Hawks Latest | Daily Atlanta Hawks Podcast
Sep 29, 2026 · 13 min · 9 segments
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Brian MooteHost
Um, so, so far, a lot of the takeaways from, um, from media day is that Kingston Fleming's is already impressing everybody.
Um, he's commented on his speed, his maturity, his defense, which, um, that's gonna be great.
Um, because that was kind of one of the things that, one, we need him to do, um, to be a, to be a great defender.
But then also, um, you know, be able to get out there and actually guard NBA players right out the gates.
I mean, that's what you really need from your rookies, is you need to have them be able to get in the game and not be a liability.
Dyson Daniels, uh, at the podium was saying that Ausin just has been cr- like, just killing it during workouts and, uh, when they have some open runs and, uh, you know, been able to do some scrimmaging and running up, you know, up and down the floor.
Um, spent a lot of last year in the G League and, um, you know, you wanna, you wanna see him take a leap and become a, you know, um, more of a day in, day out kind of player.
So far, people are really excited for him to actually have, um, you know, have a, a legitimate opportunity to show some of the play-making ability on both ends of the floor that he's capable of.
In, you know, Oklahoma, they were so stacked they didn't really need, um, to do a whole lot with him.
Um, you know, the minutes that he played were always, um, very, um, you know, I don't wanna say garbage time, but there was no pressure on him.
Like, he comes in, he, he put up really good numbers for the amount of time that he played.
Uh, they talked a little bit about Jalen Johnson, um, stepping up this year and being a leader and, you know, he said part of that is one of the reasons that he reached out to, um, Zuby and to Kingston and said, "Look, you guys wanna come to LA with me? We're gonna work out with Chris Johnson and a bunch of NBA players." And of course, we all saw those clips, and those things are, um, you know, those moments are incredibly valuable, especially to the rookies who really don't know what they're getting into.
Like, it's one thing to see, you know, guys like LeBron and their athleticism on TV.
Um, so, so far, a lot of the takeaways from, um, from media day is that Kingston Fleming's is already impressing everybody.
Um, he's commented on his speed, his maturity, his defense, which, um, that's gonna be great.
Um, because that was kind of one of the things that, one, we need him to do, um, to be a, to be a great defender.
But then also, um, you know, be able to get out there and actually guard NBA players right out the gates.
I mean, that's what you really need from your rookies, is you need to have them be able to get in the game and not be a liability.
Dyson Daniels, uh, at the podium was saying that Ausin just has been cr- like, just killing it during workouts and, uh, when they have some open runs and, uh, you know, been able to do some scrimmaging and running up, you know, up and down the floor.
Um, spent a lot of last year in the G League and, um, you know, you wanna, you wanna see him take a leap and become a, you know, um, more of a day in, day out kind of player.
So far, people are really excited for him to actually have, um, you know, have a, a legitimate opportunity to show some of the play-making ability on both ends of the floor that he's capable of.
In, you know, Oklahoma, they were so stacked they didn't really need, um, to do a whole lot with him.
Um, you know, the minutes that he played were always, um, very, um, you know, I don't wanna say garbage time, but there was no pressure on him.
Like, he comes in, he, he put up really good numbers for the amount of time that he played.
Uh, they talked a little bit about Jalen Johnson, um, stepping up this year and being a leader and, you know, he said part of that is one of the reasons that he reached out to, um, Zuby and to Kingston and said, "Look, you guys wanna come to LA with me? We're gonna work out with Chris Johnson and a bunch of NBA players." And of course, we all saw those clips, and those things are, um, you know, those moments are incredibly valuable, especially to the rookies who really don't know what they're getting into.
Like, it's one thing to see, you know, guys like LeBron and their athleticism on TV.
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