The Best Atlanta Hawks of All Time
Who are the best Atlanta Hawks of all time? The Atlanta Hawks began as the Buffalo Bison in 1946. After bouncing around and changing names a few times, before landing in St. Louis in 1955. Those years in St. Louis featured a number of the greatest players in Hawks history. Hall of Famer Bob Pettit was the star of those Hawks teams of the late '50s and the Hawks captured the franchise's only title in 1958 behind their all star forward.
The team moved to Atlanta in 1968 where it has remained since. a handful of all stars and even Hall of Famers played for the Hawks during its time in Atlanta. However, despite having a number of great players, the Hawks have never advanced past the second round of the playoffs in the Atlanta era. Dominique Wilkins led some of the entertaining Atlanta teams in the 1980s. Wilkins is one of the most popular players in Hawks history, and one if its best. The high flying Wilkins was a prolific scorer and multiple time slam dunk champion. Doc Rivers, Tree Rollins and Spud Webb are other players who are considered some of the best Hawks ever and some of the best players of all time. The Joe Johnson, Al Horford, and Josh Smith core were all star players who have led the Hawks and were some of the best players of 2010s. More recently, Trae Young, Clint Capela, and John Collins led Atlanta to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals.
This is the list of the best Atlanta Hawks of all time. Vote or rerank this list according to who you think is the greatest Atlanta Hawks player of all time.
- 1Small forward
- Birthplace: Paris, France
Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...more - 2Power forward
- Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). He was the ...more - 3Center
- Birthplace: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese American retired professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball ...more - 4Shooting guard
- Birthplace: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Peter Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. Maravich was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, part of the ...more - 5Center
- Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia
Moses Eugene Malone (March 23, 1955 – September 13, 2015) was an American basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...more - 6Shooting guard
- Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Joe Marcus Johnson (born June 29, 1981) is a retired American professional basketball player who has played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball ...more
