Zaccharie Risacher, Kristaps Porzingis Remain On Atlanta's Injury Report Ahead of Matchup With Boston

The Hawks are heading to Boston tomorrow night to face the Celtics and might get a key starter back for that game

Jan 2, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) warms up prior to the game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

The Atlanta Hawks are back on the road tomorrow night, and they will be trying to avenge their most embarrassing loss of the season. The Hawks will play the Celtics, who beat the Hawks soundly earlier this month. Boston won that game due to a 52-point second quarter and a first half that saw them score over 80 points. They had red-hot shooting and a tremendous performance from MVP candidate Jaylen Brown to dispatch the Hawks in Atlanta.

The Hawks did not have Zaccharie Risacher and Kristaps Porzingis and they are not going to have them tomorrow. Both players are listed as out on the injury report for the Hawks.

An @emoryhealthcare injury report for tomorrow’s game at Boston:

N’Faly Dante (right knee, torn ACL): Out
Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis): Out
Zaccharie Risacher (left knee, bone contusion): Out pic.twitter.com/9O6e0T21ji

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 27, 2026

Neither player has played since the Hawks victory over the Pelicans on January 7th.

Trade Deadline Plans

Jan 23, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum (3) dribbles against the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

The 2026 NBA trade deadline is nearly a week away.

There has only been one trade so far this season and it involved the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta sent Trae Young to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, signaling the end of the Young era in Atlanta and opening up other possibilities for the Hawks.

Just because Young has been dealt, does not mean that the Hawks are going to be done. They have over $70 million in expiring contracts, young players, and draft picks to trade if they wanted to make a big move.

But what if they went the other way? While there is plenty of talk around the Hawks adding a big time player to the roster, what if the Hawks continued to reshape their roster and move other players in more of a reset? While not being talked about much, Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes suggest that is the way to go for Atlanta:

"With Trae Young now a member of the Washington Wizards, the Atlanta Hawks can move on to other business.

The Hawks should be willing to listen on everyone but Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker as they re-orient themselves around youth, athleticism and a more egalitarian offense. Former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher, a suddenly overpaid Dyson Daniels and a perpetually unavailable (and expiring) Kristaps Porzingis should all be on the table.

With the New Orleans Pelicans' lottery pick incoming this summer, the time could be right for a harder reset."

While trading any of Porzingis, McCollum, Luke Kennard, or Corey Kispert should be looked at as possible, I don't think a hard reset for the Hawks is necessary. They have already started that process and even if they don't trade any of Porzingis, Kennard, or McCollum, they are all expiring contracts and the Hawks can look at adding to their team via free agency or trades this summer.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is on one of the best contracts in the NBA, Jalen Johnson has taken another big leap this season, Daniels is not as overpaid as Hughes suggests, and Onyeka Okongwu is on one of the most team friendly contracts for a starting caliber center in the NBA. Not only that, but the Hawks have the most favorable of the Pelicans and Bucks draft pick this summer. They have a chance to add an elite talent like Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, or Cameron Boozer.

The Hawks still have a very bright future, even if this season amounts to nothing more than another quick exit from the play-in tournament. They have young talent, plenty of optionality and the NBA's best draft pick asset to build around their current roster. While it might not be as certain of a future as teams like Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Hawks are in one of the most enviable positions in the entire NBA and instead of a hard reset, they should just make smart moves and set themselves up for sustained success.