Hawks sign Magette to training camp deal https://t.co/UorTn4yuWz pic.twitter.com/VErbPUziRZ — Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) October 3, 2016

Congrats to former Charger great Josh Magette on a training camp invitation from the @ATLHawks! pic.twitter.com/U03kigXA50 — UAH Hoops (@UAHHoops) October 3, 2016

A new bird enters the nest

So the big news to come out of this Monday is the Hawks signing former D-Leaguer, University of Alabama-Hunstville player Josh Magette to the roster, bringing the total number of Hawks up to 20. Magette averaged 10.9pts/8ast/2.2stl while he was with the LA Defenders. Many Hawks fans (including myself) believe the pickup was made in response to the limited amount of healthy players at the PG position. I think it was a decent pick up as he will be able to provide some competition in the final weeks of training camp/preseason leading up to the regular season.

Here’s a highlight video of Magette tossing out dimes like a madman.

*Oprah voice* “Now you have an assist! now you have an assist!…”

Now do I think he’s going to make the final 15 man roster? Probably not, but at least he’ll have a chance to prove himself and show us what he’s made of.

Good luck kid

(Quick random note: Every time I read Josh Magette’s name I think of Jimmer Fredette, and think he’ll be prone to dropping 30-50 pts every now and then in a game. I don’t entirely know why other than the fact their last names rhyme, dumb comment I know).

Forgive me on that one it’s a Monday

Anyways….. Speaking of Jimmer Fredette this leads me to introduce my new weekly segment….

Can’t you tell I used to be an artist?

I decided to introduce this segment to provide my thoughts on all the big games around the league which includes first, our beloved franchise (if they had a game on Sunday, don’t worry I’m going to try to cover all the games if I can *fingers crossed*)…

and the other 29 teams……

(Okay before we get started, play this while you read for an awesome added effect!)

One of the best sports theme songs out there

We had a couple preseason games and scrimmages, so let’s get to it!!

First our Atlanta Hawks!

Five must-see highlights from Open Practice this weekend: pic.twitter.com/znk88sMpS3 — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) October 3, 2016

While we didn’t have an actual game this weekend, we did have a scrimmage this past Saturday which I actually covered in my Saturday blog you can see here!!) against the only team I’m nervous about playing our Hawks. I won’t go into too much detail, but just to summarize, Dwight had a solid debut performance, Kent played a little PG and had a great game, along with some rookie sightings and good ole fashioned Bud-Movement. Be on the lookout for our first preseason game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 6th.

Golden State 93 vs. Toronto 97

So this past Saturday was Kevin (aka makes Benedict Arnold look like an American Hero) Durant’s first preseason game as a Golden State Warrior against the Toronto Raptors. KD posted 9pts on 2 for 9 shooting with 4 boards, 3 assists in 19 minutes. A part of me believes this Warriors team is going to take a step back (albiet very small one) this season because (not to give a cookie cutter answer) they’re going to go through some growing pains, with a highly ball dominant player trying fit in with a team that likes to pass first.

Also HOT TAKE ALERT :

There was a moment where Steph mistakenly got a behind the back pass from Iguodala while he was sitting on the bench, which he proceeds to jokingly shoot (and miss). I believe that Steph might still have that block shot by that kid last month on his mind, which could affect his game going into the regular season…

Don’t call me crazy if his numbers start to go down

This was the @mamuinthesea block on @StephenCurry30 that earned him his MVP merch. pic.twitter.com/3c46y93DNW — SLAM PH (@SLAMonlineph) September 6, 2016

Uh oh

(If you guys haven’t realized it yet, that was a joke)

Also wanted to give a shoutout to former Hawk Demarre Carroll for his 14pt/4stl/4rbs performance against the Warriors. We still miss you bud.

#junkyarddog

Houston 131 vs Shanghai 94

Otherwise known as the “Jimmer Fredette Show”, this showed Jimmer can draw in his march madness BYU days and drop a 30 point game every now and then. Also it’s going to be interesting to see how Rockets fair this year with the team falling solely on James Harden again now that Dwight signed with the good guys. Ultimately, I think they’re going to have some difficulty getting a playoff spot this year, but we’ll see.

Dallas 102 vs New Orleans 116

Buddy Heild with a pretty, pretty, pretty good rookie preseason debut with 18pts/6rbs/3asts. I’m definitely excited to see what this kid can do coming off of the 2016 NCAA tournament with Oklahoma, expect some big things with this kid.

And now for some Supersonics higlights…..

And that pretty much does it for this weeks “around the league”, and boy doesn’t it feel great knowing basketball is back??! Be sure to check out next week with more and more preseason games coming around the corner.

Ahhh I can smell NBA in the air

-msl_atl

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