Welcome to the A: CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert

jayu70 · Post #1 » by **jayu70** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 11:19 pm

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Post #3 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 11:35 pm

Please do not catch feelings for CJ like some of you caught with Caris LeVert.

Post #4 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Jan 9, 2026 11:39 pm

I look forward to this veteran CJ McCollum helping out our young Hawks.

I hope Quin uses Corey Kispert as the season progresses so we know how he fits. We're invested in him. He needs more than 3 shot attempts per game.

Post #5 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:02 pm

Imagine being traded from the two (2) worst teams in the league to a young, playoff bound squad with a need for a scoring guard -- and immediately requesting to leave.

CJ should be counting his lucky stars that a real franchise with competent leadership actually wants him around.

Bold Prediction: CJ McCollum will win a play-in/playoff game for the Hawks with some hot, clutch shooting and much needed playmaking.

jayu70 wrote:
HMFFL wrote:I assume CJ will eventually request a buyout.

Maybe not?

Hawks interested in extending CJ McCollum for one year?

Jan. 08, 2026, 4:54 PM EST

Sources told DallasHoopsJournal.com there is internal interest in extension concepts for C.J. McCollum with the Atlanta Hawks, centered on a potential one-year deal for an estimated $20 million. Such a concept is viewed internally as a short-term bridge that preserves cap flexibility while allowing Atlanta to remain competitive.

Dallas Hoops Journal

graymule · Post #6 » by **graymule** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:50 pm

Tonight, 01/11/26, we probably get to see our two new Hawks.
Perhaps Quin may even allow them in the game for a minute or two,
but only if they are part of his nine-man rotation.

:nod:

Post #7 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:06 pm

Field Goal Attempts Per Game:
Jalen Johnson 16.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16.0
CJ McCollum?
Onyeka Okongwu 12.6
Kristaps Porziņģis 12.4
Dyson Daniels 10.5

CJ will go for 15 attempts per game or 17..lol

jayu70 · Post #8 » by **jayu70** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:56 pm

CJ McCollum will fill this one gap in the offense

This one thing will diversify the offense.

But it’s really how he scores his points that intrigues me as it relates to these Hawks. Under Quin Snyder, the Hawks have seen a drop in pick-and-roll and isolation sets and an uptick in dribble handoffs and plays ending in cuts. It’s a fundamentally different offense than his predecessor’s, and that figures to continue in the wake of Young’s departure.

Atlanta’s offensive rating sits at a 114.8 as of Saturday morning, 19th in the NBA, which would be their worst finish since 2019-20. Compare that to when Young was on the floor (for just 10 games and 280 minutes) when they posted a 121.7 offensive rating per pbpstats.

There’s no doubt that even with McCollum and Kispert coming in, the offense just won’t reach the same heights without Young. But there’s still a big opportunity to address what I feel is the biggest weakness of the Snyder era offenses.

When Atlanta’s offense is on this season, they can dice you up with off ball player movement, ball movement, screening and spacing from sideline to sideline. But when it’s off, there is a lot of around-the-horn passing and little to threaten defenses going downhill.

The driving gravity of Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker in particular have been huge towards pulling bodies into the paint. That trio all have at least 340 drives on the season with the next closest Hawk is way behind with 142 per NBA’s tracking stats.

But what happens when you can’t get all the way into the paint? What happens when the shot clock is running down and you need to create separation for a shot?

This is the area in which the Hawks really struggle the most to create. Only Johnson and Alexander-Walker have more pull up shot attempts than Young, who is third on the team with 80 attempts despite being 12th in minutes.

As a whole, the team is 28th in pull up attempts per game (17.8), 26th in pull up three-point attempts per game (7.6), and 29th in pull up three-point accuracy (27.9%). Certainly, you’d rather generate open catch-and-shoot three-pointers than rely on less efficient three-pointers off the dribble. But there still needs to be that threat present to give defenses something to think about.

In steps CJ McCollum, professional bucket getter.

https://www.peachtreehoops.com/analysis/67810/cj-mccollum-offense-analysis-breakdown-video-advanced-stats-atlanta-hawks

Post #9 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:12 am

He will be a welcoming addition on offense.

Post #10 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:35 pm

CJ McCollum taking over as expected. I mentioned this on the GB and the Hawks board that he would. Chasing that extention.

Becareful Quin!

18.5 field goal attempts per game.
2 for 12 from three in two games