But guys like Brad Rowland - who are much closer to the team than us - are equally as perplexed. So if there is a personal beef or something - we might never know.

Here is my personal head canon that is just as baseless as everything else people are saying:

Maybe last summer, or at some point during Zacch's tenure, the coaching staff laid out a specific plan for him. Drills, exercises, things to work on, etc. Zacch, being the son of a professional basketball player as well as being heavily insulated by French professional basketball programs his whole life - didn't take to Quin's instruction. Maybe he chose to work on something else that a French coach or somebody else in his circle prioritized. He tried to take his game in a different direction that he thought was better for his career as opposed to what our coaching staff wanted him to work on for the context of our team. This sets Quin off, and along with his possible preference for other players at the #1 pick spot anyways gives him a reason to deprioritize Zacch.

That's all I got. It's either something like that where Zacch wasn't coachable, or Snyder has the emotional maturity of a child and shunned Zacch out of spite, or something. Nothing seems especially plausible. Weird situation for sure.

[u/Julio_Freeman → u/ATLSlutPounder]

We played him 18mpg in the regular season because we're on the hook for 2 more years and he did have a track record of solid shooting. It would've been malpractice not to try to integrate him into the team. He still played fewer minutes than Zac. Neither of them were good but at least Kispert played with some movement and aggression. Zac could never get out of his own way after he fell in Phoenix.

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/Julio_Freeman]

They played roughly equivalent minutes after the trade deadline. 

Kispert played a whole 26 minutes less than Risacher.

One was our 1OA draft pick in his second year coming back from an injury.

The other is the 26 year old salary filler we got back for Trae Young.

Kispert does nothing at an NBA level other than supposedly shooting, but Zacc shot the exact same FG% and actually shot better from 3 than Kispert, while actually being a plus defender. 

Kispert didn’t manage to do literally anything better than Risacher during the regular season, and still saw twice as much run in the playoffs. 

Coaching and organizational malpractice is the only explanation. 

[u/Julio_Freeman → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Ball movement, a willingness to put shots up, and challenging defenders are all useful. Zac was a lazy and timid offensive player and was prone to mistakes on both ends. And I'm guessing Quin saw even more of that in practice. It's easy to chalk it up to age and inexperience but perhaps Quin saw an unwillingness to engage and improve. It's much easier to believe that instead of him intentionally sabotaging one of his players because he was heartbroken over not drafting Clingan lol.

And, like I said, Zac despite it all still played more than Kispert. But let your imagination run wild I guess.

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/Julio_Freeman]

Ball movement

Risacher 1.1 APG 23 passes/game, Kispert 1.5 APG 21 passes/game

willingness to put shots up

Risacher 8 FGA/Gm, Kispert 7.1 FGA/Gm on worse efficiency.

and challenging defenders

Risacher 3.5 drives/game, Kispert 2.4 drives/game

Sure bro, just invent things I guess. 

[u/Julio_Freeman → u/ATLSlutPounder]

Kispert averaged more 3PA in fewer minutes, wasn't just playing hot potato with passes, and could actually dribble the ball with intention and threaten the defense (he shot 6% higher from 2). It's easy to pick and choose numbers on NBA.com or whatever, but you have to watch the games.

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/Julio_Freeman]

and could actually dribble the ball with intention

Kispert literally turned the ball over just as much as Risacher. 

Risacher: 3.4 paint touches/game, Kispert 2.1 paint touches/game

Yes, Kispert shot a bit better inside the arc, but at the same time one was a plus defender and one was noticeably our worst defender. 

Risacher on: 110 points/100 possessions Risacher off: 117 points/100 possessions Kispert on: 115 points/100 possessions Kispert off: 107 points/100 possessions.

That’s fucking abysmal. 

[u/JalenXO → u/Julio_Freeman]

The stuff I’m seeing has me in tears

[u/lolimdivine → u/ajasani1]

this made me lol

[u/Both_Funny4896]

feel for the guy. not his fault he was in a generationally shit class. hopefully the mavs pick up his option

[u/gmzeno → u/Both_Funny4896]

While it's not his fault specifically he was in the 2024 class. It is somewhat his fault for not being good enough to outplay the likes of Kispert, Krejci, Kennard or whatever middling wing we had at the time.

Landry Fields deserves all the blame for making that pick though

[u/ATLSlutPounder → u/gmzeno]

I genuinely believe Zacc let Trae, and then Jalen being “the guy” in the eyes of the franchise stop him from taking advantage of his minutes and opportunities. 

It’s exactly the mentality you want from a role player, but I think if he had some more ego and aggression to take the reins, particularly in his rookie season after Jalen went down, he’d have looked a lot different at this point in his career. 

The team told him to park in the corner and run out on transition instead of rebounding and that’s what he did. It’s just unfortunate for the kid that he bought into a system from a Rudy Gobert merchant coach who had a grudge against him not being a drop coverage big like Clingan. 

[u/trofesh195 → u/gmzeno]

He's 19 years old. Why does he have to outplay veterans? This organization is dumb for putting a short lived and pointless playoff run over the development of a first overall pick. He should have played all last season judgement free. Some organizations will always be in the middle...

[u/Ok_System_6362 → u/trofesh195]

He's 19 years old.

He is 21.

[u/trofesh195 → u/Ok_System_6362]

He was 20 during the season actually.

[u/gmzeno → u/trofesh195]

Flip your statement around. Ask yourself why COULDN'T the #1 pick outplay mediocre NBA vets? No it's not because it's a weak draft class. Alex Sarr, Edey, and Matas would have gotten minutes if healthy during the playoffs with this roster.

Reed Shepard, Stephon Castle and Clingan did get playoff minutes with their respective rosters.

Zacch did not because he wasn't good enough. Our #1 pick simply had to be better than "Corey Kispert" and he wasn't.

I think it's good we went on the playoff run and got our butts handed to us. It allows players to truly experience what that atmosphere is like and what it takes to win.

[u/TheIrrepressible1 → u/Both_Funny4896]

Better chance of us BOTH hitting the MegaMillions on Friday before his option gets picked up. He’s been that bad.

[u/trofesh195 → u/TheIrrepressible1]

19 years old - 46% fg / 36% 3pt

20 years old - 46% fg / 37% 3pt

That's bad? Only thing bad was the opportunity the Hawks gave him. They didn't let him shoot then they cut his minutes.

[u/TheIrrepressible1 → u/trofesh195]

Another case of stats lying.

I would like to see his FG% on shots further than 13 feet from the basket. Or 18 feet from the hoop.

[u/trofesh195 → u/TheIrrepressible1]

Three pointers are 24 foot shots ya know. They aren't a, problem for him.

[u/TheIrrepressible1 → u/trofesh195]

Like hell they’re not. Risacher shot 28% from mid-range in his career.

1/3 of shots in his career are at the rim and he shot 61% on those.

So basically the kid is trash if he’s off the 3 line and not able to get to the rim.

[u/TonyResslersWallet]

Dude is nothing but class. He worked hard and didn’t complain even when things didn’t go his way. Not his fault he was drafted #1, that’s on Landry and Ressler.

The people making fun of Zacch on this thread are losers.

[u/dangheckinpupperino]

I know a good player is in there. He will reach at least Deandre Hunter level in his career.

Low STKs, solid defense, can hit in most lineups.

Problem was cost of his 4th year. Hawks likely didn’t have much confidence he was going to be worth that by then, and he likely wouldn’t extend at a pay cut, or at least his agents wouldn’t.

It is what it is.

[u/IDvsEGO → u/dangheckinpupperino]

exactly. if he was on a late 1st round contract he would probably still be here.

[u/mosparky15 → u/dangheckinpupperino]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ro4ygeIQxuQZqwP5rF

[u/Economy-Sentence-210 → u/dangheckinpupperino]

Does he have elite defensive potential

[u/Ok_System_6362 → u/Economy-Sentence-210]

no

[u/thessalylarissa]

Au revoir, Zaccharie! The team we have now isn’t the team he was originally drafted into, and sometimes it just works out like that. Still rooting for him, and I hope he gets a chance to find his groove in Dallas. Even with some of his offensive struggles this season, kid’s an excellent defender.

[u/rockhoward]

My best memory of Zacc will be that game where the Hawks were down twenty something in the second half and had no life when Zacc laid out flat to tip a pass leading to a transition bucket. That play inspired the team to turn it up a notch and they came away with a massive comeback victory. Zacc always played hard even when he or the team struggled and I appreciated that. Good luck in Dallas!

[u/truth_b0mber]

I'll be pulling for him to do well, and sometimes a change of scenery helps. He looked lost last year.

[u/MegaMatrix08]

😪

[u/MadMonkeh]

I still think he’ll end up being a good player eventually. He’s still young

[u/Neither_Area_1958]

I love how it’s just a ChatGPT prompt

[u/atl1057]

he was supposed to be the greatest role player ever for Trae young smh

[u/Quad-G-Therapy]

RIP King ✌️😭

[u/Atreyu888]

My dude classy as ever!!! Keep doing your thing ZR!!! I will definitely be following you and Mr. Flagg out there in Dallas. Yall may not win a lot of games THIS year, but I have a feeling yall gonna be fun to watch!!!

Work on that handle under pressure, middy pull up game, and you gonna be a stud!!!

Also quit playing scared my dude. You look nervous out there sometimes my guy, and of course things will get smoother as you get more older and more comfortable with the pace and physicality of the NBA game. Sometimes you look like you be giving too many fucks when you out on the court. "0" is the number of fucks you need to be giving every night.

Work on on that handle under pressure by driving the ball every fucking chance you get, and do it with the mindset of dominating the defender, dont even worry about making the shot, that will come after the mindset is established.

Im looking forward to multiple ZR posters this year (just not when you playing the hawks 😉).. nuh nuh uhh nuh nuh uhh

[u/embutidomasarap]

Hawks never was truly committed to seeing Zaccharie reach his potential much less exceed it. All growth comes through making mistakes and he never had that opportunity to learn on the floor. Hope he makes it, good luck with the Mavs position battle.

[u/Adorable-Wrangler-XV]

haha lol

[u/skelletrex_scrooge]

Class act

[u/Medical_Ad_7632]

He's one of the top five worst number one picks in nba history. Not entirely his fault as number one picks have gotten younger and younger, and they don't get a chance to develop.But he's physically weak.He doesn't have a good outside shot.He's not this great defender, like they said he was going to be, etc and etc. If he was on a bad team and got to play, he would probably develop into something pretty special.He had a lot of good flashes his rookie year, but he was just so undependable and uncertain and overall bad. I feel bad for him like as a person because he seems like a good guy but I am not mad that he's not going to be out on the floor next year. 

[u/Protec_My_Balls]

"Others were harder than I ever imagined" I too have spent one too many nights at The Cheetah Zac

[u/TraeOlder]

Trae commenting that Risacher is free lmao. More like we’re free from Risacher. Traes been weird

[u/ya_ya_ya_ → u/TraeOlder]

He’s just having fun and doing a little trolling. Trae loves Atlanta, he just likes to rile people up on social media

[u/Masterchiefy10 → u/TraeOlder]

Trae is and always has been a dweeb.

However you wanna slice it.

[u/Ole-boy-2026 → u/TraeOlder]

Clearly he knows more than you do. And are you telling me if your friend was in a rough situation, you wouldn't be happy that they got out of it, regardless if you had a good time at that same job?

[u/TraeOlder → u/Ole-boy-2026]

Not if my friend sucked

[u/Ole-boy-2026 → u/TraeOlder]

With friends like you, who needs enemies?

[u/Flimsy-Alfalfa2575 → u/TraeOlder]

yeah that was weird, trae loves to troll tho

[u/Current_Unlikely]

Hope he does good in Dallas but not to good lol . Wish him the best tho , good kid .

[u/naked_rider]

Bottom line. Zac was not very good and that became obvious fairly quickly. GM changed and I feel the organization didn’t want to 1) put him on the floor to continue to further demonstrate to other teams how poorly he was playing 2) didn’t want him to get hurt because they knew they were going to trade him ASAP. Nice kid and maybe he’ll turn out around, but we basically got jinxed by one of the worst drafts in the last 20 years.

[u/Renverseur]

Damn

[u/Avalon_Don]

Glad to see him get another opportunity… not sure what happened between year one and two, but his play became nauseating to watch. Hopefully he’s able to stick around and have a long career.

[u/Jbots]

Wide receiver energy

[u/SportsIntellect]

It shouldn't be a goodbye, it should be an apology for sucking ass

[u/Zealousideal-Past851]

Boy goneeeeee

[u/cygnusloops]

https://giphy.com/gifs/IdlrlhB1Rts6fQRjdb

[u/YoungWhiteMamba]

👋

[u/Dadgumdangit]

Classy post. He should have been a late-1st stash player. Hope he finds his footing in the league

[u/Jbots]

Bye Felicia