# 2018–19 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2018–19 Atlanta Hawks season was the 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 51st in Atlanta. On April 25, 2018, the Hawks and Mike Budenholzer mutually agreed to part ways. On May 11, 2018, the Hawks hired Lloyd Pierce as head coach. Four days later, the Hawks won the #3 pick in the 2018 NBA draft (though they later traded down to #5 on the night of the draft), as well as enter draft night with four total draft picks over a month later in June.
During the offseason, the Hawks signed veteran Vince Carter, the 8th team that he has played for in his 21-year career. Carter signed with the Hawks despite massive speculation he would make a return to his two original teams; the Toronto Raptors (where Carter played his first 7 seasons with) or the Golden State Warriors (whom drafted Carter in 1998). This season also produced the team's highest scoring game with 161 points in a 168–161 quadruple overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls on March 1, 2019. It was also the third-highest scoring game in NBA history at the time, as well as the third game where both teams scoring broke through the 160-point barrier in the same game. However, this brought the Hawks to another losing season as they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season after a loss to the Houston Rockets on March 19.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 5 | Trae Young | PG | United States | Oklahoma |
| 1 | 19 | Kevin Huerter | SF | United States | Maryland |
| 1 | 30 | Omari Spellman | PF | United States | Villanova |
Entering draft night, the Hawks would have four draft picks, three of which being in the first round. Their first of three first round picks rose up into the Top 3 of the NBA Draft after tying the Dallas Mavericks with the third-worst record of the season the previous season. The next first round pick was had by trading Adreian Payne to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for their lottery-protected first round pick, which barely conveyed to them that season thanks to a do-or-die game at the end of that season against the Denver Nuggets. After that, their last first round pick was had by trading with the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets, acquiring the Houston Rockets' first round pick from this season in relation to the Clippers' blockbuster trade in their removal of Chris Paul, as well as Jamal Crawford, Diamond Stone, and cash considerations from the Clippers and giving up the Washington Wizards' 2019 second round pick to Denver. Finally, their sole second round pick would be had by losing their first round tiebreaker with Dallas.
Ironically, the Hawks would trade their third pick (which became Luka Dončić) to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a protected 2019 first round pick and the fifth pick of the draft, which became Trae Young from the University of Oklahoma. Young was a player that, before the start of the previous season, was projected to be a second round pick. However, Young grew to be a star point guard for the Sooners, to the point where he became the first ever player in NCAA history to lead the league in both points and assists in the same season in his sole season with Oklahoma. For their second first round pick of the draft, the Hawks drafted sophomore shooting guard Kevin Huerter from the University of Maryland as the 19th pick of the draft. Finally, with their last first round pick of the year, the Hawks selected freshman power forward Omari Spellman from Villanova University, who was a prominent member of the team under their championship run last season.

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | – | 25‍–‍16 | 17‍–‍24 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 14‍–‍27 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 20‍–‍21 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 10.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 10‍–‍31 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 13.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 12‍–‍29 | 6–10 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3) :
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 1
New Orleans
W 116–102
DeAndre' Bembry (20)
Alex Len (8)
Trae Young (8)
McCamish Pavilion 6,619
1–0
2
October 5
@ Memphis
L 110–120
Tyler Dorsey (18)
Omari Spellman (9)
Trae Young (5)
FedEx Forum 10,492
1–1
3
October 7
@ Oklahoma City
L 94–113
Alex Len (18)
Omari Spellman (7)
Taurean Prince (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 14,470
1–2
4
October 10
San Antonio
W 130–127
Taurean Prince (25)
Alex Len (10)
Trae Young (7)
McCamish Pavilion 7,433
2–2
5
October 12
@ Miami
L 113–119
Jeremy Lin (20)
Alex Poythress (8)
Trae Young (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–3 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 17–24; Road: 12–29) :
October: 2–5 (home: 1–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
@ New York
L 107–126
Taurean Prince (21)
Bazemore, Prince, Young (6)
Taurean Prince (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,249
0–1
2
October 19
@ Memphis
L 117–131
Taurean Prince (28)
Kent Bazemore (8)
Trae Young (9)
FedExForum 17,019
0–2
3
October 21
@ Cleveland
W 133–111
Trae Young (35)
Alex Len (11)
Trae Young (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
1–2
4
October 24
Dallas
W 111–104
Kent Bazemore (32)
DeAndre' Bembry (16)
Kent Bazemore (7)
State Farm Arena 16,705
2–2
5
October 27
Chicago
L 85–97
Taurean Prince (16)
Dewayne Dedmon (13)
Young, Spellman (4)
State Farm Arena 15,549
2–3
6
October 29
@ Philadelphia
L 92–113
Kent Bazemore (18)
DeAndre' Bembry (7)
Trae Young (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,269
2–4
7
October 30
@ Cleveland
L 114–136
Trae Young (24)
Alex Len (9)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
2–5 :
November
: 3–13 (home: 2–6; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 1
Sacramento
L 115–146
Jeremy Lin (23)
Taurean Prince (7)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 12,095
2–6
9
November 3
Miami
W 123–118
Trae Young (24)
Dewayne Dedmon (13)
Trae Young (15)
State Farm Arena 16,303
3–6
10
November 6
@ Charlotte
L 102–113
Jeremy Lin (19)
Bembry, Dedmon (6)
Trae Young (10)
Spectrum Center 13,955
3-7
11
November 7
New York
L 107–112
Omari Spellman (18)
Omari Spellman (10)
Trae Young (8)
State Farm Arena 12,412
3–8
12
November 9
Detroit
L 109–124
Jeremy Lin (19)
Omari Spellman (10)
Trae Young (8)
State Farm Arena 14,759
3–9
13
November 11
@ LA Lakers
L 106–107
Taurean Prince (23)
Alex Len (11)
Trae Young (12)
Staples Center 18,997
3–10
14
November 13
@ Golden State
L 103–110
Taurean Prince (22)
Alex Poythress (8)
Trae Young (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
3–11
15
November 15
@ Denver
L 93–138
Jeremy Lin (16)
Omari Spellman (10)
Lin, Young (5)
Pepsi Center 15,103
3–12
16
November 17
@ Indiana
L 89–97
Jeremy Lin (16)
Dewayne Dedmon (7)
Lin, Young, Len, Bazemore (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,491
3–13
17
November 19
LA Clippers
L 119–127
Trae Young (25)
Alex Len (12)
Trae Young (17)
State Farm Arena 14,323
3–14
18
November 21
Toronto
L 108–124
Jeremy Lin (26)
Dewayne Dedmon (7)
Trae Young (5)
State Farm Arena 15,058
3–15
19
November 23
Boston
L 96–114
Jeremy Lin (19)
Bembry, Dedmon, Collins (7)
Jeremy Lin (10)
State Farm Arena 15,017
3–16
20
November 25
Charlotte
W 124–123
John Collins (23)
John Collins (11)
DeAndre' Bembry (6)
State Farm Arena 12,977
4–16
21
November 27
@ Miami
W 115–113
Taurean Prince (18)
Alex Len (7)
Trae Young (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–16
22
November 28
@ Charlotte
L 94–108
Trae Young (18)
John Collins (10)
Young, Huerter, Collins (4)
Spectrum Center 12,971
5–17
23
November 30
@ Oklahoma City
L 109–124
Len, Collins (19)
John Collins (11)
Trae Young (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–18 :
December
: 6–7 (home: 3–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
December 3
Golden State
L 111–128
John Collins (24)
John Collins (11)
Jeremy Lin (5)
State Farm Arena 16,631
5–19
25
December 5
Washington
L 117–131
John Collins (26)
John Collins (14)
Young, Bembry, Bazemore (6)
State Farm Arena 12,551
5–20
26
December 8
Denver
W 106–98
John Collins (30)
John Collins (12)
Kent Bazemore (8)
State Farm Arena 14,409
6–20
27
December 12
@ Dallas
L 107–114
Trae Young (24)
John Collins (17)
Trae Young (10)
American Airlines Center 19,643
6–21
28
December 14
@ Boston
L 108–129
Kevin Huerter (19)
John Collins (14)
Kent Bazemore (7)
TD Garden 18,624
6–22
29
December 16
@ Brooklyn
L 127–144
John Collins (29)
Dewayne Dedmon (12)
Trae Young (10)
Barclays Center 13,955
6–23
30
December 18
Washington
W 118–110
John Collins (26)
John Collins (14)
Young, Lin (4)
State Farm Arena 16,489
7–23
31
December 21
@ New York
W 114–107
Kent Bazemore (22)
John Collins (16)
Trae Young (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,080
8–23
32
December 23
@ Detroit
W 98–95
Vince Carter (18)
Alex Len (17)
Trae Young (6)
Little Caesars Arena 16,532
9–23
33
December 26
Indiana
L 121–129
Kent Bazemore (32)
Dewayne Dedmon (15)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 15,026
9–24
34
December 28
@ Minnesota
W 123–120 (OT)
Kent Bazemore (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (13)
Trae Young (11)
Target Center 18,978
10–24
35
December 29
Cleveland
W 111–108
Carter, Young (21)
John Collins (12)
Trae Young (9)
State Farm Arena 16,460
11–24
36
December 31
@ Indiana
L 108–116
Huerter, Collins (22)
John Collins (16)
Trae Young (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
11–25 :
January
: 5–9 (home: 2–3; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
@ Washington
L 98–114
John Collins (21)
Alex Len (11)
Trae Young (7)
Capital One Arena 15,324
11–26
38
January 4
@ Milwaukee
L 112–144
DeAndre' Bembry (19)
Alex Len (8)
Trae Young (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,632
11–27
39
January 6
Miami
W 106–82
Trae Young (19)
John Collins (13)
Kevin Huerter (7)
State Farm Arena 16,630
12–27
40
January 8
@ Toronto
L 101–104
John Collins (21)
John Collins (14)
Trae Young (9)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
12–28
41
January 9
@ Brooklyn
L 100–116
John Collins (30)
John Collins (14)
Trae Young (7)
Barclays Center 14,531
12–29
42
January 11
@ Philadelphia
W 123–121
Kevin Huerter (29)
John Collins (9)
Dewayne Dedmon (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,487
13–29
43
January 13
Milwaukee
L 114–133
Trae Young (26)
John Collins (11)
Jeremy Lin (5)
State Farm Arena 16,292
13–30
44
January 15
Oklahoma City
W 142–126
John Collins (26)
Alex Len (11)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 15,045
14–30
45
January 19
Boston
L 105–113
Kevin Huerter (18)
John Collins (11)
Huerter, Young (7)
State Farm Arena 16,626
14–31
46
January 21
Orlando
L 103–122
Dewayne Dedmon (24)
John Collins (10)
DeAndre' Bembry (7)
State Farm Arena 16,611
14–32
47
January 23
@ Chicago
W 121–101
John Collins (35)
Alex Len (10)
Trae Young (12)
United Center 18,223
15–32
48
January 26
@ Portland
L 111–120
Trae Young (30)
Collins, Prince (6)
Trae Young (8)
Moda Center 19,629
15–33
49
January 28
@ LA Clippers
W 123–118
Trae Young (26)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Trae Young (8)
Staples Center 17,382
16–33
50
January 30
@ Sacramento
L 113–135
Trae Young (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (9)
Trae Young (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
16–34 :
February
: 5–7 (home: 3–5; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1
@ Utah
L 112–128
Trae Young (28)
DeAndre' Bembry (8)
Trae Young (9)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
16–35
52
February 2
@ Phoenix
W 118–112
John Collins (35)
John Collins (16)
Trae Young (8)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,534
17–35
53
February 4
@ Washington
W 137–129
Taurean Prince (21)
John Collins (11)
Trae Young (10)
Capital One Arena 15,025
18–35
54
February 7
Toronto
L 101–119
Prince, Young (19)
John Collins (12)
Huerter, Young (5)
State Farm Arena 16,038
18–36
55
February 9
Charlotte
L 120–129
Trae Young (20)
Len, Dedmon (7)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 15,048
18–37
56
February 10
Orlando
L 108–124
Alex Len (16)
Dewayne Dedmon (6)
Trae Young (7)
State Farm Arena 13,370
18–38
57
February 12
LA Lakers
W 117–113
Young, Collins (22)
John Collins (8)
Trae Young (14)
State Farm Arena 16,824
19–38
58
February 14
New York
L 91–106
Dewayne Dedmon (21)
Omari Spellman (9)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 14,179
19–39
59
February 22
Detroit
L 122–125
Trae Young (30)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 14,067
19–40
60
February 23
Phoenix
W 120–112
Young, Bazemore (23)
John Collins (14)
Trae Young (8)
State Farm Arena 15,214
20–40
61
February 25
@ Houston
L 111–119
Trae Young (36)
John Collins (12)
Trae Young (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
20–41
62
February 27
Minnesota
W 131–123 (OT)
Trae Young (36)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 14,101
21–41 :
March
: 7–8 (home: 5–5; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 1
Chicago
L 161–168 (4OT)
Trae Young (49)
Dewayne Dedmon (12)
Trae Young (16)
State Farm Arena 15,267
21–42
64
March 3
@ Chicago
W 123–118
Alex Len (28)
Dewayne Dedmon (12)
DeAndre' Bembry (7)
United Center 20,526
22–42
65
March 4
@ Miami
L 113–114
Vince Carter (21)
Dedmon, Poythress (6)
Trae Young (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
22–43
66
March 6
San Antonio
L 104–111
Trae Young (22)
John Collins (10)
Kevin Huerter (5)
State Farm Arena 15,208
22–44
67
March 9
Brooklyn
L 112–114
John Collins (33)
John Collins (20)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 16,527
22–45
68
March 10
New Orleans
W 128–116
Kevin Huerter (27)
John Collins (10)
Trae Young (10)
State Farm Arena 14,337
23–45
69
March 13
Memphis
W 132–111
John Collins (27)
John Collins (12)
Trae Young (8)
State Farm Arena 15,169
24–45
70
March 16
@ Boston
L 120–129
Trae Young (26)
Dewayne Dedmon (13)
John Collins (6)
TD Garden 18,624
24–46
71
March 17
@ Orlando
L 91–101
Trae Young (20)
Dewayne Dedmon (14)
Trae Young (5)
Amway Center 18,045
24–47
72
March 19
Houston
L 105–121
Trae Young (21)
John Collins (10)
Trae Young (12)
State Farm Arena 16,293
24–48
73
March 21
Utah
W 117–114
Trae Young (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (9)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 15,569
25–48
74
March 23
Philadelphia
W 129–127
Trae Young (32)
John Collins (9)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 16,640
26–48
75
March 26
@ New Orleans
W 130–120
Trae Young (33)
Dewayne Dedmon (9)
Trae Young (12)
Smoothie King Center 14,751
27–48
76
March 29
Portland
L 98–118
Trae Young (26)
Trae Young (9)
Trae Young (7)
State Farm Arena 16,182
27–49
77
March 31
Milwaukee
W 136–135 (OT)
Justin Anderson (24)
Justin Anderson (12)
Trae Young (16)
State Farm Arena 16,660
28–49 :
April
: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
@ San Antonio
L 111–117
Kent Bazemore (26)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Trae Young (6)
AT&T Center 18,354
28–50
79
April 3
Philadelphia
W 130–122
Trae Young (33)
John Collins (8)
Trae Young (12)
State Farm Arena 16,638
29–50
80
April 5
@ Orlando
L 113–149
Trae Young (22)
DeAndre' Bembry (10)
Trae Young (6)
Amway Center 18,999
29–51
81
April 7
@ Milwaukee
L 107–115
Alex Len (33)
Vince Carter (9)
Kevin Huerter (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,775
29–52
82
April 10
Indiana
L 134–135
Trae Young (23)
John Collins (25)
Trae Young (11)
State Farm Arena 17,143
29–53 :
2018–19 season schedule :

## Player statistics

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Jaylen Adams | PG | 34 | 1 | 428 | 60 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 108 |
| Justin Anderson | SF | 48 | 4 | 463 | 84 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 178 |
| Kent Bazemore | SG | 67 | 35 | 1,643 | 261 | 152 | 89 | 42 | 779 |
| DeAndre' Bembry | SG | 82 | 15 | 1,931 | 358 | 202 | 105 | 41 | 687 |
| Vince Carter | SF | 76 | 9 | 1,330 | 194 | 87 | 44 | 27 | 562 |
| John Collins | PF | 61 | 59 | 1,829 | 595 | 121 | 22 | 39 | 1,188 |
| Deyonta Davis$^‡$ | C | 9 | 0 | 118 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | C | 64 | 52 | 1,609 | 480 | 90 | 69 | 71 | 693 |
| Tyler Dorsey$^†$ | SG | 27 | 0 | 251 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 90 |
| Daniel Hamilton$^‡$ | SG | 19 | 3 | 204 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 57 |
| Kevin Huerter | SG | 75 | 59 | 2,048 | 245 | 214 | 65 | 25 | 727 |
| Isaac Humphries$^†$ | C | 5 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| B. J. Johnson$^†$ | SF | 6 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Alex Len | C | 77 | 31 | 1,544 | 424 | 86 | 27 | 69 | 854 |
| Jeremy Lin$^‡$ | PG | 51 | 1 | 1,003 | 119 | 181 | 38 | 7 | 546 |
| Miles Plumlee | C | 18 | 0 | 173 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 80 |
| Alex Poythress | PF | 21 | 1 | 305 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 107 |
| Jordan Sibert | SG | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Omari Spellman | PF | 46 | 11 | 805 | 194 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 272 |
| Taurean Prince | SF | 55 | 47 | 1,552 | 199 | 118 | 53 | 19 | 742 |
| Trae Young | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,503 | 301 | 653 | 72 | 15 | 1,549 |
| Tyler Zeller$^†$ | C | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
After all games. $^‡$Waived during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 21, 2018 | To Atlanta HawksDraft rights to Trae Young 2019 Dallas protected first-round pick | To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Luka Dončić |
| June 21, 2018 | To Atlanta Hawks2019 Second Round Pick 2023 Second Round Pick | To Charlotte HornetsDraft rights to Devonte' Graham |
| July 13, 2018 | To Atlanta HawksJeremy Lin 2025 second-round pick Right to swap 2023 second round pick | To Brooklyn Nets2020 protected second-round pick Draft rights to Isaia Cordinier |
| July 25, 2018 | To Atlanta HawksCarmelo Anthony (from Oklahoma City) Justin Anderson (from Philadelphia) 2022 protected first-round pick (from Oklahoma City) | To Oklahoma City ThunderDennis Schröder (from Atlanta) Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (from Philadelphia) |
| To Philadelphia 76ersMike Muscala (from Atlanta) |||

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Jaylen Adams | Two-way contract | St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
| Alex Len | August 3, 2018 | Phoenix Suns |
| Daniel Hamilton | August 20, 2018 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Alex Poythress | Two-way contract | Indiana Pacers |
| Vince Carter | August 24, 2018 | Sacramento Kings |
| Thomas Robinson | August 30, 2018 | BC Khimki |
| R. J. Hunter | September 7, 2018 | Houston Rockets |
| Cole Aldrich | September 18, 2018 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Isaac Humphries | October 8, 2018 | KK FMP Beograd |
| C. J. Anderson | October 9, 2018 | UMass Minutemen |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Tyler Cavanaugh | Waived | Utah Jazz |
| Isaiah Taylor | Waived | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Damion Lee | Unrestricted free agent | Golden State Warriors |
| Jaylen Morris | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Antonius Cleveland | Waived | Chicago Bulls |
| Josh Magette | Unrestricted free agent | KK Cedevita |
| Malcolm Delaney | Unrestricted free agent | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Carmelo Anthony | Waived | Houston Rockets |
| Cole Aldrich | Waived | Tianjin Gold Lions |
| Thomas Robinson | Waived | Beikong Fly Dragons |
| R. J. Hunter | Waived | |
| C. J. Anderson | Waived | |