Gueye, Gilbert, and Dennis still listed day-to-day as camp approaches

The injury picture hasn't cleared much. Mouhamed Gueye, Keshon Gilbert, and RayJ Dennis are all still carrying day-to-day designations, the three names confirmed in the current injury report. The broader group of unavailable rotation pieces — which I've been tracking since August — remains a real problem for a team that needs camp reps more than most this fall.

That's the part worth keeping in mind. Atlanta didn't just add Lu Dort and Ryan Nembhard to slot into familiar roles. This is a new defensive identity being built from scratch, and it requires time on the floor together. Dort's value is connective — he makes the players around him harder to attack — but that only works if those players are actually practicing beside him.

The 2026-27 schedule is out now, which means the calendar pressure is real. Training camp isn't abstract anymore. The Hawks went 46-36 last season and still got bounced in the first round, in part because they couldn't hold leads when it mattered. The fix they built this summer is sound on paper. Whether it's functional by opening night depends heavily on how many of these day-to-day guys are actually available when the work starts.