2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season is the team's 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 53rd in Atlanta.

2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lloyd Pierce
General manager	Travis Schlenk
Owners	Tony Ressler
Arena	State Farm Arena
Results
Record	11–12 (.478)
Place	Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South
Radio	92.9 FM "The Game"

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	6	Onyeka Okongwu	PF	United States	USC
2	50	Skylar Mays	PG	United States	LSU

Roster

Roster listing

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  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 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 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 2000-12-11 Southern California G/F 22 Reddish, Cam 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1999-09-01 Duke G 7 Rondo, Rajon  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky G 19 Snell, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1991-11-10 New Mexico G 11 Young, Trae 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-19 Oklahoma	Head coach Lloyd Pierce Assistant coach(es) Marlon Garnett Matt Hill Melvin Hunt Chris Jent Nate McMillan 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 Roster Last transaction: November 28, 2020

Standings

Division

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Charlotte Hornets	12	13	.480	0.0	7–7	5–6	4–1	25
Atlanta Hawks	11	12	.478	0.0	6–7	5–5	1–2	23
Miami Heat	9	14	.391	2.0	6–7	3–7	2–3	23
Orlando Magic	9	15	.375	2.5	5–8	4–7	4–1	24
Washington Wizards	6	15	.286	4.0	2–7	4–8	1–5	21

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Philadelphia 76ers *	17	7	.708	–	24
2	Milwaukee Bucks *	16	8	.667	1.0	24
3	Brooklyn Nets	14	11	.560	3.5	25
4	Boston Celtics	12	10	.545	4.0	22
5	Indiana Pacers	12	12	.500	5.0	24
6	Charlotte Hornets *	12	13	.480	5.5	25
7	Atlanta Hawks	11	12	.478	5.5	23
8	Toronto Raptors	11	13	.458	6.0	24
9	New York Knicks	11	14	.440	6.5	25
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	10	15	.400	7.5	25
11	Chicago Bulls	9	14	.391	7.5	23
12	Miami Heat	9	14	.391	7.5	23
13	Orlando Magic	9	15	.375	8.0	24
14	Washington Wizards	6	15	.286	9.5	21
15	Detroit Pistons	5	18	.217	11.5	23

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1-1; Road: 1-1)
Preseason: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 11 Orlando L 112–116 De'Andre Hunter (18) Clint Capela (14) Trae Young (6) State Farm Arena 0–1 2 December 13 Orlando W 116–107 Trae Young (21) Clint Capela (12) Trae Young (7) State Farm Arena 1–1 3 December 17 @ Memphis L 106–128 De'Andre Hunter (22) Clint Capela (9) Rajon Rondo (7) FedExForum 1–2 4 December 19 @ Memphis W 117–116 Danilo Gallinari (19) Clint Capela (7) Bogdan Bogdanović (7) FedExForum 2–2
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log Total: 11–12 (Home: 6-7; Road: 5-5)
December: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 @ Chicago W 124–104 Trae Young (37) Bogdanović, Fernando (7) Trae Young (7) United Center 0 1–0 2 December 26 @ Memphis W 122–112 Trae Young (36) De'Andre Hunter (11) Trae Young (9) FedExForum 0 2–0 3 December 28 Detroit W 128–120 Trae Young (29) Clint Capela (9) Rajon Rondo (8) State Farm Arena 0 3–0 4 December 30 @ Brooklyn L 141–145 Young, Collins (30) Clint Capela (12) Trae Young (11) Barclays Center 0 3–1
January: 7–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 @ Brooklyn W 114–96 De'Andre Hunter (23) Clint Capela (11) Trae Young (7) Barclays Center 0 4–1 6 January 2 Cleveland L 91–96 De'Andre Hunter (17) Clint Capela (16) Trae Young (10) State Farm Arena 0 4–2 7 January 4 New York L 108–113 Trae Young (31) Clint Capela (12) Trae Young (14) State Farm Arena 0 4–3 8 January 6 Charlotte L 94–102 John Collins (23) Clint Capela (19) Kevin Huerter (6) State Farm Arena 0 4–4 9 January 9 @ Charlotte L 105–113 Cam Reddish (21) Clint Capela (13) Trae Young (10) Spectrum Center 0 4–5 10 January 11 Philadelphia W 112–94 Trae Young (26) Clint Capela (11) Trae Young (8) State Farm Arena 0 5–5 — January 13 @ Phoenix Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA)[1] 11 January 15 @ Utah L 92–116 Cam Reddish (20) Clint Capela (11) Trae Young (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 1,932 5–6 12 January 16 @ Portland L 106–112 Clint Capela (25) Clint Capela (15) Trae Young (11) Moda Center 0 5–7 13 January 18 Minnesota W 108–97 De'Andre Hunter (25) Clint Capela (15) Trae Young (13) State Farm Arena 0 6–7 14 January 20 Detroit W 123–115 (OT) Trae Young (38) Clint Capela (26) Trae Young (10) State Farm Arena 0 7–7 15 January 22 @ Minnesota W 116–98 Trae Young (43) Clint Capela (19) Rajon Rondo (6) Target Center 0 8–7 16 January 24 @ Milwaukee L 115–129 De'Andre Hunter (33) John Collins (7) Rajon Rondo (7) Fiserv Forum 0 8–8 17 January 26 L. A. Clippers W 108–99 Trae Young (38) Clint Capela (18) Trae Young (5) State Farm Arena 1,180 9–8 19 January 27 Brooklyn L 128–132 (OT) Trae Young (28) Clint Capela (11) Trae Young (14) State Farm Arena 1,008 9–9 20 January 29 @ Washington W 116–100 Trae Young (41) Clint Capela (14) Trae Young (5) Capital One Arena 0 10–9
February: 1–3 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 February 1 L. A. Lakers L 99–107 Trae Young (25) Clint Capela (13) Trae Young (16) State Farm Arena 1,341 10–10 22 February 3 Dallas L 116–122 John Collins (35) Clint Capela (13) Kevin Huerter (10) State Farm Arena 1,259 10–11 23 February 4 Utah L 91–112 Kevin Huerter (16) Clint Capela (17) Rajon Rondo (8) State Farm Arena 1,261 10–12 24 February 6 Toronto W 132–121 Trae Young (28) Clint Capela (16) Trae Young (13) State Farm Arena 991 11–12
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record {{NBA game log section|Atlanta Hawks|May|show=no home_wins = 0 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 0 road_losses = 0
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

November
November 19	To Atlanta Hawks Khyri Thomas Tony Snell	To Detroit Pistons Dewayne Dedmon	[2]
November 24	To Atlanta Hawks Danilo Gallinari (Sign and trade) Cash Considerations	To Oklahoma City Thunder 2025 ATL protected second-round pick[lower-alpha 1]	[3]

Re-signed

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Nathan Knight	Two-Way Contract (November 19) [4]	William & Mary Tribe
Danilo Gallinari	3 Year, $61.5M (November 20) [5]	Oklahoma City Thunder
Kris Dunn	2 Year, $10M (November 21) [6]	Chicago Bulls
Rajon Rondo	2 Year, $15M (November 21) [7]	Los Angeles Lakers
Solomon Hill	1 Year, $2.1M (November 23) [8]	Miami Heat
Bogdan Bogdanović	4 Year, $72M (November 24) [9]	Sacramento Kings

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Vince Carter	Retired (June 25)	N/A[10]
Khyri Thomas	Waived (November 20)	[11]
DeAndre' Bembry	Free Agent	Toronto Raptors [12]
Charlie Brown	Free Agent
Treveon Graham	Free Agent
Damian Jones	Free Agent	Phoenix Suns [13]
Skal Labissière	Free Agent
Jeff Teague	Free Agent	Boston Celtics [14]

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]

References

1. "Hawks-Suns game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. "Hawks trade Dewayne Dedmon to Pistons for Tony Snell". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
3. "Atlanta Hawks Acquire Forward Danilo Gallinari". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
4. "Hawks reportedly agree to Two-Way contract with Nathan Knight". November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
5. "Danilo Gallinari to sign with Atlanta Hawks". November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
6. "Kris Dunn agrees to 2-year, $10M deal with Atlanta Hawks". November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
7. "Rajon Rondo thanks Los Angeles Lakers, reaches 2-year deal with Atlanta Hawks". November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
8. "Hill heads to Hawks". November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
9. "Atlanta Hawks sign Bogdan Bogdanovic as Sacramento Kings decline to match offer play". November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
10. "Vince Carter announces his retirement from NBA after 22 seasons". NBA.com. June 25, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
11. "Atlanta Hawks Acquire Tony Snell from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
12. "Who is DeAndre' Bembry?". November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
13. "Suns agree to 2-year deal with C Damian Jones". November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
14. "C's to sign Jeff Teague on one-year deal". November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.