Nicknamed the “Great Barrier Thief”, 3rd year pro Dyson Daniels of the Atlanta Hawks is having a breakthrough season as one of the most dangerous defensive players in the NBA. Dyson breaks down exactly how he sets up steals and deflections and talks about his journey from Australia to the NBA.
It has been a struggle for the Atlanta Hawks as of late; they have lost six games in a row to fall to 22-25 on the season, with their latest defeat coming at the hands of the surging Houston Rockets,
Daniels (ankle) is now questionable for Monday's game against the Timberwolves, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.
Goorjian, who stepped down from the role of Boomers coach after the quarterfinal loss to Serbia, is the first to admit there has been “a lot of helter skelter and blood on the walls” in the selection process. “The guys and the relationships are everything,” he said.
Williams used to be a beat writer for the Pistons at Mlive.com and said Detroit had its eyes on Daniels in the draft process before ultimately settling on Jaden Ivey as Cade Cunningham’s backcourt partner. “I’d always been sort of intrigued with him just because of his defence,” she said.
It was another tough situation for the Hawks tonight vs the team with the third-best record in the NBA, the Houston Rockets. They were missing Jalen Johnson, Za
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels fills the stat sheet with 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals against Toronto.
Dyson Daniels leads the Atlanta Hawks with 20 points and 10 rebounds, whilst gathering two steals on defence in their loss to the Detroit Pistons.
On Friday night during the first quarter of a matchup with the Boston Celtics, guard Dejounte Murray went down with a non-contact injury to his right leg and had to be helped to the locker room. Video is below.
There was a time in which trading for New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram, a move ESPN’s Brian Windhorst suggests the Atlanta Hawks could make, would’ve been sensible.
The Hawks superstar draws fouls at an almost unprecedented rate for a player his size. How you feel about his methods? Depends which color you're wearing.
The Detroit Pistons have their NBA All-Star as franchise player Cade Cunningham has been named an Eastern Conference reserve.