Atlanta Hawks

The Hawks and Quin Snyder are progressing in talks on a deal to make him the franchise's next coach, and a resolution could be reached within days, ...

Fields has emphasized internally the defining of what a Hawks player will be and he wants Snyder to start shaping those characteristics. Fields wants a coach who will improve player development, accountability and progress toward ranking in the top 10 both offensively and defensively -- all hallmarks of Snyder's teams in the NBA. Snyder has been engaged with general manager Landry Fields, assistant GM Kyle Korver and owner Tony Ressler on a wide range of philosophical and team-building items in recent days and those conversations are expected to continue through the start of the weekend, sources said.

Snyder spent eight seasons coaching the Jazz and was largely successful there. Utah reached the playoffs in six of his eight years at the helm and achieved the ...

One year earlier, they were eliminated by the [Clippers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAC/los-angeles-clippers/) in the second round despite [Kawhi Leonard](/nba/players/1715792/kawhi-leonard/) missing the two final games of that series. Newcomer [Dejounte Murray](/nba/players/2203544/dejounte-murray/), whom the Hawks traded a haul to acquire, is essentially unextendable by current CBA rules, so the Hawks have less than two years to convince him to stay put as a 2024 free agent. In the 2020 Orlando bubble, they blew a 3-1 lead against the [Denver Nuggets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DEN/denver-nuggets/) in the first round. [Atlanta Hawks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/ATL/atlanta-hawks/) are nearing a deal to make the former [Utah Jazz](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/UTA/utah-jazz/) leader their new head coach, according to [The Athletic's Shams Charania](https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1629280072879284225). [Atlanta fired Nate McMillan](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/hawks-fire-coach-nate-mcmillan-with-record-below-500-at-nba-all-star-break/) on Tuesday, and while reports initially suggested that they planned to conduct a thorough head-coaching search, they have quickly zeroed in on Snyder as their candidate of choice. [NBA](/nba/)'s best regular-season record during the 2020-21 campaign.

In the NBA, the players are everything. The coaches just work at the pleasure of the real boss of these teams. It isn't the owner, the president or the GM.

He’s also dribbling in the direction of those two icons off the court. Which meant the player had more power than the coach (and just about everybody else in the franchise shy of the owner) by a bunch. Young also was a no-show at the subsequent game. Fastbreaking to modern times, there isn’t enough cyberspace to list how often LeBron James functioned as player, assistant coach, head coach, general manager, team president and owner for the Cleveland Cavaliers (twice) and Miami Heat. I’m just trying to, I’m trying to win championships. Trae is no LeBron or Magic on the court, but he is a prolific shooter, and he has two All-Star Game trips in five seasons. While the player said his absence was approved by the coach, the coach said otherwise. In the NBA, the players are everything. A team workout followed, along with this: After several key players gave their thoughts on the McMillan situation to those of us gathered from the media, a Hawks PR person announced star point guard Trae Young “had to boogie” and would meet with us the next day. He began his NBA career under Lloyd Pierce, but soon after that coach had conflicts with The Face of the Franchise for the Hawks, he was fired in the spring of 2021. They fired head coach Nate McMillan this week, and then came a press conference at their practice facility with general manager Landry Fields. “They did not have any role in this decision.

The Hawks made their first 15 shots in the second quarter, fueling their sizzling night and leaving Cleveland in the dust.

The Hawks racked up 28 assists while the Cavs had just 20. Cleveland shook off a sluggish 0 for 8 start to finish 13 of 35 (37.1%). All of those came from beyond the arc. [Caesars Ohio Sportsbook](https://www.cleveland.com/betting/ohio/caesars/) is open for bets now that Ohio sports betting has launched. Atlanta’s backcourt of Trae Young (34) and Dejounte Murray (25) combined for 59 points and 17 assists. Atlanta shot 30 of 47 (64%) from the field in the half. Atlanta power forward Onyeka Okongwu led the way with 13 points. The Hawks led 66-44 at that point. Cleveland’s backcourt of Darius Garland (33) and Donovan Mitchell (19) combined for 52 points and just five assists. After taking a 13-6 lead, Cleveland was boat raced, 51-20, as Atlanta blew past for a 57-33 lead halfway through the second. Despite clawing back in the final frame, Cleveland was hammered by Atlanta, 136-119, at State Farm Arena. Atlanta’s first miss came on a Clint Capela hook shot with 3:32 left.

Quin Snyder is nearing a deal to become the new head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, with a significant contract that is expected to be in the $8 million per ...

- Nick Nurse - Toronto Raptors: $8 million - Mike Budenholzer - Milwaukee Bucks: $8 million - Erik Spoelstra - Miami Heat: $8.5 million

The Cleveland Cavaliers, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, couldn't match Atlanta's energy and drive.