2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season

2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lon Kruger
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001-02 NBA season was the Hawks' 53rd season in the NBA and 34th season in Atlanta. The Hawks selected Pau Gasol with their third pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. However, Gasol was traded along with Lorenzen Wright and Brevin Knight to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Abdur-Rahim averaged 21.2 points per game and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. The Hawks showed slight improvement avoiding 50 losses by finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 33-49 record.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Pau Gasol	PF/C	Spain	Cincinnati
2	33	Terence Morris	SF	United States	Maryland

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) California F 6 Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Old Dominion F 4 Crawford, Chris  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Marquette G 15 Davis, Emanual 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Delaware State G 5 Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Georgia Tech F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana F 1 Johnson, DeMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Cincinnati F 7 Kukoc, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Croatia C 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Kentucky F 13 Möttölä, Hanno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Utah G 14 Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Miami (OH) C 42 Ratliff, Theo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wyoming F 30 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Temple G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas	Head coach Lon Kruger (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–	26–15	24–17	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	6	21–20	23–18	17–11
x-Toronto Raptors	42	40	.512	8	24–17	18–23	17–11
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	8	25–16	17–24	13–15
Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	9	25–16	16–25	17–11
Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	17	23–18	10–31	11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	21	20–21	9–32	12–16
Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	29	14–27	7–34	5–23

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–
2	y- Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	2
3	x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	8
5	x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8
6	x- Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9
7	x-Toronto Raptors	42	40	.512	10
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	10
9	Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	11
10	Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16
12	Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	19
13	New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	23
15	Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

See also

• 2001-02 NBA season