2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season

2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season
Division Champions
Head coach Mike Budenholzer
Owner(s) Atlanta Hawks, LLC
Arena Philips Arena
Results
Record 60–22 (.732)
Place Division: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in Conference Finals to Cavaliers (0–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports South
Radio 92.9 FM "The Game"

The 2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season is the 65th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 47th in Atlanta.[1] Their Southeast Division championship was the first for the Hawks since winning the Central Division in 1994. It was the best finish by the team since finishing first in the Eastern Conference since the 1993–94 season. This was the first time since the Southeast Division was created for the 2004–05 season that the division title was not won by a Florida team. The Hawks finished the season with a franchise record in wins with a 60-22 record, earning them the first seed in the Eastern conference and home court advantage for the conference. The Hawks' season ended with a 0-4 Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Hawks are the first #1 seed to get swept in a playoff series since Detroit Pistons in 2003. Their 22 wins improvement was the second largest by a team that made playoffs two years in a row in full seasons behind the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls (25 wins)

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 15 Adreian Payne PF  United States Michigan State
2 43 Walter Tavares C  Cape Verde Gran Canaria (Spain)

Roster

2014–15 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 6 Antić, Pero 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–07–29 Macedonia
G 24 Bazemore, Kent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1989–07–01 Old Dominion
F/C 7 Brand, Elton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke
F 5 Carroll, DeMarre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1986–07–27 Missouri
F 3 Daye, Austin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–06–05 Gonzaga
F/C 15 Horford, Al (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986–06–03 Florida
G 12 Jenkins, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–03–06 Vanderbilt
G/F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton
G 8 Mack, Shelvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1990–04–22 Butler
F 4 Millsap, Paul (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1985–02–10 Louisiana Tech
F/C 31 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1991–07–01 Bucknell
G 17 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1993–09–15 Germany
F 32 Scott, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1988–07–16 Virginia
G/F 25 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1984–05–02 Switzerland
G 0 Teague, Jeff (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1988–06–10 Wake Forest
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2015–04–04

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Atlanta Hawks 60 22 .732 0.0 35–6 25–16 12–4 82
x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 29–12 17–24 10–6 82
Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 20–21 17–24 6–10 82
Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 19–22 14–27 8–8 82
Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 13–28 12–29 4–12 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Atlanta Hawks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers * 53 29 .646 7.0 82
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 10.0 82
4 y-Toronto Raptors * 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 82
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 19.0 82
7 x-Boston Celtics 40 42 .488 20.0 82
8 x-Brooklyn Nets 38 44 .463 22.0 82
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 22.0 82
10 Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 82
12 Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 28.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 42.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Game log

Pre-season

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 60–22 (Home: 35–6; Road: 25–16)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 9–5 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–3)
December: 14–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 7–1)
January: 17–0 (Home: 9–0; Road: 8–0)
February: 7–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–3)
March : 9–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–6)
April : 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Total: 8–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–5)
First round: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Conference Finals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Pero Antić 63 3 16.5 .365 .301 .720 3.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 5.7
Kent Bazemore 75 90 17.7 .426 .364 .600 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.4 5.2
Elton Brand 36 4 13.5 .442 .000 .520 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.7
DeMarre Carroll 70 69 31.3 .487 .395 .700 5.3 1.7 1.3 0.2 12.6
Austin Daye 8 0 9.5 .385 .387 .500 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 3.3
Jarell Eddie* 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Al Horford 76 76 30.5 .538 .306 .760 7.2 3.2 0.9 1.3 15.2
John Jenkins 24 3 12.4 .495 .404 .840 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 5.6
Kyle Korver 75 75 32.2 .487 .492 .900 4.1 2.6 0.7 0.6 12.1
Shelvin Mack 55 0 15.1 .401 .315 .810 1.4 2.8 0.6 0.0 5.4
Paul Millsap 73 73 32.7 .476 .356 .760 7.8 3.1 1.8 1.0 16.7
Mike Muscala 40 8 12.6 .550 .409 .880 3.0 0.6 0.4 0.5 4.9
Adreian Payne* 3 0 6.3 .286 .000 .500 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7
Dennis Schröder 77 10 19.7 .427 .351 .830 2.1 4.1 0.6 0.1 10.0
Mike Scott 68 0 16.5 .444 .344 .790 2.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 7.8
Thabo Sefolosha 52 7 18.8 .418 .321 .780 4.3 1.4 1.0 0.4 5.3
Jeff Teague 73 72 30.5 .460 .343 .860 2.5 7.0 1.7 0.4 15.9

Injuries

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Payne, AdreianAdreian Payne November 1, 2014 November 23, 2014 Plantar fasciitis 10
Carroll, DeMarreDeMarre Carroll November 12, 2014 November 18, 2014 Strained groin 4
Scott, MikeMike Scott November 12, 2014 November 13, 2014 Bruised lower back 1
Sefolosha, ThaboThabo Sefolosha November 26, 2014 November 29, 2014 Illness 2
Scott, MikeMike Scott December 10, 2014 December 12, 2014 Flu-like smyptoms 1
Antić, PeroPero Antić December 12, 2014 December 16, 2014 Flu-like smyptoms 3
Teague, JeffJeff Teague December 17, 2014 December 22, 2014 Hamstring 3
Antić, PeroPero Antić December 23, 2014 December 24, 2014 Sprained right ankle 1
Mack, ShelvinShelvin Mack January 17, 2015 February 5, 2015 Strained left calf 9
Carroll, DeMarreDeMarre Carroll January 30, 2015 February 2, 2015 Strained left Achilles 3
Sefolosha, ThaboThabo Sefolosha January 30, 2015 March 24, 2015 Strained right calf 23
Scott, MikeMike Scott March 12, 2015 April 4, 2015 Left big toe strain 12
Korver, KyleKyle Korver March 15, 2015 March 21, 2015 Broken nose 3
Teague, JeffJeff Teague March 27, 2015 March 29, 2015 Ankle soreness 2
Schröder, DennisDennis Schröder March 31, 2015 April 6, 2015 Sprained left toe 2
Millsap, PaulPaul Millsap April 6, 2015 TBD Shoulder sprain TBD
Sefolosha, ThaboThabo Sefolosha April 8, 2015 TBD Broken Ankle Season

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2014 To Atlanta Hawks
Draft rights to 48th pick Lamar Patterson		 To Milwaukee Bucks
2015 second-round pick
June 30, 2014 To Atlanta Hawks
John Salmons
2015 second-round pick		 To Toronto Raptors
Louis Williams
Rights to Lucas Nogueira
July 15, 2014 To Atlanta Hawks
Thabo Sefolosha (sign and trade)
Rights to Georgios Printezis
Cash considerations		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Trade exception
February 10, 2015 To Atlanta Hawks
2017 first-round pick		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Adreian Payne

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Shelvin Mack August 22, 2014 3 Year, $7.3 Million [2]
Mike Scott August 26, 2014 3 Year, $10 Million [3]
Elton Brand September 10, 2014 1 Year, $2 Million [4]
Austin Daye March 25, 2015 10 Day, $30 Thousand [5]
Austin Daye April 3, 2015 1 Year, $125 Thousand [6]

Additions

Player Signed Former team Contract Ref.
Adreian Payne July 25, 2014 Michigan State Spartans (DP) 2 Year, $1.5 Million [7]
Kent Bazemore September 10, 2014 Los Angeles Lakers 2 Year, $4 Million [8]
Jarell Eddie * September 29, 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies Training Camp [9]
Dexter Pittman * September 29, 2014 Puerto Rico Caciques Humacao Training Camp [10]
Jarell Eddie March 5, 2015 Austin Spurs (D-League) 10 Day, $30 Thousand [11]
Austin Daye March 15, 2015 Erie BayHawks (D-League) 10 Day, $30 Thousand [12]
* = Cut before regular season

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Gustavo Ayón Free Agent July 1, 2014 Spain Real Madrid [13]
Cartier Martin Free Agent July 1, 2014 Detroit Pistons [14]
John Salmons Waived July 10, 2014 New Orleans Pelicans [15]
Jarell Eddie Free Agent March 14, 2015 Austin Spurs (D-League) [16]

References

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