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Hawks Report podcast: Delon Wright on the bench resurgence

For Ep. 3 of the Hawks Report podcast, backup point guard Delon Wright sat down to talk about the surging Hawks bench.

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For Ep. 3 of the Hawks Report podcast, backup point guard Delon Wright sat down to talk about the surging Hawks bench.
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Updated Jan 31, 2022

This is still the only undefeated podcast in the NBA.

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The Hawks are 7-0 since the launch of the Hawks Report podcast from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In this episode, Hawks beat reporter Sarah K. Spencer digs into the big comeback win over the Lakers, why Atlanta is on such a roll and the emergence of second-year center Onyeka Okongwu.

Plus, backup point guard Delon Wright joins the show to discuss why the surging bench has contributed to the win streak and the life of a backup point guard.

You can subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss an episode.

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Sarah K. Spencer, a Georgia native and UGA alum, spearheads sports video at the AJC. She also serves as a general assignment writer and previously covered the Hawks from 2019-22.

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