2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 47th in Atlanta. Their Southeast Division championship was the first for the Hawks since winning the Central Division in 1994. It was the best finish by the team since finishing first in the Eastern Conference during the 1993–94 season. This was the first time since the Southeast Division was created for the 2004–05 season that the division title was not won by a team from the state of Florida.

The Hawks finished the season with a 60–22 record for a franchise high in wins, earning them the first seed in the Eastern Conference and home court advantage for the Conference. The Hawks would reach their first-ever Conference finals since the NBA was split into two conferences, but their season ended with a four-game sweep against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that swept them in the 2009 Conference Semi-finals. The Cavaliers would go on to lose to the Golden State Warriors in the Finals in six games. The Hawks became the first #1 seed to get swept in a playoff series since the Detroit Pistons in 2003 as well as the first #1 seed since the 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs to lose in the conference finals. Their 22 wins improvement was the second largest by a team that made playoffs in consecutive non-lockout seasons behind 25 wins by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls.

The Hawks would not return to the conference finals until 2021 where they were defeated by the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks, led by former Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, in six games.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	15	Adreian Payne	PF	United States	Michigan State
2	43	Walter Tavares	C	Cape Verde	Gran Canaria (Spain)

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Atlanta Hawks	60	22	.732	–	35‍–‍6	25‍–‍16	12–4	82
x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	29‍–‍12	17‍–‍24	10–6	82
Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	20‍–‍21	17‍–‍24	6–10	82
Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	19‍–‍22	14‍–‍27	8–8	82
Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	13‍–‍28	12‍–‍29	4–12	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Atlanta Hawks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers *	53	29	.646	7.0	82
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	10.0	82
4	y-Toronto Raptors *	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	82
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	20.0	82
8	x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	22.0	82

9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	22.0	82
10	Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	28.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Pero Antić	63	3	16.5	.365	.301	.720	3.0	0.8	0.3	0.2	5.7
Kent Bazemore	75	10	17.7	.426	.364	.600	3.0	1.0	0.7	0.4	5.2
Elton Brand	36	4	13.5	.442	.000	.520	2.8	0.6	0.5	0.7	2.7
DeMarre Carroll	70	69	31.3	.487	.395	.700	5.3	1.7	1.3	0.2	12.6
Austin Daye	8	0	9.5	.385	.387	.500	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.8	3.3
Jarell Eddie*	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Al Horford	76	76	30.5	.538	.306	.760	7.2	3.2	0.9	1.3	15.2
John Jenkins	24	3	12.4	.495	.404	.840	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	5.6
Kyle Korver	75	75	32.2	.487	.492	.900	4.1	2.6	0.7	0.6	12.1
Shelvin Mack	55	0	15.1	.401	.315	.810	1.4	2.8	0.6	0.0	5.4
Paul Millsap	73	73	32.7	.476	.356	.760	7.8	3.1	1.8	1.0	16.7
Mike Muscala	40	8	12.6	.550	.409	.880	3.0	0.6	0.4	0.5	4.9
Adreian Payne*	3	0	6.3	.286	.000	.500	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.7
Dennis Schröder	77	10	19.7	.427	.351	.830	2.1	4.1	0.6	0.1	10.0
Mike Scott	68	0	16.5	.444	.344	.790	2.9	1.1	0.4	0.0	7.8
Thabo Sefolosha	52	7	18.8	.418	.321	.780	4.3	1.4	1.0	0.4	5.3
Jeff Teague	73	72	30.5	.460	.343	.860	2.5	7.0	1.7	0.4	15.9

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
DeMarre Carroll	16	16	34.9	.486	.403	.780	6.1	2.0	1.1	.3	14.6
Jeff Teague	16	16	33.1	.410	.323	.867	3.2	6.7	1.5	.4	16.8
Al Horford	16	16	32.6	.507	.222	.750	8.6	3.7	.8	1.4	14.4
Paul Millsap	16	15	35.4	.407	.306	.744	8.7	3.4	1.6	.9	15.2
Kent Bazemore	16	2	18.9	.423	.214	.677	3.3	.8	.7	.6	5.4
Dennis Schröder	16	0	18.1	.386	.235	.857	1.8	3.9	.6	.0	9.0
Pero Antić	15	1	13.3	.320	.344	.800	2.9	.3	.1	.2	4.2
Kyle Korver	14	14	37.6	.391	.355	.813	5.0	2.4	1.4	1.1	11.1
Mike Scott	11	0	15.6	.382	.154	1.000	4.2	.5	.5	.0	4.5
Mike Muscala	10	0	10.2	.606	.250		1.8	.1	.1	.3	4.2
Shelvin Mack	10	0	9.9	.385	.286	.500	1.1	1.0	.8	.0	3.9
John Jenkins	4	0	5.3	.667	.500		.8	.0	.0	.0	2.5
Elton Brand	3	0	1.3	.000		.500	.3	.0	.0	.0	.3

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
Player	Start	End	Injury type	Games missed
Adreian Payne	November 1, 2014	November 23, 2014	Plantar fasciitis	10
DeMarre Carroll	November 12, 2014	November 18, 2014	Strained groin	4
Mike Scott	November 12, 2014	November 13, 2014	Bruised lower back	1
Thabo Sefolosha	November 26, 2014	November 29, 2014	Illness	2
Mike Scott	December 10, 2014	December 12, 2014	Flu-like symptoms	1
Pero Antić	December 12, 2014	December 16, 2014	Flu-like symptoms	3
Jeff Teague	December 17, 2014	December 22, 2014	Hamstring	3
Pero Antić	December 23, 2014	December 24, 2014	Sprained right ankle	1
Shelvin Mack	January 17, 2015	February 5, 2015	Strained left calf	9
DeMarre Carroll	January 30, 2015	February 2, 2015	Strained left Achilles	3
Thabo Sefolosha	January 30, 2015	March 24, 2015	Strained right calf	23
Mike Scott	March 12, 2015	April 4, 2015	Left big toe strain	12
Kyle Korver	March 15, 2015	March 21, 2015	Broken nose	3
Jeff Teague	March 27, 2015	March 29, 2015	Ankle soreness	2
Dennis Schröder	March 31, 2015	April 6, 2015	Sprained left toe	2
Paul Millsap	April 6, 2015	TBD	Shoulder sprain	TBD
Thabo Sefolosha	April 8, 2015	TBD	Broken Ankle	Season

June 26, 2014	To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to 48th pick Lamar Patterson	To Milwaukee Bucks 2015 second-round pick
June 30, 2014	To Atlanta Hawks John Salmons 2015 second-round pick	To Toronto Raptors Louis Williams Rights to Lucas Nogueira
July 15, 2014	To Atlanta Hawks Thabo Sefolosha (sign and trade) Rights to Georgios Printezis Cash considerations	To Oklahoma City Thunder Rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis Trade exception
February 10, 2015	To Atlanta Hawks 2017 first-round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves Adreian Payne

Player	Signed	Contract
Shelvin Mack	August 22, 2014	3 Year, $7.3 Million
Mike Scott	August 26, 2014	3 Year, $10 Million
Elton Brand	September 10, 2014	1 Year, $2 Million
Austin Daye	March 25, 2015	10 Day, $30 Thousand
Austin Daye	April 3, 2015	1 Year, $125 Thousand

Player	Signed	Former team	Contract
Adreian Payne	July 25, 2014	Michigan State Spartans (DP)	2 Year, $1.5 Million
Kent Bazemore	September 10, 2014	Los Angeles Lakers	2 Year, $4 Million
Jarell Eddie *	September 29, 2014	Virginia Tech Hokies	Training Camp
Dexter Pittman *	September 29, 2014	Caciques Humacao	Training Camp
Jarell Eddie	March 5, 2015	Austin Spurs (D-League)	10 Day, $30 Thousand
Austin Daye	March 15, 2015	Erie BayHawks (D-League)	10 Day, $30 Thousand

Player	Reason left	Date	New team
Gustavo Ayón	Free Agent	July 1, 2014	Real Madrid
Cartier Martin	Free Agent	July 1, 2014	Detroit Pistons
John Salmons	Waived	July 10, 2014	New Orleans Pelicans
Jarell Eddie	Free Agent	March 14, 2015	Austin Spurs (D-League)

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