2016–17 Atlanta Hawks season

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2016–17 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachMike Budenholzer
OwnersTony Ressler
ArenaPhilips Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Wizards 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports South
Radio92.9 FM "The Game"
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The 2016–17 Atlanta Hawks season was the 68th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 49th in Atlanta.

The Hawks finished the regular season with a 43–39 record, securing the 5th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Washington Wizards in the First Round, where they lost in six games.

This was the first season since the 2006–07 season that All-Star center Al Horford was not on the Atlanta roster, as he joined the Boston Celtics during the summer. Also, this was the last time until 2021 that the Hawks would make the playoffs.

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 12 Taurean Prince SF  United States Baylor
1 21 DeAndre' Bembry SF  United States St. Joseph's
2 44 Isaia Cordinier SG  France Denain-Voltaire
2 54 Kay Felder PG  United States Oakland

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 24 Bazemore, Kent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1989-07-01 Old Dominion
SF 95 Bembry, DeAndre' 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-07-04 Saint Joseph's
PG 13 Calderón, José 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-09-28 Spain
PG 5 Delaney, Malcolm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-03-11 Virginia Tech
SF 34 Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980-09-25 Duke
SG 10 Hardaway Jr., Tim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan
C 8 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985-12-08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
PF 43 Humphries, Kris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985-02-06 Minnesota
PF 7 İlyasova, Ersan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987-05-15 Turkey
PF 30 Kelly, Ryan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-04-09 Duke
PF 4 Millsap, Paul (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1985-02-10 Louisiana Tech
C 31 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-01 Bucknell
SF 12 Prince, Taurean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-22 Baylor
PG 17 Schröder, Dennis (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
SF 25 Sefolosha, Thabo Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-05-02 Switzerland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-04-04

Standings[edit]

Division[edit]

Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
yWashington Wizards4933.59830–1119–228–882
xAtlanta Hawks4339.5246.023–1820–216–1082
Miami Heat4141.5008.023–1818–239–782
Charlotte Hornets3646.43913.022–1914–2710–682
Orlando Magic2953.35420.016–2513–287–982

Conference[edit]

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1cBoston Celtics *5329.64682
2yCleveland Cavaliers *5131.6222.082
3xToronto Raptors5131.6222.082
4yWashington Wizards *4933.5984.082
5xAtlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
6xMilwaukee Bucks4240.51211.082
7xIndiana Pacers4240.51211.082
8xChicago Bulls4141.50012.082
9Miami Heat4141.50012.082
10Detroit Pistons3745.45116.082
11Charlotte Hornets3646.43917.082
12New York Knicks3151.37822.082
13Orlando Magic2953.35424.082
14Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.082
15Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.082

Game log[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 6 @ Memphis W 104–83 Walter Tavares (15) Walter Tavares (10) Will Bynum (4) Cintas Center
13,246
1–0
2 October 8 @ San Antonio L 91–102 Delaney, Prince (13) Walter Tavares (7) Will Bynum (7) AT&T Center
18,555
1–1
3 October 10 Cleveland W 99–93 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (8) Mike Muscala (5) Philips Arena
16,202
2–1
4 October 13 Detroit L 94–99 Dennis Schroder (17) Dwight Howard (9) Dennis Schroder (9) Philips Arena
10,852
2–2
5 October 16 @ Orlando W 105–98 Hardaway Jr., Millsap (19) Paul Millsap (9) Paul Millsap (7) Amway Arena
15,081
3–2
6 October 18 New Orleans W 96–89 Tim Hardaway Jr. (16) Dwight Howard (11) Dennis Schroder (5) Philips Arena
10,866
4–2
7 October 20 @ Chicago W 97–81 Howard, Schroder (16) Dwight Howard (15) Korver, Schroder (6) CenturyLink Center
16,506
5–2
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season[edit]

2016–17 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 23–18; road: 20–21)
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 27 Washington W 114–99 Paul Millsap (28) Dwight Howard (19) Sefolosha, Delaney (5) Philips Arena
19,049
1–0
2 October 29 @ Philadelphia W 104–72 Paul Millsap (17) Dwight Howard (7) Dennis Schröder (11) Wells Fargo Center
16,312
2–0
3 October 31 Sacramento W 106–95 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (11) Paul Millsap (8) Philips Arena
12,501
3–0
November : 7–9 (home: 4–2; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 November 2 L. A. Lakers L 116–123 Dwight Howard (31) Dwight Howard (11) Bazemore, Schröder (6) Philips Arena
13,800
3–1
5 November 4 @ Washington L 92–95 Howard, Schröder (20) Dwight Howard (12) Kent Bazemore (5) Verizon Center
14,663
3–2
6 November 5 Houston W 112–97 Paul Millsap (23) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schröder (11) Philips Arena
16,895
4–2
7 November 8 @ Cleveland W 110–106 Dennis Schröder (28) Dwight Howard (17) Dennis Schröder (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
5–2
8 November 9 Chicago W 115–107 Thabo Sefolosha (20) Paul Millsap (11) Paul Millsap (6) Philips Arena
16,354
6–2
9 November 12 Philadelphia W 117–96 Tim Hardaway Jr. (20) Dwight Howard (11) Dennis Schröder (8) Philips Arena
17,399
7–2
10 November 15 @ Miami W 93–90 Dennis Schröder (18) Dwight Howard (17) Schröder, Millsap (4) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600
8–2
11 November 16 Milwaukee W 107–100 Paul Millsap (21) Paul Millsap (8) Dennis Schröder (8) Philips Arena
14,656
9–2
12 November 18 @ Charlotte L 96–100 Paul Millsap (22) Dwight Howard (18) Malcolm Delaney (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,989
9–3
13 November 20 @ New York L 94–104 Dwight Howard (18) Dwight Howard (18) Millsap, Bazemore (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812
9–4
14 November 22 New Orleans L 94–112 Schroder, Korver (14) Paul Millsap (8) Dennis Schröder (7) Philips Arena
19,120
9–5
15 November 23 @ Indiana W 96–85 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (20) Paul Millsap (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,032
10–5
16 November 25 @ Utah L 68–95 Dennis Schröder (16) Howard, Prince (7) Taurean Prince (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911
10–6
17 November 27 @ L.A. Lakers L 94–109 Kent Bazemore (21) Dwight Howard (11) Dennis Schröder (8) STAPLES Center
18,997
10–7
18 November 28 @ Golden State L 100–105 Dennis Schröder (24) Dwight Howard (16) Dennis Schröder (6) ORACLE Arena
19,596
10–8
19 November 30 @ Phoenix L 107–109 Dennis Schröder (31) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schröder (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,909
10–9
December : 7–7 (home: 3–5; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 December 2 Detroit L 85–121 Dennis Schröder (17) Howard, Prince (6) Dennis Schröder (11) Philips Arena
15,500
10–10
21 December 3 @ Toronto L 84–128 Dennis Schröder (15) Dwight Howard (17) Dennis Schröder (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800
10–11
22 December 5 Oklahoma City L 99–102 Paul Millsap (24) Dwight Howard (7) Dennis Schröder (8) Philips Arena
14,654
10–12
23 December 7 Miami W 103–95 Dwight Howard (23) Dwight Howard (17) Dennis Schröder (7) Philips Arena
11,326
11–12
24 December 9 @ Milwaukee W 114–110 Dennis Schröder (33) Paul Millsap (14) Paul Millsap (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,289
12–12
25 December 13 Orlando L 120–131 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (16) Dennis Schröder (13) Philips Arena
17,789
12–13
26 December 16 @ Toronto W 125–121 Dwight Howard (27) Dwight Howard (15) Dennis Schröder (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800
13–13
27 December 17 Charlotte L 99–107 Tim Hardaway Jr. (21) Dwight Howard (23) Dennis Schröder (6) Philips Arena
17,918
13–14
28 December 19 @ Oklahoma City W 110–108 Dennis Schröder (31) Paul Millsap (11) Dennis Schröder (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
14–14
29 December 21 Minnesota L 84–92 Dennis Schröder (21) Paul Millsap (10) Schröder, Millsap (7) Philips Arena
17,578
14–15
30 December 23 @ Denver W 109–108 Dennis Schröder (27) Humphries, Millsap (8) Dennis Schröder (5) Pepsi Center
13,823
15–15
31 December 26 @ Minnesota L 90–104 Dwight Howard (20) Dwight Howard (12) Schröder, Muscala (4) Target Center
15,617
15–16
32 December 28 New York W 102–98 (OT) Dennis Schröder (27) Dwight Howard (22) Paul Millsap (6) Philips Arena
19,066
16–16
33 December 30 Detroit W 105–98 Paul Millsap (26) Dwight Howard (11) Schröder, Delaney (7) Philips Arena
19,009
17-16
January : 11–4 (home: 5–3; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
34 January 1 San Antonio W 114–112 (OT) Paul Millsap (32) Paul Millsap (13) Dennis Schröder (10) Philips Arena
18,088
18–16
35 January 4 @ Orlando W 111–92 Dennis Schröder (18) Dwight Howard (12) Dennis Schröder (7) Amway Center
18,846
19–16
36 January 5 @ New Orleans W 99–94 Dennis Schröder (23) Dwight Howard (11) Malcolm Delaney (8) Smoothie King Center
15,003
20–16
37 January 7 @ Dallas W 97–82 Dennis Schröder (20) Dwight Howard (20) Paul Millsap (6) American Airlines Center
19,655
21–16
38 January 10 @ Brooklyn W 117–97 Dennis Schröder (19) Dwight Howard (16) Dennis Schröder (10) Barclays Center
13,279
22–16
39 January 13 Boston L 101–103 Hardaway Jr., Millsap (23) Dwight Howard (8) Paul Millsap (6) Philips Arena
18,216
22–17
40 January 15 Milwaukee W 111–98 Kent Bazemore (24) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schröder (6) Philips Arena
14,231
23–17
41 January 16 @ New York W 108–107 Dennis Schröder (28) Millsap, Humphries (7) Paul Millsap (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812
24–17
42 January 18 @ Detroit L 95–118 Paul Millsap (21) Paul Millsap (8) Dennis Schröder (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,159
24–18
43 January 20 Chicago W 102–93 Dennis Schröder (25) Paul Millsap (9) Dennis Schröder (6) Philips Arena
16,328
25–18
44 January 21 Philadelphia W 110–93 Paul Millsap (22) Dwight Howard (15) Dennis Schröder (9) Philips Arena
15,116
26–18
45 January 23 LA Clippers L 105–115 Kent Bazemore (25) Dwight Howard (12) Millsap, Schröder (7) Philips Arena
12,853
26–19
46 January 25 @ Chicago W 119–114 Dennis Schröder (24) Dwight Howard (12) Dennis Schröder (9) United Center
21,445
27–19
47 January 27 Washington L 86–112 Kent Bazemore (15) Dwight Howard (13) Dennis Schröder (5) Philips Arena
16,968
27–20
48 January 29 New York W 142–139 (4OT) Paul Millsap (37) Paul Millsap (19) Dennis Schröder (15) Philips Arena
13,643
28–20
February : 5–6 (home: 2–2; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 1 @ Miami L 93–116 Kent Bazemore (14) Dwight Howard (11) DeAndre' Bembry (3) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600
28–21
50 February 2 @ Houston W 113–108 Tim Hardaway Jr (33) Dwight Howard (23) Kent Bazemore (6) Toyota Center
15,602
29–21
51 February 4 Orlando W 113–86 Hardaway Jr., Millsap (21) Dwight Howard (13) Dennis Schröder (10) Philips Arena
16,691
30–21
52 February 6 Utah L 95–120 Dennis Schröder (21) Howard, Millsap (8) Hardaway Jr., Millsap, Muscala (3) Philips Arena
13,126
30–22
53 February 8 Denver W 117–106 Dennis Schröder (24) Dwight Howard (13) Dennis Schröder (10) Philips Arena
14,222
31–22
54 February 10 @ Sacramento L 107–108 Tim Hardaway Jr (28) Dwight Howard (11) Dennis Schröder (6) Golden 1 Center
17,608
31–23
55 February 13 @ Portland W 109–104 (OT) Dennis Schröder (22) Dwight Howard (16) Kent Bazemore (6) Moda Center
19,475
32–23
56 February 15 @ LA Clippers L 84–99 Dennis Schröder (15) Dwight Howard (15) Dwight Howard (7) STAPLES Center
19,060
32–24
57 February 24 Miami L 90–108 Paul Millsap (21) Mike Muscala (9) Malcolm Delaney (4) Philips Arena
18,122
32–25
58 February 25 @ Orlando L 86–105 Tim Hardaway Jr. (15) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schröder (8) Amway Center
18,498
32–26
59 February 27 @ Boston W 114–98 Dennis Schröder (21) Dwight Howard (12) Dennis Schröder (5) TD Garden
18,624
33–26
March : 6–10 (home: 4–6; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
60 March 1 Dallas W 100–95 Paul Millsap (18) Dwight Howard (12) Paul Millsap (10) Philips Arena
12,483
34–26
61 March 3 Cleveland L 130–135 Tim Hardaway Jr. (36) Dwight Howard (10) Schroder, Bazemore (7) Philips Arena
18,877
34–27
62 March 5 Indiana L 96–97 Tim Hardaway Jr. (24) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schroder (7) Philips Arena
15,366
34–28
63 March 6 Golden State L 111–119 Dennis Schroder (23) Dwight Howard (19) Tim Hardaway Jr. (5) Philips Arena
18,890
34–29
64 March 8 Brooklyn W 110–105 Dennis Schröder (31) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schröder (5) Philips Arena
11,931
35–29
65 March 10 Toronto W 105–99 Dennis Schröder (26) Dwight Howard (10) Tim Hardaway Jr. (6) Philips Arena
16,078
36–29
66 March 11 @ Memphis W 107–90 Taurean Prince (17) Paul Millsap (11) Dennis Schröder (8) FedExForum
17,523
37–29
67 March 13 @ San Antonio L 99–107 Dennis Schröder (22) Dwight Howard (13) Dennis Schröder (10) AT&T Center
18,418
37–30
68 March 16 Memphis L 91–103 Tim Hardaway Jr. (18) Dwight Howard (10) José Calderón (4) Philips Arena
17,063
37–31
69 March 18 Portland L 97–113 Ersan Ilyasova (23) Dwight Howard (10) Dennis Schröder (7) Philips Arena
16,543
37–32
70 March 20 @ Charlotte L 90–105 Dennis Schröder (20) Dwight Howard (10) Dennis Schröder (6) Spectrum Center
14,278
37–33
71 March 22 @ Washington L 100–104 Tim Hardaway Jr. (29) Dwight Howard (16) Dennis Schröder (6) Verizon Center
18,137
37–34
72 March 24 @ Milwaukee L 97–100 Dennis Schröder (28) Dwight Howard (12) Dennis Schröder (7) Bradley Center
16,786
37–35
73 March 26 Brooklyn L 92–107 Dennis Schröder (24) Ersan Ilyasova (18) Dennis Schröder (6) Philips Arena
15,921
37–36
74 March 28 Phoenix W 95–91 Dennis Schröder (27) Ersan Ilyasova (12) Dennis Schröder (9) Philips Arena
13,412
38–36
75 March 29 @ Philadelphia W 99–92 Dwight Howard (22) Dwight Howard (20) Dennis Schröder (5) Wells Fargo Center
15,212
39–36
April : 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 1 @ Chicago L 104–106 Dennis Schröder (29) Dwight Howard (12) Dennis Schröder (6) United Center
22,019
39–37
77 April 2 @ Brooklyn L 82–91 Dennis Schröder (16) Dwight Howard (11) Dennis Schröder (8) Barclays Center
15,040
39–38
78 April 6 Boston W 123–116 Paul Millsap (26) Paul Millsap (12) Hardaway Jr., Schröder (5) Philips Arena
18,688
40–38
79 April 7 @ Cleveland W 114–100 Tim Hardaway Jr. (22) Humphries, Ilyasova (7) Malcolm Delaney (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
41–38
80 April 9 Cleveland W 126–125 (OT) Paul Millsap (22) Hardaway Jr., Millsap (9) Dennis Schröder (5) Philips Arena
18,835
42–38
81 April 11 Charlotte W 103–76 Dwight Howard (19) Dwight Howard (12) Dennis Schröder (9) Philips Arena
14,205
43–38
82 April 12 @ Indiana L 86–104 Ersan Ilyasova (15) Kris Humphries (8) Delaney, Calderón (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923
43–39
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

2016 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 16 @ Washington L 107–114 Dennis Schröder (25) Dwight Howard (14) Dennis Schröder (9) Verizon Center
20,356
0–1
2 April 19 @ Washington L 101–109 Paul Millsap (27) Paul Millsap (10) Dennis Schröder (6) Verizon Center
20,356
0–2
3 April 22 Washington W 116–98 Paul Millsap (29) Paul Millsap (14) Dennis Schröder (9) Philips Arena
18,866
1–2
4 April 24 Washington W 111–101 Paul Millsap (19) Dwight Howard (15) Millsap, Bazemore (7) Philips Arena
18,676
2–2
5 April 26 @ Washington L 99–103 Dennis Schröder (29) Paul Millsap (11) Dennis Schröder (11) Verizon Center
20,356
2–3
6 April 28 Washington L 99–115 Paul Millsap (31) Paul Millsap (10) Dennis Schröder (10) Philips Arena
18,849
2–4
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via free agency

Via trade

Waived

Trades[edit]

June 23, 2016 To Atlanta Hawks
Draft rights to Taurean Prince (from Utah)
To Indiana Pacers
Jeff Teague (from Atlanta)
To Utah Jazz
George Hill (from Indiana)
June 24, 2016 To Atlanta Hawks
Financial considerations
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Kay Felder
February 22, 2017 To Atlanta Hawks
Ersan Ilyasova
To Philadelphia 76ers
Tiago Splitter
Two 2017 second round picks
February 22, 2017 To Atlanta Hawks
Top 55 protected pick
To Phoenix Suns
Mike Scott
Draft rights to Cenk Akyol
Cash Considerations

Free agents[edit]

Re-signed[edit]

Player Signed Former Team
Mike Muscala[1] Picked up 1-year team option worth $1 Million Atlanta Hawks
Kent Bazemore[2] Signed 4-year worth $70 Million Atlanta Hawks
Kris Humphries[3] Signed 1-year worth $4 Million Atlanta Hawks

Additions[edit]

Player Signed Former team
Dwight Howard[4] Signed 3-year contract worth $70 Million Houston Rockets
Malcolm Delaney[5] Signed 2-year contract worth $1.44 Million Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
Jarrett Jack[6] Signed 1-year contract for $6.3 million Brooklyn Nets
Matt Costello[7] Signed 2-year contract for at least $50 thousand Michigan State Spartans
* = Did not make 15-man roster

Subtractions[edit]

Player Reason left New team
Al Horford[8] Signed 4-year contract worth $113 Million Boston Celtics
Lamar Patterson[9] Waived Sacramento Kings
Walter Tavares Waived Canada Raptors 905 / Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Korver Traded Cleveland Cavaliers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hawks pick up team option on Muscala". ajc.com. June 26, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kent Bazemore agrees to return to Hawks on 4-year, $70 million deal". espn.go.com/hawks. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kris Humphries agrees to return to Hawks, per report". peachtreehoops.com. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hawks Sign Dwight Howard".
  5. ^ "Malcolm Delaney looks like a nice fit for Atlanta Hawks".
  6. ^ "Atlanta Hawks have agreement with Jarrett Jack, per report".
  7. ^ "Hawks sign Michigan State's Costello to contract".
  8. ^ "Al Horford, Celtics agree to deal; sources say 4 years, $113 million".
  9. ^ "Lamar Patterson waived by Atlanta Hawks, per report".