{"id":38578,"date":"2026-07-23T14:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38578"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:55:09","slug":"ryan-nembhard-and-lu-dort-dealt-to-atlanta-hawks-in-three-team-trade-with-dallas-and-oklahoma-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/ryan-nembhard-and-lu-dort-dealt-to-atlanta-hawks-in-three-team-trade-with-dallas-and-oklahoma-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Nembhard and Lu Dort dealt to Atlanta Hawks in three-team trade with Dallas and Oklahoma City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the clamor and buildup of a World Cup final featuring Spain and Argentina on Sunday, a significant NBA trade with connections to Aurora stole some of the beautiful game\u2019s pre-game spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a three-player deal, Aurora\u2019s Ryan Nembhard was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Atlanta for Hawks sophomore forward Zaccharie Risacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also involved in the three-team transaction was Montreal\u2019s Lu Dort who was dealt by the Oklahoma City Thunder for three draft picks from the Hawks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atlanta\u2014after pushing the NBA champion Knicks to six games in their first-round playoff series- is cobbling together quite the Canadian contingent with Nembhard and Dort joining Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the Hawks\u2019 backcourt.&nbsp; All three NBAers are on Team Canada\u2019s FIBA roster. Caleb Houstan would have made it a Canadian quartet in Atlanta, but the 6\u20198\u201d small forward was waived by the Hawks in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to Sunday\u2019s trade, Nembhard was coming off his debut with the Canadian National Team versus Puerto Rico on July 3 after completing his rookie season in Dallas.&nbsp; The undrafted Gonzaga Bulldog\u2014who set school records for assists\u2014made 27 starts for the Mavericks in 2025-26 and appeared in 60 games.&nbsp; The 5\u201911\u201d point guard averaged 6.6 points and 5.3 assists per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durable Dort\u2014who played his collegiate basketball at Arizona State\u2014also went undrafted, but enjoyed a magnificent seven-season run with the Thunder. He started 65+ games in each of his final four seasons in OKC.&nbsp; Dort\u2019s career with the Thunder culminated in an NBA championship in 2025 and a first team All-Defence selection as a rugged 3-and-D guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Raptors\u2014who have Canadians RJ Barrett and AJ Lawson on their current roster\u2014have become much beloved across the country as our \u2018national team,\u2019 but Atlanta could become a close sentimental second in the hearts of ardent Canadian basketball fans with three National Team players on the Hawks\u2019 depth chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jim Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the clamor and buildup of a World Cup final featuring Spain and Argentina on Sunday, a significant NBA trade with connections to Aurora stole some of the beautiful game\u2019s pre-game spotlight. In a three-player deal, Aurora\u2019s Ryan Nembhard was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Atlanta for Hawks sophomore forward Zaccharie Risacher. 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