The 2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season was the 72nd 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.
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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]
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2020–21 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
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 |
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 |
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 10 in (2.08 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
2000-12-11 |
USC |
G/F |
22 |
Reddish, Cam |
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 |
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- 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: March 25, 2021 |
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Division
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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
Preseason
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2020 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (home: 1-1; road: 1-1) |
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
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2020–21 game log Total: 41–31 (home: 25–11; road: 16–20) |
December: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
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January: 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4)
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February: 4–11 (home: 3–5; road: 1–6)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
20 |
February 1 |
L. A. Lakers |
L 99–107 |
Trae Young (25) |
Clint Capela (13) |
Trae Young (16) |
State Farm Arena 1,341 |
10–10 |
21 |
February 3 |
Dallas |
L 116–122 |
John Collins (35) |
Clint Capela (13) |
Kevin Huerter (10) |
State Farm Arena 1,259 |
10–11 |
22 |
February 4 |
Utah |
L 91–112 |
Kevin Huerter (16) |
Clint Capela (17) |
Rajon Rondo (8) |
State Farm Arena 1,261 |
10–12 |
23 |
February 6 |
Toronto |
W 132–121 |
Trae Young (28) |
Clint Capela (16) |
Trae Young (13) |
State Farm Arena 991 |
11–12 |
24 |
February 10 |
Dallas |
L 117–118 |
John Collins (33) |
Collins, Huerter (8) |
Trae Young (15) |
American Airlines Center 1,000 |
11–13 |
25 |
February 12 |
San Antonio |
L 114–125 |
Trae Young (25) |
Clint Capela (11) |
Kevin Huerter (4) |
State Farm Arena 1,451 |
11–14 |
26 |
February 13 |
Indiana |
L 113–125 |
Clint Capela (24) |
Clint Capela (10) |
Trae Young (14) |
State Farm Arena 1,393 |
11–15 |
27 |
February 15 |
@ New York |
L 112–123 |
Trae Young (23) |
Clint Capela (18) |
Trae Young (8) |
Madison Square Garden 0 |
11–16 |
28 |
February 17 |
@ Boston |
W 122–114 |
Trae Young (40) |
Clint Capela (13) |
Trae Young (8) |
TD Garden 0 |
12–16 |
29 |
February 19 |
@ Boston |
L 109–121 |
Trae Young (31) |
Clint Capela (15) |
Trae Young (11) |
TD Garden 0 |
12–17 |
30 |
February 21 |
Denver |
W 123–115 |
Trae Young (35) |
John Collins (11) |
Trae Young (15) |
State Farm Arena 1,362 |
13–17 |
31 |
February 23 |
@ Cleveland |
L 111–112 |
Trae Young (28) |
Clint Capela (16) |
Trae Young (12) |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 2,720 |
13–18 |
32 |
February 24 |
Boston |
W 127–112 |
Danilo Gallinari (38) |
John Collins (11) |
Trae Young (7) |
State Farm Arena 1,537 |
14–18 |
33 |
February 26 |
@ Oklahoma City |
L 109–118 |
John Collins (25) |
Clint Capela (21) |
Trae Young (8) |
Chesapeake Energy Arena 0 |
14–19 |
34 |
February 28 |
@ Miami |
L 99–109 |
John Collins (34) |
Clint Capela (14) |
Trae Young (9) |
American Airlines Arena Limited seating |
14–20 |
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March: 9–4 (home: 3–0; road: 6–4)
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April: 11–6 (home: 7–2; road: 4–4)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
48 |
April 1 |
@ San Antonio |
W 134–129 |
Trae Young (30) |
Clint Capela (17) |
Trae Young (12) |
AT&T Center 2,949 |
24–24 |
49 |
April 2 |
@ New Orleans |
W 126–103 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (26) |
Clint Capela (10) |
Bogdan Bogdanović (7) |
Smoothie King Center 3,700 |
25–24 |
50 |
April 4 |
Golden State |
W 117–111 |
Clint Capela (24) |
Clint Capela (18) |
Bogdan Bogdanović (5) |
State Farm Arena 2,937 |
26–24 |
51 |
April 6 |
New Orleans |
W 123–107 |
Trae Young (30) |
Clint Capela (12) |
Trae Young (12) |
State Farm Arena 2,816 |
27–24 |
52 |
April 7 |
Memphis |
L 113–131 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (24) |
Onyeka Okongwu (11) |
Trae Young (11) |
State Farm Arena 2,774 |
27–25 |
53 |
April 9 |
Chicago |
W 120–108 |
Trae Young (42) |
Clint Capela (10) |
Trae Young (9) |
State Farm Arena 996 |
28–25 |
54 |
April 11 |
@ Charlotte |
W 105–101 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (32) |
Clint Capela (15) |
Brandon Goodwin (8) |
Spectrum Center 4,148 |
29–25 |
55 |
April 13 |
@ Toronto |
W 108–103 |
Brandon Goodwin (23) |
Clint Capela (21) |
Lou Williams (5) |
Amalie Arena 1,427 |
30–25 |
56 |
April 15 |
Milwaukee |
L 109–120 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (28) |
Clint Capela (16) |
Trae Young (9) |
State Farm Arena Limited seating |
30–26 |
57 |
April 18 |
Indiana |
W 129–117 |
Trae Young (34) |
Clint Capela (24) |
Trae Young (11) |
State Farm Arena Limited seating |
31–26 |
58 |
April 20 |
Orlando |
W 112–96 |
Trae Young (25) |
Clint Capela (19) |
Trae Young (7) |
State Farm Arena 2,219 |
32–26 |
59 |
April 21 |
@ New York |
L 127–137 |
Clint Capela (25) |
Clint Capela (22) |
Trae Young (14) |
Madison Square Garden 1,981 |
32–27 |
60 |
April 23 |
Miami |
W 118–103 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (21) |
John Collins (8) |
Bogdan Bogdanović (8) |
State Farm Arena 2,985 |
33–27 |
61 |
April 25 |
Milwaukee |
W 111–104 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (32) |
Clint Capela (14) |
Lou Williams (6) |
State Farm Arena 3,010 |
34–27 |
62 |
April 26 |
@ Detroit |
L 86–100 |
Bogdan Bogdanović (17) |
Clint Capela (15) |
Brandon Goodwin (7) |
Little Caesars Arena 750 |
34–28 |
63 |
April 28 |
@ Philadelphia |
L 83–127 |
John Collins (21) |
Capela, Williams (8) |
Lou Williams (5) |
Wells Fargo Center 4,094 |
34–29 |
64 |
April 30 |
@ Philadelphia |
L 104–126 |
Trae Young (32) |
Clint Capela (15) |
Trae Young (4) |
Wells Fargo Center 4,094 |
34–30 |
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May: 7–1 (home: 7–0; road: 0–1)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Series |
1 |
May 23 |
@ New York |
W 107–105 (OT) |
Trae Young (32) |
Clint Capela (13) |
Trae Young (10) |
Madison Square Garden 15,047 |
1–0 |
2 |
May 26 |
@ New York |
L 92–101 |
Trae Young (30) |
Clint Capela (12) |
Trae Young (7) |
Madison Square Garden 16,254 |
1–1 |
3 |
May 28 |
New York |
W 105–94 |
Trae Young (21) |
Clint Capela (12) |
Trae Young (14) |
State Farm Arena 15,743 |
2–1 |
4 |
May 30 |
New York |
W 113–96 |
Trae Young (27) |
Clint Capela (15) |
Trae Young (9) |
State Farm Arena 16,548 |
3–1 |
5 |
June 2 |
@ New York |
W 103–89 |
Trae Young (36) |
Clint Capela (15) |
Trae Young (9) |
Madison Square Garden 16,512 |
4–1 |
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Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Series |
1 |
June 6 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 128–124 |
Trae Young (35) |
Clint Capela (10) |
Trae Young (10) |
Wells Fargo Center 18,624 |
1–0 |
2 |
June 8 |
@ Philadelphia |
L 102–118 |
Gallinari, Young (21) |
John Collins (10) |
Trae Young (11) |
Wells Fargo Center 18,624 |
1–1 |
3 |
June 11 |
Philadelphia |
L 111–127 |
Trae Young (28) |
Clint Capela (16) |
Trae Young (8) |
State Farm Arena 16,432 |
1–2 |
4 |
June 14 |
Philadelphia |
W 103–100 |
Trae Young (25) |
Clint Capela (13) |
Trae Young (18) |
State Farm Arena 16,502 |
2–2 |
5 |
June 16 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 109–106 |
Trae Young (39) |
John Collins (11) |
Trae Young (7) |
Wells Fargo Center 18,624 |
3–2 |
6 |
June 18 |
Philadelphia |
L 99–104 |
Trae Young (34) |
Capela, Huerter (11) |
Trae Young (12) |
State Farm Arena 16,610 |
3–3 |
7 |
June 20 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 103–96 |
Kevin Huerter (27) |
John Collins (16) |
Trae Young (10) |
Wells Fargo Center 18,624 |
4–3 |
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Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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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]