While he has missed the last two games, Zaccharie Risacher has been impressive for the Atlanta Hawks through two games in Las Vegas Summer League. The 2024 No.
1 overall pick scored 18 points in his first game as a Hawk and has played good defense while showing an excellent feel for the game. That has not gone unnoticed, as the biggest star on the Atlanta Hawks was very supportive of Risacher on Social Media.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I have been texting him, sending him messages back and forth.
Now it was not a perfect performance for Risacher in his first game and it does not make his Summer League an instant success, but Risacher showed glimpses of why the Hawks spent the No. 1 pick on him. Heon 7-16 shooting and 3-9 from three. I thought Risacher's shooting selection was fine and the fact that he wanted to keep shooting threes was encouraging.
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