Zaccharie Risacher has continued to grow throughout his rookie season, and it looks like he's putting everything together.
Hawks head coach Quin Snyder shared insight on being able to coach two French players, Zaccharie Risacher and Rudy Gobert.
Risacher finished Friday's 121-98 loss to the Clippers with 15 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and two steals in 36 minutes.
After practices, Risacher goes through rep after rep of attacking the basket and playing through the contact from padded blocking guards.
After missing Atlanta's past six games with an adductor strain, Risacher has been cleared to return for the Hawks on Monday and would figure to be immediately thrust back into the starting lineup.
Risacher scored 10-plus points in 10 of the 12 games played last month to lead Eastern Conference rookies in the most such games.
Fortunately, the Hawks instantly looked more composed as Young connected on his patented floater before Atlanta took a loose ball fall and turned it into another Risacher three-pointer.
Zaccharie Risacher and the Atlanta Hawks capped off a three-game homestand on Monday with a game against the Miami Heat. Risacher, who struggled in the first meeting, scoring nine points on 4-for ...
Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder has had the chance to coach some amazing international players throughout his career, but more specifically, those from France. This year, he’s been given ...