# 2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 50th in Atlanta. For the first time since 2013, Paul Millsap was not on the roster, as he signed with the Denver Nuggets in free agency. This was the first time the Hawks missed the playoffs since 2007, and made them the second NBA team to go 60 years without winning a title. This season would also be the last with Mike Budenholzer coaching the Hawks, as he would part with them after the season ended on April 25, 2018, later joining the Milwaukee Bucks in May.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
| 1 | 19 | John Collins | PF | United States | Wake Forest |
| 2 | 41 | Tyler Dorsey | SG | United States Greece | Oregon |
| 2 | 60 | Alpha Kaba | PF/C | France | Mega Leks |

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | – | 26‍–‍15 | 18‍–‍23 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 1.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 20‍–‍21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 8.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 15‍–‍26 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 19.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 8‍–‍33 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 20.0 | 16‍–‍25 | 8‍–‍33 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2) :
Pre-season: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 1
@ Miami
L 90–96
Dedmon, Schröder (12)
John Collins (15)
Dennis Schröder (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
0–1
2
October 4
@ Cleveland
W 109–93
Dennis Schröder (13)
Taurean Prince (8)
Malcolm Delaney (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,221
1–1
3
October 6
@ Detroit
L 87–109
Malcolm Delaney (15)
John Collins (6)
Malcolm Delaney (5)
Little Caesars Arena 14,496
1–2
4
October 9
Memphis
W 100–88
Dennis Schroder (21)
John Collins (8)
Malcolm Delaney (5)
McCamish Pavilion 7,262
2–2
5
October 12
Dallas
L 94–108
Kent Bazemore (20)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Kent Bazemore (5)
McCamish Pavilion 6,759
2–3 :
2017–18 season schedule :

### Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 24–58 (Home: 16–25; Road: 8–33) :
October: 1–6 (home: 0–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 18
@ Dallas
W 117–111
Dennis Schroder (28)
Taurean Prince (10)
Dennis Schroder (7)
American Airlines Center 19,709
1–0
2
October 20
@ Charlotte
L 91–109
Dennis Schroder (25)
Dewayne Dedmon (7)
Dennis Schroder (5)
Spectrum Center 18,417
1–1
3
October 22
@ Brooklyn
L 104–116
Marco Belinelli (31)
John Collins (13)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Barclays Center 13,917
1–2
4
October 23
@ Miami
L 93–104
Bazemore, Prince (20)
John Collins (11)
Kent Bazemore (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
1–3
5
October 26
@ Chicago
L 86–91
Marco Belinelli (23)
Dedmon, Muscala (10)
Dedmon, Delaney, Muscala (4)
United Center 21,104
1–4
6
October 27
Denver
L 100–105
Dennis Schroder (20)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Philips Arena 16,220
1–5
7
October 29
Milwaukee
L 106–117
Dennis Schroder (21)
John Collins (7)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 14,014
1–6 :
November
: 3–11 (home: 2–6; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 1
@ Philadelphia
L 109–119
Dennis Schroder (25)
Taurean Prince (11)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,549
1–7
9
November 3
Houston
L 104–119
Kent Bazemore (18)
John Collins (13)
Isaiah Taylor (5)
Philips Arena 14,087
1–8
10
November 5
@ Cleveland
W 117–115
Dennis Schroder (28)
John Collins (13)
Dennis Schroder (9)
Wells Fargo Center 20,562
2–8
11
November 6
Boston
L 107–110
Dennis Schroder (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (12)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Philips Arena 13,215
2–9
12
November 10
@ Detroit
L 104–111
Kent Bazemore (22)
Dewayne Dedmon (9)
Dennis Schroder (11)
Little Caesars Arena 16,687
2–10
13
November 11
@ Washington
L 94–113
Taurean Prince (19)
Dewayne Dedmon (8)
Dennis Schroder (5)
Capital One Arena 17,260
2–11
14
November 13
@ New Orleans
L 105–106
Kent Bazemore (22)
Cavanaugh, Collins, Dedmon (6)
Kent Bazemore (7)
Smoothie King Center 14,631
2–12
15
November 15
Sacramento
W 126–80
Dennis Schroder (21)
Dewayne Dedmon (14)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 13,860
3–12
16
November 18
Boston
L 99–110
Dennis Schroder (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (8)
Dennis Schroder (9)
Philips Arena 16,381
3–13
17
November 20
@ San Antonio
L 85–96
Taurean Prince (18)
Collins, Dedmon (9)
Dennis Schroder (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
3–14
18
November 22
LA Clippers
L 103–116
Marco Belinelli (20)
John Collins (10)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 12,675
3–15
19
November 24
New York
W 116–104
Dennis Schroder (26)
Taurean Prince (8)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 14,355
4–15
20
November 25
Toronto
L 78–112
Dennis Schroder (14)
Bazemore, Bembry, Cavanaugh, Ilyasova, Schroder (4)
Josh Magette (6)
Philips Arena 12,278
4–16
21
November 30
Cleveland
L 114–121
Dennis Schroder (27)
John Collins (7)
Kent Bazemore (6)
Philips Arena 16,379
4–17 :
December
: 6–9 (home: 5–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 2
@ Brooklyn
W 114–102
Dennis Schroder (24)
Ersan Ilyasova (11)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Barclays Center 13,949
5–17
23
December 4
Brooklyn
L 90–110
Dennis Schroder (19)
Miles Plumlee (7)
Dennis Schroder (4)
Philips Arena 12,056
5–18
24
December 6
@ Orlando
L 106–110 (OT)
Dennis Schroder (26)
Belinelli, Ilyasova (7)
Bazemore, Schroder (7)
Amway Center 16,167
5–19
25
December 9
Orlando
W 117–110
Ersan Ilyasova (26)
Babbitt, Cavanaugh (8)
Bazemore, Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 12,719
6–19
26
December 10
@ New York
L 107–111
Dennis Schroder (21)
Taurean Prince (8)
Taurean Prince (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,189
6–20
27
December 12
@ Cleveland
L 114–123
Taurean Prince (24)
Tyler Cavanaugh (9)
Taurean Prince (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
6–21
28
December 14
Detroit
L 91–105
Ersan Ilyasova (23)
John Collins (7)
Dennis Schroder (10)
Philips Arena 13,548
6–22
29
December 15
@ Memphis
L 94–96
Kent Bazemore (19)
John Collins (7)
Dennis Schroder (11)
FedExForum 15,803
6–23
30
December 18
Miami
W 110–104
Taurean Prince (24)
Taurean Prince (7)
Kent Bazemore (7)
Philips Arena 14,227
7–23
31
December 20
Indiana
L 95–105
John Collins (18)
John Collins (9)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 14,830
7–24
32
December 22
@ Oklahoma City
L 117–120
Marco Belinelli (27)
John Collins (9)
Kent Bazemore (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
7–25
33
December 23
Dallas
W 112–107
Dennis Schroder (33)
Ersan Ilyasova (7)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 13,402
8–25
34
December 27
Washington
W 113–99
Dennis Schroder (21)
Ilyasova, Prince (9)
Bazemore, Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 15,763
9–25
35
December 29
@ Toronto
L 98–111
Taurean Prince (30)
Taurean Prince (10)
Dennis Schroder (9)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
9–26
36
December 30
Portland
W 104–89
Dennis Schroder (21)
Taurean Prince (10)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 15,877
10–26 :
January
: 5–10 (home: 4–5; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
@ Phoenix
L 103–104
Ersan Ilyasova (21)
Ersan Ilyasova (9)
Dennis Schroder (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,921
10–27
38
January 5
@ Portland
L 89–110
Dennis Schroder (14)
Ersan Ilyasova (11)
Dennis Schroder (4)
Moda Center 19,393
10–28
39
January 7
@ LA Lakers
L 113–132
Dennis Schroder (27)
Ersan Ilyasova (9)
Dennis Schroder (5)
Staples Center 18,997
10–29
40
January 8
@ LA Clippers
L 107–108
Taurean Prince (20)
Ersan Ilyasova (13)
Malcolm Delaney (6)
Staples Center 14,624
10–30
41
January 10
@ Denver
W 110–97
Dennis Schroder (19)
Ersan Ilyasova (9)
Dennis Schroder (10)
Pepsi Center 14,182
11–30
42
January 12
Brooklyn
L 105–110
Dennis Schroder (34)
John Collins (10)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 13,093
11–31
43
January 15
San Antonio
W 102–99
Dennis Schroder (26)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 15,806
12–31
44
January 17
New Orleans
W 94–93
Kent Bazemore (20)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Dennis Schroder (15)
Philips Arena 10,894
13–31
45
January 20
Chicago
L 97–113
Dennis Schroder (18)
Dewayne Dedmon (11)
Dennis Schroder (5)
Philips Arena 15,597
13–32
46
January 22
Utah
W 104–90
Dennis Schroder (20)
Ersan Ilyasova (11)
Malcolm Delaney (8)
Philips Arena 11,096
14–32
47
January 24
Toronto
L 93–108
Dennis Schroder (20)
John Collins (16)
Malcolm Delaney (4)
Philips Arena 12,780
14–33
48
January 26
@ Charlotte
L 110–121
Kent Bazemore (26)
John Collins (9)
Malcolm Delaney (6)
Spectrum Center 15,479
14–34
49
January 27
Washington
L 104–129
Dedmon, Dorsey, Prince (14)
Mike Muscala (6)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 15,843
14–35
50
January 29
Minnesota
W 105–100
Kent Bazemore (22)
John Collins (11)
Dennis Schroder (11)
Philips Arena 12,589
15–35
51
January 31
Charlotte
L 110–123
Kent Bazemore (25)
Dedmon, Muscala (5)
Dennis Schroder (9)
Philips Arena 13,103
15–36 :
February
: 4–7 (home: 3–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
@ Boston
L 110–119
Taurean Prince (31)
Taurean Prince (8)
Malcolm Delaney (5)
TD Garden 18,624
15–37
53
February 4
@ NY Knicks
W 99–96
Kent Bazemore (19)
Dewayne Dedmon (14)
Malcolm Delaney (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,441
16–37
54
February 6
Memphis
W 108–82
Dennis Schroder (22)
John Collins (10)
Tyler Dorsey (7)
Philips Arena 11,866
17–37
55
February 8
@ Orlando
L 98–100
Schroder, Prince (19)
John Collins (12)
Schroder, Prince (5)
Amway Center 16,215
17–38
56
February 9
Cleveland
L 107–123
Dennis Schroder (25)
John Collins (7)
Schroder, Taylor (4)
Philips Arena 16,438
17–39
57
February 11
Detroit
W 118–115
Dennis Schroder (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (13)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Philips Arena 15,214
18–39
58
February 13
@ Milwaukee
L 92–97
Dennis Schroder (18)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Bazemore, Schroder, Taylor (4)
Bradley Center 14,720
18–40
59
February 14
@ Detroit
L 98–104
Andrew White (15)
John Collins (10)
Delaney, Taylor (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,849
18–41
60
February 23
@ Indiana
L 93–116
Isaiah Taylor (17)
John Collins (9)
Isaiah Taylor (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
18–42
61
February 26
LA Lakers
L 104–123
Taurean Prince (24)
John Collins (9)
Bazemore, Magette (4)
Philips Arena 16,328
18–43
62
February 28
Indiana
W 107–102
John Collins (16)
Dewayne Dedmon (9)
Bazemore, Schroder (5)
Philips Arena 13,316
19–43 :
March
: 2–12 (home: 1–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 2
Golden State
L 109–114
Kent Bazemore (29)
John Collins (8)
Dennis Schroder (9)
Philips Arena 16,728
19–44
64
March 4
Phoenix
W 113–112
Taurean Prince (22)
Miles Plumlee (11)
Dennis Schroder (6)
Philips Arena 15,166
20–44
65
March 6
@ Toronto
L 90–106
Bazemore, Collins (14)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Kent Bazemore (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
20–45
66
March 9
@ Indiana
L 87–112
Tyler Dorsey (18)
Dewayne Dedmon (7)
Josh Magette (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
20–46
67
March 11
Chicago
L 122–129
Taurean Prince (38)
Dewayne Dedmon (9)
Magette, Taylor (8)
Philips Arena 15,266
20–47
68
March 13
Oklahoma City
L 107–119
Taurean Prince (25)
John Collins (9)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 16,739
20–48
69
March 15
Charlotte
L 117–129
Taurean Prince (22)
Taurean Prince (10)
Dennis Schroder (8)
Philips Arena 14,486
20–49
70
March 17
@ Milwaukee
L 117–122
Taurean Prince (38)
John Collins (12)
Dennis Schroder (9)
Bradley Center 18,717
20–50
71
March 20
@ Utah
W 99–94
Dennis Schroder (41)
Dewayne Dedmon (15)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
21–50
72
March 22
@ Sacramento
L 90–105
Isaiah Taylor (18)
Dewayne Dedmon (10)
Lee, Prince (4)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
21–51
73
March 23
@ Golden State
L 94–106
Taurean Prince (20)
Dewayne Dedmon (11)
Dennis Schroder (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
21–52
74
March 25
@ Houston
L 99–118
Taurean Prince (28)
John Collins (10)
Josh Magette (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
21–53
75
March 28
@ Minnesota
L 114–126
Mike Muscala (24)
Dewayne Dedmon (11)
Isaiah Taylor (8)
Target Center 16,183
21–54
76
March 30
Philadelphia
L 91–101
Damion Lee (20)
Dewayne Dedmon (15)
Isaiah Taylor (7)
Philips Arena 16,579
21–55 :
April
: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1
Orlando
W 94–88
Isaiah Taylor (19)
John Collins (11)
Tyler Dorsey (5)
Philips Arena 13,587
22–55
78
April 3
@ Miami
L 98–101
Tyler Dorsey (18)
John Collins (10)
Isaiah Taylor (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
22–56
79
April 4
Miami
L 86–115
Taurean Prince (20)
Collins, Dedmon (8)
Collins, Prince (4)
Philips Arena 16,696
22–57
80
April 6
@ Washington
W 103–97
Taurean Prince (23)
Dewayne Dedmon (14)
Collins, Prince (5)
Capital One Arena 19,557
23–57
81
April 8
@ Boston
W 112–106
Taurean Prince (33)
Lee, Prince (8)
Isaiah Taylor (6)
TD Garden 18,624
24–57
82
April 10
Philadelphia
L 113–121
Taurean Prince (27)
John Collins (9)
DeAndre' Bembry (7)
Philips Arena 15,673
24–58 :
2017–18 season schedule :

## Player statistics

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Luke Babbitt$^†$ | SF | 37 | 9 | 570 | 81 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 226 |
| Kent Bazemore | SG | 65 | 65 | 1,789 | 248 | 228 | 100 | 45 | 836 |
| Marco Belinelli$^‡$ | SG | 52 | 1 | 1,210 | 100 | 103 | 46 | 3 | 591 |
| DeAndre' Bembry | SF | 26 | 3 | 455 | 72 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 136 |
| Nicolás Brussino | SF | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Cavanaugh$^≠$ | PF | 39 | 1 | 518 | 127 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 183 |
| Antonius Cleveland$^≠$ | SG | 4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| John Collins | PF | 74 | 26 | 1,785 | 541 | 98 | 47 | 80 | 777 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | C | 62 | 46 | 1,542 | 489 | 90 | 40 | 51 | 617 |
| Malcolm Delaney | PG | 54 | 3 | 1,014 | 100 | 163 | 35 | 6 | 338 |
| Tyler Dorsey | SG | 56 | 5 | 974 | 130 | 79 | 17 | 5 | 405 |
| Jeremy Evans$^≠$ | SF | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ersan İlyasova$^‡$ | PF | 46 | 40 | 1,175 | 251 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 501 |
| Damion Lee$^≠$ | SG | 15 | 11 | 404 | 71 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 161 |
| Josh Magette | PG | 18 | 0 | 216 | 19 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 46 |
| Jaylen Morris$^≠$ | SG | 6 | 0 | 98 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Mike Muscala | C | 53 | 7 | 1,060 | 230 | 51 | 31 | 27 | 405 |
| Miles Plumlee | C | 55 | 35 | 918 | 228 | 45 | 17 | 30 | 237 |
| Taurean Prince | SF | 82 | 82 | 2,464 | 389 | 214 | 85 | 42 | 1,158 |
| Dennis Schröder | PG | 67 | 67 | 2,078 | 208 | 417 | 72 | 6 | 1,301 |
| Isaiah Taylor | PG | 67 | 9 | 1,167 | 94 | 206 | 34 | 10 | 445 |
| Andrew White$^≠$ | SF | 15 | 0 | 209 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 69 |
After all games. $^‡$Waived during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade | Players Lost Via free agency |

### Trades

| June 20, 2017 | To Atlanta HawksMiles Plumlee Marco Belinelli 41st pick in the 2017 NBA draft | To Charlotte HornetsDwight Howard 31st pick in the 2017 NBA draft |
| June 28, 2017 | To Atlanta HawksCash considerations | To Houston RocketsRyan Kelly |
| July 6, 2017 | To Atlanta HawksJamal Crawford Diamond Stone 2018 First Round Pick (from Los Angeles) | To Los Angeles ClippersDanilo Gallinari |
| To Denver Nuggets2019 Second Round Pick (from Atlanta) |||

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Ersan İlyasova | 1 Year, $6 Million |
| Mike Muscala | 2 Year, $10 Million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 2 Year, $14 Million | San Antonio Spurs |
| Luke Babbitt | 1 Year, $1,974,159 | Miami Heat |
| Tyler Cavanaugh | Two-way contract | George Washington Colonials / Erie BayHawks |
| Josh Magette | Two-way contract | Los Angeles D-Fenders (G League) |
| Quinn Cook | | New Orleans Pelicans |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Dwight Howard | Traded | Charlotte Hornets |
| Ryan Kelly | Traded | Houston Rockets |
| Mike Dunleavy Jr. | Waived | |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Signed | New York Knicks |
| José Calderón | Signed | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Thabo Sefolosha | Signed | Utah Jazz |
| Nicolás Brussino | Waived | CB Gran Canaria |