Are the Atlanta Hawks an All-Time Top 5 🏆 Draft Team? #nba

Atlanta Hawks all-time draft board. Every player ever drafted by the Atlanta Hawks franchise, including the St. Louis Hawks, Milwaukee Hawks and Tri-Cities Blackhawks eras, sorted into a starting five and a bench seven. Draft night trades count, so players drafted by the Hawks who never played a game for them are eligible.

Starting five: Luka Doncic (Luka Dončić, 2018, 3rd overall, traded on draft night for Trae Young), Pete Maravich (Pistol Pete, 1970, 3rd overall), Bob Pettit (1954, 2nd overall by the Milwaukee Hawks), Lou Hudson (Sweet Lou, 1966, 4th overall by the St. Louis Hawks), Bill Russell (1956, 2nd overall by the St. Louis Hawks, traded to the Boston Celtics for Ed Macauley and the draft rights to Cliff Hagan).

Bench seven: David Thompson (Skywalker, 1975, 1st overall, signed with the ABA Denver Nuggets instead), Zelmo Beaty (1962, 3rd overall by the St. Louis Hawks), Lenny Wilkens (1960, 6th overall by the St. Louis Hawks), Pau Gasol (2001, 3rd overall, traded on draft night for Shareef Abdur-Rahim), Bob Cousy (1950, 4th overall by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks), Paul Silas (1964, 12th overall by the St. Louis Hawks), Al Horford (2007, 3rd overall).

Awards on this board: 8 NBA MVP awards (Bill Russell 5, Bob Pettit 2, Bob Cousy 1), 85 All-Star selections, 4 Rookie of the Year awards (Bob Pettit 1955, Pau Gasol 2002, Luka Doncic 2019, David Thompson ABA 1976), 0 Defensive Player of the Year awards because the award was not created until 1983.

Also drafted by Atlanta in 1975: Marvin Webster, 3rd overall, who also signed with Denver. Dominique Wilkins is not on this board because he was drafted by the Utah Jazz and traded to Atlanta afterward.

Topics covered: NBA draft history, Atlanta Hawks draft history, best players ever drafted by the Hawks, NBA draft night trades, all-time franchise starting fives, Hawks all-time team, St. Louis Hawks history, Milwaukee Hawks, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Trae Young for Luka Doncic trade, Bill Russell Celtics trade, Pau Gasol Grizzlies trade, NBA MVP history, Hall of Fame draft picks, NBA 1950s 1960s 1970s basketball.

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