Before their game against the Houston Rockets, head coach Quin Snyder shared his thoughts on Risacher being a Rising Star. “It’s affirming,” Snyder said.

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks today announced the hiring of Quin Snyder as the franchise’s 15th full-time head coach. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The Knicks reached out to the Hawks to seek permission to interview head coach Quin Snyder. But Atlanta firmly denied the request, and star Trae Young added his feedback.

But perhaps the player Snyder has impacted the most over the last two years is Trae Young, who really has taken his game to the next level as a playmaker, leading the league in assists this past ...

Snyder, 55, played at Duke in the 80s and went into coaching shortly thereafter. He coached in college at Missouri and then spent time in the NBA as an assistant before becoming Utah’s coach in ...