Wine and Gold Talk Podcast

Do the Hawks pose the biggest defensive threat to the Cavs in a seven-game series?

September 1, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, host Ethan Sands is joined by Lauren Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to examine the evolving Atlanta Hawks through a Cleveland Cavaliers lens. With Trae Young now gone, Atlanta is entering a new era built around a defense-first identity that could make the Hawks a difficult postseason matchup in the Eastern Conference. Sands and Williams explore how Atlanta’s new-look roster compares with Cleveland’s established core of Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, what a potential seven-game playoff series between the Hawks and Cavaliers could look like, and which team has the better formula to succeed in the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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