The Atlanta Hawks undeniably had one of the best offseasons of 2025, gearing the team for their first real chance at a title in years. Without Zaccharie Risacher flourishing in Jalen Johnson's absence, however, the Hawks may not have made the moves they did.
A Hawks front office executive said to Spotrac's Keith Smith that "a big part of the reason we were willing to add guys to push forward was the play of Zaccharie Risacher. From Christmas on, he was awesome. Go look up the stats and you’ll see how good he was after Christmas.