2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season was the 73rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 54th in Atlanta . The Hawks entered the season with much higher expectations due to their surprising Eastern Conference finals appearance in the previous season, but struggled on defense and hovered around .500 for most of the season. Despite the struggles, the Hawks qualified for the play-in tournament after a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 12.[ 1] They defeated both the Charlotte Hornets and the Cleveland Cavaliers to clinch a playoff berth as the No. 8 seed, but fell to the top-seeded Miami Heat in five games.[ 2]
Draft picks
Roster
2021–22 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
45
Brown, Chaundee, Jr. (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1998-12-04
Michigan
G
13
Bogdanović, Bogdan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1992-08-18
Serbia
C
15
Capela, Clint
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
256 lb (116 kg)
1994-05-18
Switzerland
F
20
Collins, John
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1997-09-23
Wake Forest
G
2
Cooper, Sharife (TW)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
2001-06-11
Auburn
C
10
Dieng, Gorgui
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1990-01-18
Louisville
F
8
Gallinari, Danilo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
1988-08-08
Italy
G
3
Huerter, Kevin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1998-08-27
Maryland
G/F
12
Hunter, De'Andre
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1997-12-02
Virginia
F
1
Johnson, Jalen
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
2001-12-18
Duke
F
5
Knox II, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1999-08-11
Kentucky
G/F
7
Luwawu-Cabarrot, Timothé
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1995-05-09
France
G
4
Mays, Skylar
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-09-05
LSU
F/C
17
Okongwu, Onyeka
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
2000-12-11
USC
G
6
Williams, Lou
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1986-10-27
South Gwinnett HS (GA)
G
0
Wright, Delon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992-04-26
Utah
G
11
Young, Trae
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
164 lb (74 kg)
1998-09-19
Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: April 9, 2022
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2021 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
2021–22 season schedule
Regular season
2021–22 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 27–14; road: 16–25)
October: 3–3 (home: 2–0; road: 1–3)
November: 8–7 (home: 6–2; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
November 1
Washington
W 118–111
Trae Young (26)
Clint Capela (12)
Bogdanović , Collins , Young (6)
State Farm Arena 14,632
4–3
8
November 3
@ Brooklyn
L 108–117
De'Andre Hunter (26)
Clint Capela (16)
Trae Young (10)
Barclays Center 17,323
4–4
9
November 4
Utah
L 98–116
Trae Young (21)
Clint Capela (10)
Trae Young (7)
State Farm Arena 16,590
4–5
10
November 6
@ Phoenix
L 117–121
Trae Young (31)
Clint Capela (13)
Trae Young (13)
Footprint Center 15,412
4–6
11
November 8
@ Golden State
L 113–127
Trae Young (28)
Capela, Collins (6)
Trae Young (9)
Chase Center 18,064
4–7
12
November 9
@ Utah
L 98–110
Kevin Huerter (28)
Clint Capela (12)
Trae Young (6)
Vivint Arena 18,306
4–8
13
November 12
@ Denver
L 96–105
Trae Young (30)
Clint Capela (13)
Trae Young (9)
Ball Arena 16,849
4–9
14
November 14
Milwaukee
W 120–100
Trae Young (42)
Clint Capela (13)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 16,901
5–9
15
November 15
Orlando
W 129–111
Collins, Young (23)
Clint Capela (16)
Trae Young (6)
State Farm Arena 13,061
6–9
16
November 17
Boston
W 110–99
John Collins (20)
Clint Capela (12)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 16,445
7–9
17
November 20
Charlotte
W 115–105
Clint Capela (20)
Clint Capela (15)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 17,320
8–9
18
November 22
Oklahoma City
W 113–101
Trae Young (30)
Clint Capela (14)
Trae Young (6)
State Farm Arena 15,806
9–9
19
November 24
@ San Antonio
W 124–106
Trae Young (31)
Clint Capela (13)
Trae Young (11)
AT&T Center 13,161
10–9
20
November 26
@ Memphis
W 132–100
Trae Young (31)
Clint Capela (17)
Trae Young (10)
FedEx Forum 16,622
11–9
21
November 27
New York
L 90–99
Trae Young (33)
Clint Capela (21)
Trae Young (7)
State Farm Arena 17,287
11–10
December: 5–9 (home: 0–7; road: 5–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 1
@ Indiana
W 114–111
Trae Young (33)
Clint Capela (9)
Trae Young (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,656
12–10
23
December 3
Philadelphia
L 96–98
Trae Young (25)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 17,092
12–11
24
December 5
Charlotte
L 127–130
John Collins (31)
Clint Capela (14)
Trae Young (15)
State Farm Arena 16,383
12–12
25
December 6
@ Minnesota
W 121–110
Trae Young (29)
Clint Capela (16)
Trae Young (11)
Target Center 15,736
13–12
26
December 10
Brooklyn
L 105–113
Trae Young (31)
Clint Capela (16)
Tare Young (10)
State Farm Arena 17,074
13–13
27
December 13
Houston
L 126–132
Trae Young (41)
Clint Capela (16)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 15,456
13–14
28
December 15
@ Orlando
W 111–99
Trae Young (28)
Clint Capela (11)
Huerter , Wright (5)
Amway Center 13,576
14–14
29
December 17
Denver
L 115–133
Trae Young (34)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 16,114
14–15
–
December 19
Cleveland
Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 31) [ 3]
30
December 22
Orlando
L 98–104
Cam Reddish (34)
John Collins (12)
Lance Stephenson (5)
State Farm Arena 15,299
14–16
31
December 23
@ Philadelphia
W 98–96
Cam Reddish (18)
Skylar Mays (11)
Delon Wright (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,408
15–16
32
December 25
@ New York
L 87–101
Collins, Wright (20)
Clint Capela (9)
Gorgui Dieng (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–17
33
December 27
Chicago
L 118–130
Cam Reddish (33)
Clint Capela (16)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 17,049
15–18
34
December 29
@ Chicago
L 117–131
Trae Young (26)
Clint Capela (15)
Trae Young (11)
United Center 21,372
15–19
35
December 31
@ Cleveland
W 121–118
Trae Young (35)
Clint Capela (23)
Trae Young (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,745
16–19
January: 8–7 (home: 6–3; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
January 3
@ Portland
L 131–136
Trae Young (56)
Capela , Gallinari (11)
Trae Young (14)
Moda Center 15,091
16–20
37
January 5
@ Sacramento
W 108–102
Kevin Huerter (25)
Clint Capela (14)
Kevin Huerter (5)
Golden 1 Center 13,104
17–20
38
January 7
@ L.A. Lakers
L 118–134
Trae Young (25)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (14)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
17–21
39
January 9
@ L.A. Clippers
L 93–106
Bogdanović , Young (19)
Onyeka Okongwu (10)
Trae Young (7)
Crypto.com Arena 14,836
17–22
40
January 12
Miami
L 91–115
John Collins (16)
John Collins (11)
Trae Young (5)
State Farm Arena 15,355
17–23
41
January 14
@ Miami
L 118–124
Trae Young (24)
Onyeka Okongwu (6)
Trae Young (9)
FTX Arena 19,600
17–24
42
January 15
New York
L 108–117
Trae Young (29)
Kevin Huerter (6)
Kevin Huerter (6)
State Farm Arena 16,414
17–25
43
January 17
Milwaukee
W 121–114
Trae Young (30)
John Collins (12)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 16,903
18–25
44
January 19
Minnesota
W 134–122
Trae Young (37)
John Collins (12)
Trae Young (14)
State Farm Arena 15,199
19–25
45
January 21
Miami
W 110–108
Trae Young (28)
De'Andre Hunter (10)
Trae Young (7)
State Farm Arena 16,385
20–25
46
January 23
@ Charlotte
W 113–91
Trae Young (30)
Clint Capela (8)
John Collins (5)
Spectrum Center 15,822
21–25
47
January 26
Sacramento
W 121–104
Bogdanović, Okongwu (18)
Danilo Gallinari (9)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 15,080
22–25
48
January 28
Boston
W 108–92
Collins, Young (21)
Collins, Young (9)
Trae Young (6)
State Farm Arena 16,932
23–25
49
January 30
L.A. Lakers
W 129–121
Trae Young (36)
John Collins (11)
Trae Young (12)
State Farm Arena 17,391
24–25
50
January 31
Toronto
L 100–106
Kevin Huerter (26)
Clint Capela (8)
Delon Wright (7)
State Farm Arena 14,168
24–26
February: 5–5 (home: 4–1; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
51
February 3
Phoenix
W 124–115
Trae Young (43)
Clint Capela (12)
Bogdan Bogdanović (6)
State Farm Arena 16,958
25–26
52
February 4
@ Toronto
L 114–125
Collins , Hunter (23)
Clint Capela (9)
Trae Young (13)
Scotiabank Arena 0
25–27
53
February 6
@ Dallas
L 94–103
John Collins (22)
John Collins (18)
Trae Young (11)
American Airlines Center 19,887
25–28
54
February 8
Indiana
W 133–112
Trae Young (34)
Clint Capela (12)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 14,265
26–28
55
February 11
San Antonio
L 121–136
Bogdan Bogdanović (23)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 17,234
26–29
56
February 13
@ Boston
L 95–105
Trae Young (30)
Clint Capela (17)
Trae Young (10)
TD Garden 19,156
26–30
57
February 15
Cleveland
W 124–116
Trae Young (41)
Bogdanović, Capela, Wright (7)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 15,947
27–30
58
February 16
@ Orlando
W 130–109
Bogdan Bogdanović (23)
Clint Capela (9)
Bogdanović, Young (6)
Amway Center 14,398
28–30
59
February 24
@ Chicago
L 108–112
Bogdan Bogdanović (27)
Clint Capela (17)
Trae Young (10)
United Center 21,236
28–31
60
February 26
Toronto
W 127–100
Trae Young (41)
Clint Capela (9)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 17,870
29–31
March: 11–6 (home: 7–1; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 1
@ Boston
L 98–107
Trae Young (31)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (6)
TD Garden 19,156
29–32
62
March 3
Chicago
W 130–124
Trae Young (39)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (13)
State Farm Arena 17,522
30–32
63
March 4
@ Washington
W 117–114
De'Andre Hunter (26)
Clint Capela (12)
Trae Young (8)
Capital One Arena 15,927
31–32
64
March 7
@ Detroit
L 110–113 (OT)
Bogdan Bogdanović (22)
Clint Capela (12)
Trae Young (12)
Little Caesars Arena 14,942
31–33
65
March 9
@ Milwaukee
L 115–124
Trae Young (27)
Clint Capela (9)
Trae Young (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
31–34
66
March 11
L.A. Clippers
W 112–106
Trae Young (27)
Clint Capela (11)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 16,862
32–34
67
March 13
Indiana
W 131–128
Trae Young (47)
Onyeka Okongwu (9)
Bogdan Bogdanović (6)
State Farm Arena 17,038
33–34
68
March 14
Portland
W 122–113
Trae Young (46)
Clint Capela (16)
Trae Young (12)
State Farm Arena 16,432
34–34
69
March 16
@ Charlotte
L 106–116
De'Andre Hunter (21)
Clint Capela (15)
Trae Young (15)
Spectrum Center 16,648
34–35
70
March 18
Memphis
W 120–105
Bogdan Bogdanović (30)
Onyeka Okongwu (9)
Kevin Huerter (7)
State Farm Arena 18,062
35–35
71
March 20
New Orleans
L 112–117
Danilo Gallinari (27)
Clint Capela (10)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 17,123
35–36
72
March 22
@ New York
W 117–111
Trae Young (45)
Danilo Gallinari (10)
Trae Young (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
36–36
73
March 23
@ Detroit
L 101–122
Trae Young (21)
Clint Capela (9)
Trae Young (9)
Little Caesars Arena 16,212
36–37
74
March 25
Golden State
W 121–110
Trae Young (33)
Clint Capela (13)
Trae Young (15)
State Farm Arena 17,724
37–37
75
March 28
@ Indiana
W 132–123
Bogdan Bogdanović (29)
Clint Capela (15)
Trae Young (16)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,212
38–37
76
March 30
@ Oklahoma City
W 136–118
Trae Young (41)
Onyeka Okongwu (13)
Trae Young (8)
Paycom Center 15,595
39–37
77
March 31
Cleveland
W 131–107
Trae Young (30)
Clint Capela (14)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 17,491
40–37
April: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
2021–22 season schedule
Play-in
2021 preseason game log Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Play-in: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
2021–22 season schedule
Playoffs
2022 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
2021–22 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hawks only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Gorgui Dieng [ 8]
August 9, 2021
San Antonio Spurs
Johnny Hamilton [ 9]
September 22, 2021
Fenerbahçe Beko
A. J. Lawson [ 9]
September 22, 2021
South Carolina
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot [ 9]
September 22, 2021
Brooklyn Nets
Jahlil Okafor [ 9]
September 22, 2021
Brooklyn Nets
DaQuan Jeffries [ 10]
October 7, 2021
San Antonio Spurs
Ibi Watson [ 11]
October 12, 2021
Dayton
Malcolm Hill [ 12]
December 22, 2021
Birmingham Squadron
Lance Stephenson [ 12]
December 22, 2021
Grand Rapids Gold
Wes Iwundu [ 13]
December 23, 2021
Charlotte Hornets
Chaundee Brown Jr. [ 14]
December 27, 2021
Los Angeles Lakers
Subtractions
References
^ "Hawks clinch NBA Play-In berth" . The Signal . April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022 .
^ Sam, Doric. "Trae Young's Collapse in Game 5 Loss vs. Heat Proves Hawks Aren't Ready for Spotlight" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved April 27, 2022 .
^ "Full list of NBA game postponements" . NBA.com . January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021 .
^ "Sacramento Kings complete 3-team deal for Tristan Thompson" . NBA.com . August 7, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Hawks Re-Sign Solomon Hill" . NBA.com . August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Hawks Re-Sign John Collins" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Hawks Re-Sign Lou Williams" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Hawks Sign Gorgui Dieng" . NBA.com . August 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ a b c d "Atlanta Hawks Sign Johnny Hamilton, A.J. Lawson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jahlil Okafor" . NBA.com . September 22, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021 .
^ "Hawks Request Waivers On A.J. Lawson, Sign Daquan Jeffries" . NBA.com . October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
^ Atlanta Hawks [@ATLHawks] (October 12, 2021). "Roster Update: We've signed guard Ibi Watson" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ a b "Hawks Sign Lance Stephenson and Malcolm Hill to 10-Day Contracts" . NBA.com . December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Hawks Sign Wes Iwundu To 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com . December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Hawks Sign Chaundee Brown Jr. to 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com . December 27, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Trail Blazers sign Tony Snell" . NBA.com . August 10, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Knicks Sign Brandon Goodwin" . NBA.com . October 14, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
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Formerly the Buffalo Bisons (1946) and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951); played in Milwaukee (1951–1955) and St. Louis (1955–1968)
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