2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season

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2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season
Division Champions
Head coach
General manager Travis Schlenk
Arena State Farm Arena
Results
Record 41–31 (.569)
Place Division: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Eastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Bucks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio 92.9 FM "The Game"
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The 2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 53rd in Atlanta. On March 1, 2021, head coach Lloyd Pierce was fired after a 14–20 start[1] and replaced by Nate McMillan, who would serve out the remainder of the year as interim head coach. On May 12, the Hawks clinched their first playoff appearance since 2017, ending their four-year playoff drought. On May 15, The Hawks clinched their first Southeast Division title since 2014–15 when the Miami Heat lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 122–108.

The Hawks surprised many on their playoff run as they went on to defeat the fourth seeded New York Knicks in five games in the first round.[2] Then in a major upset, the Hawks defeated the top seeded Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals; two of their victories involved coming back from large deficits. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2015.[3] However, their run would come to an end as they lost in six games to the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals, coached by former Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, who had led them to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2015.[4] The team is similar to the 1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics, as both teams struggled early on, made a coaching change, got a better record to surge up the standings, and had an unexpectedly deep playoff run.[5]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 6 Onyeka Okongwu PF United States United States USC
2 50 Skylar Mays PG United States United States LSU

Roster

2020–21 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 13 Bogdanović, Bogdan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992-08-18 Serbia
C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-05-18 Switzerland
F/C 20 Collins, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1997-09-23 Wake Forest
G 32 Dunn, Kris Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-18 Providence
F/C 24 Fernando, Bruno 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-08-15 Maryland
F 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1988-08-08 Italy
G 0 Goodwin, Brandon Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-10-02 Florida Gulf Coast
F 18 Hill, Solomon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1991-03-18 Arizona
G/F 3 Huerter, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-27 Maryland
G/F 12 Hunter, De'Andre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-12-02 Virginia
F/C 1 Knight, Nathan (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1997-09-20 William & Mary
G 4 Mays, Skylar (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-09-05 LSU
F/C 17 Okongwu, Onyeka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2000-12-11 Southern California
G/F 22 Reddish, Cam Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1999-09-01 Duke
G 19 Snell, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1991-11-10 New Mexico
G 6 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986-10-27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)
G 11 Young, Trae 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-19 Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: March 25, 2021

Standings

Division

Template:2020-21 NBA Southeast standings

Conference

Template:2020-21 NBA East standings Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pb – Clinched play-in spot
  • o – Eliminated from playoff contention
  • * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2021 NBA playoffs
2021 playoff game log
2021 playoff schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November
November 19 To Atlanta Hawks
To Detroit Pistons
[7]
November 24 To Atlanta Hawks
To Oklahoma City Thunder
[8]
March
March 25 To Atlanta Hawks
  • Lou Williams
  • Cash Considerations
  • Two future second-round draft picks
 To Los Angeles Clippers
[9]

Free agents

Re-signed

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Nathan Knight Two-Way Contract (November 19)[10] William & Mary Tribe
Danilo Gallinari 3 Year, $61.5M (November 20)[11] Oklahoma City Thunder
Kris Dunn 2 Year, $10M (November 21)[12] Chicago Bulls
Rajon Rondo 2 Year, $15M (November 21)[13] Los Angeles Lakers
Solomon Hill 1 Year, $2.1M (November 23)[14] Miami Heat
Bogdan Bogdanović 4 Year, $72M (November 24)[15] Sacramento Kings

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Vince Carter Retired (June 25) N/A[16]
Khyri Thomas Waived (November 20) [17]
DeAndre' Bembry Free Agent Toronto Raptors[18]
Charlie Brown Jr. Free Agent
Treveon Graham Free Agent
Damian Jones Free Agent Phoenix Suns[19]
Skal Labissière Free Agent
Jeff Teague Free Agent Boston Celtics[20]

Notes

  1. ↑ 2025 second round draft pick to Oklahoma City. Atlanta's 2025 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 31-55 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Atlanta's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished) [Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 11/24/2020]

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