2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season explained

Team:	Atlanta Hawks
End Year:	2018
Wins:	24
Losses:	58
Division:	Southeast
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	15
Gm:	Travis Schlenk
Coach:	Mike Budenholzer
Owners:	Tony Ressler
Arena:	Philips Arena
Television:	Fox Sports South
Radio:	92.9 FM "The Game"
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	ATL

The 2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 50th in Atlanta. For the first time since 2013, Paul Millsap was not on the roster, as he signed with the Denver Nuggets in free agency. This was the first time the Hawks missed the playoffs since 2007, and made them the second NBA team to go 60 years without winning a title. This season would also be the last with Mike Budenholzer coaching the Hawks, as he would part with them after the season ended on April 25, 2018, later joining the Milwaukee Bucks in May.

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2017 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	19	John Collins	PF		Wake Forest
2	41	Tyler Dorsey	SG		Oregon
2	60	Alpha Kaba	PF/C		Mega Leks

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 1| @ Miami| | Dedmon, Schröder (12)| John Collins (15)| Dennis Schröder (5)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 4| @ Cleveland| | Dennis Schröder (13)| Taurean Prince (8)| Malcolm Delaney (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
18,221| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 6| @ Detroit| | Malcolm Delaney (15)| John Collins (6)| Malcolm Delaney (5)| Little Caesars Arena
14,496| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 9| Memphis| | Dennis Schroder (21)| John Collins (8)| Malcolm Delaney (5)| McCamish Pavilion
7,262| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 12| Dallas| | Kent Bazemore (20)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Kent Bazemore (5)| McCamish Pavilion
6,759| 2–3

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 18| @ Dallas| | Dennis Schroder (28)| Taurean Prince (10)| Dennis Schroder (7)| American Airlines Center
19,709| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 20| @ Charlotte| | Dennis Schroder (25)| Dewayne Dedmon (7)| Dennis Schroder (5)| Spectrum Center
18,417| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 22| @ Brooklyn| | Marco Belinelli (31)| John Collins (13)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Barclays Center
13,917| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 23| @ Miami| | Bazemore, Prince (20)| John Collins (11)| Kent Bazemore (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 26| @ Chicago| | Marco Belinelli (23)| Dedmon, Muscala (10)| Dedmon, Delaney, Muscala (4)| United Center
21,104| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 27| Denver| | Dennis Schroder (20)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Dennis Schroder (6)| Philips Arena
16,220| 1–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 29| Milwaukee| | Dennis Schroder (21)| John Collins (7)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
14,014| 1–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 1| @ Philadelphia| | Dennis Schroder (25)| Taurean Prince (11)| Dennis Schroder (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,549| 1–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 3| Houston| | Kent Bazemore (18)| John Collins (13)| Isaiah Taylor (5)| Philips Arena
14,087| 1–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 5| @ Cleveland| | Dennis Schroder (28)| John Collins (13)| Dennis Schroder (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,562| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 6| Boston| | Dennis Schroder (23)| Dewayne Dedmon (12)| Dennis Schroder (6)| Philips Arena
13,215| 2–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 10| @ Detroit| | Kent Bazemore (22)| Dewayne Dedmon (9)| Dennis Schroder (11)| Little Caesars Arena
16,687| 2–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 11| @ Washington| | Taurean Prince (19)| Dewayne Dedmon (8)| Dennis Schroder (5)| Capital One Arena
17,260| 2–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 13| @ New Orleans| | Kent Bazemore (22)| Cavanaugh, Collins, Dedmon (6)| Kent Bazemore (7)| Smoothie King Center
14,631| 2–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| November 15| Sacramento| | Dennis Schroder (21)| Dewayne Dedmon (14)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
13,860| 3–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 18| Boston| | Dennis Schroder (23)| Dewayne Dedmon (8)| Dennis Schroder (9)| Philips Arena
16,381| 3–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 20| @ San Antonio| | Taurean Prince (18)| Collins, Dedmon (9)| Dennis Schroder (9)| AT&T Center
18,418| 3–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 22| LA Clippers| | Marco Belinelli (20)| John Collins (10)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
12,675| 3–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 24| New York| | Dennis Schroder (26)| Taurean Prince (8)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
14,355| 4–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 25| Toronto| | Dennis Schroder (14)| Bazemore, Bembry, Cavanaugh, Ilyasova, Schroder (4)| Josh Magette (6)| Philips Arena
12,278| 4–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 30| Cleveland| | Dennis Schroder (27)| John Collins (7)| Kent Bazemore (6)| Philips Arena
16,379| 4–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 2| @ Brooklyn| | Dennis Schroder (24)| Ersan Ilyasova (11)| Dennis Schroder (6)| Barclays Center
13,949| 5–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 4| Brooklyn| | Dennis Schroder (19)| Miles Plumlee (7)| Dennis Schroder (4)| Philips Arena
12,056| 5–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 6| @ Orlando| | Dennis Schroder (26)| Belinelli, Ilyasova (7)| Bazemore, Schroder (7)| Amway Center
16,167| 5–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25| December 9| Orlando| | Ersan Ilyasova (26)| Babbitt, Cavanaugh (8)| Bazemore, Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
12,719| 6–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 10| @ New York| | Dennis Schroder (21)| Taurean Prince (8)| Taurean Prince (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,189| 6–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 12| @ Cleveland| | Taurean Prince (24)| Tyler Cavanaugh (9)| Taurean Prince (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 6–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 14| Detroit| | Ersan Ilyasova (23)| John Collins (7)| Dennis Schroder (10)| Philips Arena
13,548| 6–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 15| @ Memphis| | Kent Bazemore (19)| John Collins (7)| Dennis Schroder (11)| FedExForum
15,803| 6–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 18| Miami| | Taurean Prince (24)| Taurean Prince (7)| Kent Bazemore (7)| Philips Arena
14,227| 7–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 20| Indiana| | John Collins (18)| John Collins (9)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
14,830| 7–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 22 | @ Oklahoma City| | Marco Belinelli (27)| John Collins (9)| Kent Bazemore (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 7–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33| December 23| Dallas| | Dennis Schroder (33)| Ersan Ilyasova (7)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
13,402| 8–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| December 27| Washington| | Dennis Schroder (21)| Ilyasova, Prince (9)| Bazemore, Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
15,763| 9–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 29 | @ Toronto| | Taurean Prince (30)| Taurean Prince (10)| Dennis Schroder (9)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 9–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| December 30| Portland| | Dennis Schroder (21)| Taurean Prince (10)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
15,877| 10–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 2| @ Phoenix| | Ersan Ilyasova (21)| Ersan Ilyasova (9)| Dennis Schroder (5)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,921| 10–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 5| @ Portland| | Dennis Schroder (14)| Ersan Ilyasova (11)| Dennis Schroder (4)| Moda Center
19,393| 10–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 7| @ LA Lakers| | Dennis Schroder (27)| Ersan Ilyasova (9)| Dennis Schroder (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 10–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 8| @ LA Clippers| | Taurean Prince (20)| Ersan Ilyasova (13)| Malcolm Delaney (6)| Staples Center
14,624| 10–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 10| @ Denver| | Dennis Schroder (19)| Ersan Ilyasova (9)| Dennis Schroder (10)| Pepsi Center
14,182| 11–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 42| January 12| Brooklyn| | Dennis Schroder (34)| John Collins (10)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
13,093| 11–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 15| San Antonio| | Dennis Schroder (26)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
15,806| 12–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 17| New Orleans| | Kent Bazemore (20)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Dennis Schroder (15)| Philips Arena
10,894| 13–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 20| Chicago| | Dennis Schroder (18)| Dewayne Dedmon (11)| Dennis Schroder (5)| Philips Arena
15,597| 13–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 22| Utah| | Dennis Schroder (20)| Ersan Ilyasova (11)| Malcolm Delaney (8)| Philips Arena
11,096| 14–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 24| Toronto| | Dennis Schroder (20)| John Collins (16)| Malcolm Delaney (4)| Philips Arena
12,780| 14–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 26| @ Charlotte| | Kent Bazemore (26)| John Collins (9)| Malcolm Delaney (6)| Spectrum Center
15,479| 14–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 27| Washington| | Dedmon, Dorsey, Prince (14)| Mike Muscala (6)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
15,843| 14–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| January 29| Minnesota| | Kent Bazemore (22)| John Collins (11)| Dennis Schroder (11)| Philips Arena
12,589| 15–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| January 31| Charlotte| | Kent Bazemore (25)| Dedmon, Muscala (5)| Dennis Schroder (9)| Philips Arena
13,103| 15–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 2| @ Boston| | Taurean Prince (31)| Taurean Prince (8)| Malcolm Delaney (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 15–37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 4| @ NY Knicks| | Kent Bazemore (19)| Dewayne Dedmon (14)| Malcolm Delaney (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,441| 16–37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 6| Memphis| | Dennis Schroder (22)| John Collins (10)| Tyler Dorsey (7)| Philips Arena
11,866| 17–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 8| @ Orlando| | Schroder, Prince (19)| John Collins (12)| Schroder, Prince (5)| Amway Center
16,215| 17–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 9| Cleveland| | Dennis Schroder (25)| John Collins (7)| Schroder, Taylor (4)| Philips Arena
16,438| 17–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57| February 11| Detroit| | Dennis Schroder (23)| Dewayne Dedmon (13)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Philips Arena
15,214| 18–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 13| @ Milwaukee| | Dennis Schroder (18)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Bazemore, Schroder, Taylor (4)| Bradley Center
14,720| 18–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 14| @ Detroit| | Andrew White (15)| John Collins (10)| Delaney, Taylor (7)| Little Caesars Arena
15,849| 18–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 23| @ Indiana| | Isaiah Taylor (17)| John Collins (9)| Isaiah Taylor (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 18–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| February 26| LA Lakers| | Taurean Prince (24)| John Collins (9)| Bazemore, Magette (4)| Philips Arena
16,328| 18–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| February 28| Indiana| | John Collins (16)| Dewayne Dedmon (9)| Bazemore, Schroder (5)| Philips Arena
13,316| 19–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 2| Golden State| | Kent Bazemore (29)| John Collins (8)| Dennis Schroder (9)| Philips Arena
16,728| 19–44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 4| Phoenix| | Taurean Prince (22)| Miles Plumlee (11)| Dennis Schroder (6)| Philips Arena
15,166| 20–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 6| @ Toronto| | Bazemore, Collins (14)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Kent Bazemore (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 20–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 9| @ Indiana| | Tyler Dorsey (18)| Dewayne Dedmon (7)| Josh Magette (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 20–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 11| Chicago| | Taurean Prince (38)| Dewayne Dedmon (9)| Magette, Taylor (8)| Philips Arena
15,266| 20–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 13| Oklahoma City| | Taurean Prince (25)| John Collins (9)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
16,739| 20–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 15| Charlotte| | Taurean Prince (22)| Taurean Prince (10)| Dennis Schroder (8)| Philips Arena
14,486| 20–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 17| @ Milwaukee| | Taurean Prince (38)| John Collins (12)| Dennis Schroder (9)| Bradley Center
18,717| 20–50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71| March 20| @ Utah| | Dennis Schroder (41)| Dewayne Dedmon (15)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 21–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 22| @ Sacramento| | Isaiah Taylor (18)| Dewayne Dedmon (10)| Lee, Prince (4)| Golden 1 Center
17,583| 21–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 23| @ Golden State| | Taurean Prince (20)| Dewayne Dedmon (11)| Dennis Schroder (7)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 21–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 25| @ Houston| | Taurean Prince (28)| John Collins (10)| Josh Magette (5)| Toyota Center
18,055| 21–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 28| @ Minnesota| | Mike Muscala (24)| Dewayne Dedmon (11)| Isaiah Taylor (8)| Target Center
16,183| 21–54|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 30| Philadelphia| | Damion Lee (20)| Dewayne Dedmon (15)| Isaiah Taylor (7)| Philips Arena
16,579| 21–55|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 1| Orlando| | Isaiah Taylor (19)| John Collins (11)| Tyler Dorsey (5)| Philips Arena
13,587| 22–55|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 3| @ Miami| | Tyler Dorsey (18)| John Collins (10)| Isaiah Taylor (9)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 22–56|- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 4| Miami| | Taurean Prince (20)| Collins, Dedmon (8)| Collins, Prince (4)| Philips Arena
16,696| 22–57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 6| @ Washington| | Taurean Prince (23)| Dewayne Dedmon (14)| Collins, Prince (5)| Capital One Arena
19,557| 23–57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 8| @ Boston| | Taurean Prince (33)| Lee, Prince (8)| Isaiah Taylor (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 24–57|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 10| Philadelphia| | Taurean Prince (27)| John Collins (9)| DeAndre' Bembry (7)| Philips Arena
15,673| 24–58

Player statistics

|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| SF| 37 || 9 || 570 || 81 || 26 || 7 || 5 || 226|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 65 || 65 || 1,789 || 248 || 228 || style=";"|100 || 45 || 836|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| SG| 52 || 1 || 1,210 || 100 || 103 || 46 || 3 || 591|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SF| 26 || 3 || 455 || 72 || 49 || 21 || 12 || 136|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SF| 4 || 0 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| PF| 39 || 1 || 518 || 127 || 27 || 9 || 4 || 183|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SG| 4 || 0 || 42 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 13|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| 74 || 26 || 1,785 || style=";"|541 || 98 || 47 || style=";"|80 || 777|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 62 || 46 || 1,542 || 489 || 90 || 40 || 51 || 617|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 54 || 3 || 1,014 || 100 || 163 || 35 || 6 || 338|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 56 || 5 || 974 || 130 || 79 || 17 || 5 || 405|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SF| 1 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| PF| 46 || 40 || 1,175 || 251 || 51 || 44 || 17 || 501|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SG| 15 || 11 || 404 || 71 || 29 || 19 || 1 || 161|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 18 || 0 || 216 || 19 || 57 || 8 || 1 || 46|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SG| 6 || 0 || 98 || 16 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 28|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 53 || 7 || 1,060 || 230 || 51 || 31 || 27 || 405|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 55 || 35 || 918 || 228 || 45 || 17 || 30 || 237|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SF| style=";"|82 || style=";"|82 || style=";"|2,464 || 389 || 214 || 85 || 42 || 1,158|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 67 || 67 || 2,078 || 208 || style=";"|417 || 72 || 6 || style=";"|1,301|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 67 || 9 || 1,167 || 94 || 206 || 34 || 10 || 445|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SF| 15 || 0 || 209 || 34 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 69|}After all games.^[1]
‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draftVia free agencyVia trade

Players Lost Via free agency

Trades

June 20, 2017	To Atlanta Hawks Miles Plumlee Marco Belinelli 41st pick in the 2017 NBA draft	To Charlotte Hornets Dwight Howard 31st pick in the 2017 NBA draft
June 28, 2017	To Atlanta Hawks Cash considerations	To Houston Rockets Ryan Kelly
July 6, 2017^[2]	To Atlanta Hawks Jamal Crawford Diamond Stone 2018 First Round Pick (from Los Angeles)	To Los Angeles Clippers Danilo Gallinari
	To Denver Nuggets 2019 Second Round Pick (from Atlanta)

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Ersan İlyasova^[3]	1 Year, $6 Million
Mike Muscala^[4]	2 Year, $10 Million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Dewayne Dedmon^[5]	2 Year, $14 Million	San Antonio Spurs
Luke Babbitt^[6]	1 Year, $1,974,159	Miami Heat
Tyler Cavanaugh^[7]	Two-way contract	George Washington Colonials / Erie BayHawks
Josh Magette	Two-way contract	Los Angeles D-Fenders (G League)
Quinn Cook^[8]		New Orleans Pelicans

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Dwight Howard	Traded	Charlotte Hornets
Ryan Kelly	Traded	Houston Rockets
Mike Dunleavy Jr.^[9]	Waived
Tim Hardaway Jr.^[10]	Signed	New York Knicks
José Calderón^[11]	Signed	Cleveland Cavaliers
Thabo Sefolosha^[12]	Signed	Utah Jazz
Nicolás Brussino^[13]	Waived	CB Gran Canaria

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-18 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Regular season Stats. basketball-reference.com. July 22, 2019.
2. Web site: L.A. Clippers acquire veteran forward Danilo Gallinari in three-team trade. NBA.com. July 6, 2017. July 6, 2017.
3. Web site: Hawks Re-Sign Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. July 21, 2017. July 21, 2017.
4. Web site: Atlanta Hawks Re-Sign Mike Muscala. NBA.com. July 25, 2017. July 25, 2017.
5. Web site: Hawks Sign Big Man Dewayne Dedmon. NBA.com. July 21, 2017. July 21, 2017.
6. Web site: Atlanta Hawks Sign Luke Babbitt. NBA.com. August 9, 2017. August 9, 2017.
7. Web site: Hawks Sign First Two-Way Player In Josh Magette; Also Sign Tyler Cavanaugh. NBA.com. September 6, 2017. September 6, 2017.
8. Web site: Hawks Sign Point Guard Quinn Cook. NBA.com. September 6, 2017. September 6, 2017.
9. Web site: Hawks Waive Mike Dunleavy. nba.com/hawks. June 30, 2017.
10. Web site: Knicks Sign Tim Hardaway Jr.. NBA.com. July 8, 2017. July 8, 2017.
11. Web site: Cavaliers Sign José Calderón. NBA.com. July 10, 2017. July 10, 2017.
12. Web site: Jazz Sign Thabo Sefolosha. NBA.com. July 18, 2017. July 18, 2017.
13. Web site: El alero argentino Nicolás Brussino se incorpora al Herbalife Gran Canaria. ACB.com. es. 31 December 2017. 31 December 2017. 31 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212221/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=137405. dead.