2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season

Atlanta Hawks
2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Mike Woodson
Owner(s)	Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southeast); Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals; (Lost to Cavaliers 0-4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South; SportSouth
Radio	WQXI

The 2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It ended on Monday, May 11, 2009 with a loss at home to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second-round of the playoffs.

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

The Hawks did not have any draft picks in the 2008 NBA draft.

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G	7001100000000000000♠10	Bibby, Mike	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Arizona
G	7001120000000000000♠12	Claxton, Speedy	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Hofstra
G/F	7000100000000000000♠1	Evans, Maurice	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Texas
G	7000300000000000000♠3	Gardner, Thomas	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Missouri
F/C	7001150000000000000♠15	Horford, Al	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Florida
F	7001500000000000000♠50	Hunter, Othello	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Ohio State
G/F	7000200000000000000♠2	Johnson, Joe	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Arkansas
F/C	7001440000000000000♠44	Jones, Solomon	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	South Florida
G	7000400000000000000♠4	Law, Acie	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Texas A&M
F/C	7001330000000000000♠33	Morris, Randolph	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	Kentucky
G	7001220000000000000♠22	Murray, Flip	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Shaw
C	7001270000000000000♠27	Pachulia, Zaza	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Republic of Georgia
F	7000500000000000000♠5	Smith, Josh	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oak Hill Academy HS (VA)
G	7000600000000000000♠6	West, Mario	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Georgia Tech
F	7001240000000000000♠24	Williams, Marvin	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Mike Woodson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster Notes

Othello Hunter was born and raised in the U.S., but is also a Liberian citizen.

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	14–2	82
x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	12	31–10	16–25	11–5	82
x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	16	28–13	15–26	9–7	82
Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	24	23–18	12–29	5–11	82
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	40	13–28	6–35	1–15	82

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27

9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

November: 9–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–5)

December: 11–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–3)

January: 6–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–7)

February: 6–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–4)

March: 10–7 (Home: 9–3; Road: 1–4)

April: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)

2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

Legend
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

Season

Shaded block denotes team leader(s) in that statistic.

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mike Bibby	28	28	34.0	.458	.432	.776	3.6	5.0	1.4	0.1	15.9
Maurice Evans	28	4	23.8	.411	.370	.750	3.7	0.9	0.6	0.1	7.5
Al Horford	26	26	33.0	.516	.000	.719	8.5	2.7	0.6	1.7	10.9
Joe Johnson (basketball)	28	28	39.8	.450	.354	.820	4.8	5.6	1.1	0.5	22.6
Solomon Jones	21	0	13.5	.578	.000	.774	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	3.7
Acie Law	24	0	10.3	.393	.250	.714	1.3	1.8	0.2	0.0	3.0
Ronald Murray	28	0	20.1	.407	.353	.746	1.9	1.4	1.1	0.2	8.7
Zaza Pachulia	26	11	18.1	.416	.000	.662	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.3	5.2
Josh Smith	16	16	34.1	.426	.273	.671	7.2	2.9	1.5	1.9	13.0
Marvin Williams	27	27	35.3	.474	.388	.800	6.3	1.6	0.8	0.6	13.8

Free agents

On August 11, it was announced that Hawks forward Josh Smith will remain with the Hawks after the Hawks matched an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies.^[1] The terms have not been disclosed but it's believed that Smith gets a five-year deal worth about $58 million.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Flip Murray^[2]	August 14	Pacers

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Josh Childress^[3]		Greek club Olympiakos

References

↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3525609
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2008/08/15/6467236-ap.html

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[1] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3525609

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-08-16.

[3] ttp://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2008/08/15/6467236-ap.html