ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Hawks are trading former first overall pick Zaccharie Risacher and acquiring Oklahoma City Thunder’s wing Lu Dort in a three-team deal, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The deal sends the Thunder three second-round picks to OKC and Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks. Atlanta also gets Ryan Nembhard, Charania posted Sunday on social media.
BREAKING: The Oklahoma City Thunder trading All-Defensive wing Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal that sends three second-round picks to OKC, former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks and Ryan Nembhard to Atlanta, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/4ewUxhRQA5
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 19, 2026
With Dort, the Hawks get a former All-Defensive First Teamer and NBA champion.
Dort arrived in OKC in 2019 as an undrafted free agent/two-way, played some time with the Oklahoma City Blue, and quickly became a Thunder fixture thanks to his elite perimeter defense (“Dorture Chamber”) and physical on-ball pressure.
Over seven seasons (2019–2026), he grew from a defensive specialist into a steady rotation starter.
Risacher’s Hawks stint was brief and despite being taken No. 1 overall, he never reached the “face of the franchise” stage. The Hawks brought him along as a long-term wing piece, and he spent his time in a developmental/rotation role rather than as a primary scorer.
His tenure ends in Atlanta and Nembhard’s begins.
Undrafted in 2025, Nembhard, a former BIG East Freshman of the Year (Creighton) signed a two-way with the Dallas Mavericks, spent time with their G League affiliate (Texas Legends) as part of his early pro development.
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