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Atlanta Hawks
(50-32, 4th in Central, 12 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (20 & 49)
| Team Strengths |
Smith and Blaylock
Team Rebounding
Mutombo Defense
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| Team Statistics |
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PPG |
FG% |
REBs |
TOs |
| Hawks |
95.9 (15th) | .446 (20th) | 41.1 (13th) | 14.8 (9th) |
| Opponents |
92.3 (8th) | .442 (11th) | 39.4 (6th) | 13.6 (28th) |
| Weaknesses |
Small Forward (Corbin, Brown)
Bench Production
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| Changes |
Lenny Wilkens' Status?
Sign Laettner And/Or Henderson
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| Needs |
Bench Help and Small Forward
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| Notes: |
Began the season with a team-record, 11-0 start but went 39-32 the rest of the way
Reached the playoffs for the sixth straight season but was knocked out by Charlotte in the first round (3-1)
Won six-fewer games than last season (went 56-26 in '96/'97) and went 29-12 at home after going 36-5 in '96-'97
Went 27-4 when they scored 100+ points
Held the opposition under 100 points in 64 games (42-22)
Dikembe Mutombo named Defensive Player of the Year for second straight season and third time in his career
They went 10-2 in games decided by 20 or more points
Shot .332 from three-point range, only 21st in the league and Blaylock shot .269 (90/334)
Blaylock led the league in steals with 2.6; Mutombo was second in blocks at 3.38
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| First Round Draft Picks in the 90's |
1990 Rumeal Robinson, G, Michigan (10)
1991 Stacey Augmon, F, UNLV (9)
1991 Anthony Avent, F, Seton Hall (15)
1992 Adam Keefe, F, Stanford (10)
1993 Douglas Edwards, F, Florida State (15)
1994 None
1995 Alan Henderson, F, Indiana (16)
1996 Priest Lauderdale, C, Central State (28)
1997 Ed Gray, G, California (22)
Complete draft list over the years
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| Players by Position |
| Small Forwards |
Power Forwards |
Centers |
Point Guards |
Shooting Guards |
Tyrone Corbin
Chucky Brown
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Alan Henderson
Christian Laettner
Chris Crawford
Anthony Miller
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Dikembe Mutombo
Greg Anderson
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Mookie Blaylock
Eldridge Recasner
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Steve Smith
Ed Gray
Drew Barry
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| Free Agents |
| 1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Christian Laettner
Eldridge Recasner
Greg Anderson
Chucky Brown
Chirs Crawford
Alan Henderson
Drew Barry
Anthony Miller
Tyrone Corbin
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Dikembe Mutombo (P-FA)
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Ed Gray
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