{"id":172528,"date":"2025-09-21T20:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/172528\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T20:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:38:07","slug":"surprise-spark-plug-that-fell-to-hawks-training-camp-is-ready-to-ignite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/172528\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise spark plug that fell to Hawks&#8217; training camp is ready to ignite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">The Hawks have an absolutely loaded training camp roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">Stocked with a tantalizing combination of former rotational staples seeking stability and young talent waiting for an opportunity to pop, these players won&#8217;t make it easy for Onsi Saleh to decide which three get a roster spot, which three get a G-League designation, and which unlucky one gets sent packing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soaringdownsouth.com\/hawks-sign-training-camp-contract-player-perfect-fit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Bassey will quickly<\/a> prove he firmly belongs in the first category.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">If you&#8217;ve watched any Spurs games over the last few seasons &#8211; especially when Victor Wembanyama isn&#8217;t playing &#8211; you&#8217;ll have noticed a certain undersized big man with ridiculous muscle and verticality swatting shots and throwing down emphatic jams left and right.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">Bassey proved he belonged with San Antonio as a backup to the French sensation not only with his solid do-it-all play, but also with the energy he brought night in and night out to a struggling Spurs squad.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">San Antonio often lacked emotion in long, grind-it-out games during the last pair of seasons. It was in these moments that Charles Bassey brought the POP needed for the Spurs to get back into the game &#8211; and you could feel it as you rose to your feet in the Frost Bank Center after Bassey asserted himself.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta&#8217;s bench needs this energy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">Atlanta has no shortage of wow-factor at the moment &#8211; be it with Trae Young&#8217;s flashy passes and deep threes, <a href=\"https:\/\/soaringdownsouth.com\/daniels-hawks-breakout-historic-turning-heads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dyson Daniels&#8217; smothering defense<\/a>, or Porzingis&#8217; towering dominance, fans won&#8217;t be missing much from the starting five.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">It&#8217;s the bench that&#8217;s missing that wow-factor at the moment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">While players like Luke Kennard, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Onyeka Okongwu are all more than capable of holding down the fort while the starters take a much-needed breather, they often lack that energy that Charles Bassey is so capable of providing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">While Charles Bassey won&#8217;t be the linchpin of your defense, he won&#8217;t be the center splashing 3&#8217;s from range night after night, he won&#8217;t be wow-ing the crowd with his flashy passes, he will certainly be the player that gets Hawks fans into the game at just the right moment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">Look for Bassey to quickly carve out a spot in Quin Snyder&#8217;s rotation &#8211; especially given Snyder&#8217;s lengthy history of being partial to non-shooting bigs that earn significant time on the hardwood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hawks have an absolutely loaded training camp roster. 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