1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Hawks 1983 43 39 Central 2 6 Kevin Loughery (3rd season) The Omni WTBSSuperStation WTBS WSB East First Round(Eliminated 1–2) ATL The 1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season was the franchise's thirty-fourth season in the National Basketball Association and fifteenth in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks made a blockbuster trade. The franchise sent John Drew and Freeman Williams to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first round draft pick Dominique Wilkins, a star at the University of Georgia.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/atlanta/atlhawks.html Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present) July 12, 2008 February 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216013148/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/atlanta/atlhawks.html dead Wilkins would make an impact as he averaged 17.5 points per game. The Hawks finished in second place with a 43–39 record. In the playoffs, the Hawks would however be eliminated 2–1 by the Boston Celtics. Draft picks 1982 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Keith Edmonson SG Purdue 3 56 Joe Kopicki Detroit Mercy 5 102 Mark Hall Minnesota 6 126 Jay Bruchak Mount St. Mary's 7 148 Horace Wyatt Clemson 8 172 James Ratiff Howard 9 194 Pierre Bland Elizabeth City State 10 216 Ronnie McAdoo Old Dominion Roster Atlanta Hawks #B50000 #FFFFFF #F4C934 #000000 31 Rickey Brown C 6 10 215 1958-08-20 Mississippi State 16 Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955 G 6 2 170 1955-10-21 Dayton 11 Keith Edmonson G 6 5 195 1960-09-28 Purdue 34 Mike Glenn G 6 2 175 1955-09-10 Southern Illinois 44 Scott Hastings basketball F 6 10 235 1960-06-03 Arkansas 3 Eddie Johnson basketball, born 1955 G 6 2 180 1955-02-24 Auburn 52 George Johnson basketball, born 1948 C 6 11 205 1948-12-18 Dillard 40 Rudy Macklin F 6 7 205 1958-02-19 LSU 1 Wes Matthews G 6 1 170 1959-08-24 Wisconsin 54 Tom McMillen C 6 11 215 1952-05-26 Maryland 30 Tree Rollins C 7 1 235 1955-06-16 Clemson 32 Dan Roundfield F 6 8 205 1953-05-26 Central Michigan 7 Randy Smith basketball G 6 3 180 1948-12-12 Buffalo State 21 Dominique Wilkins F 6 7 200 1960-01-12 Georgia Kevin Loughery https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1983.html Regular season Season standings ATL ATL z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Atlanta Hawks 1983 #D3222C #FFFFFF Atlanta Hawks November no yes #FFFFFF #D3222C |- | || || || || || |- Atlanta Hawks December no #FFFFFF #D3222C |- | || || || || || |- Atlanta Hawks January no #FFFFFF #D3222C |- | || || || || || |- Atlanta Hawks February no #FFFFFF #D3222C |- | || || || || || |- Atlanta Hawks March no #FFFFFF #D3222C |- | || || || || || |- Atlanta Hawks April no #FFFFFF #D3222C |- | || || || || || |- ATL 1983 Playoffs Atlanta Hawks 1983 yes #D3222C #FFFFFF Atlanta Hawks First round yes no yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 1 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 19 | @ Boston | L 95–103 | Dan Roundfield (24) | Dan Roundfield (20) | Johnny Davis (11) | Boston Garden15,320 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 22 | Boston | W 95–93 | Dan Roundfield (19) | Tree Rollins (14) | Johnny Davis (14) | Omni Coliseum10,405 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Boston | L 79–98 | Tree Rollins (18) | Dan Roundfield (10) | three players tied (3) | Boston Garden15,320 | 1–2 |- ATL 1983 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDan Roundfield 77 76 36.5 47.0 18.5 74.9 11.4 2.9 0.8 1.519.0Dominique Wilkins828232.949.318.268.25.81.61.00.817.5Eddie Johnson615729.745.334.178.52.05.21.00.116.0Johnny Davis533327.645.527.879.62.45.90.80.112.9Rory Sparrow494931.651.620.074.32.94.91.40.012.6Tom McMillen61422.446.70.081.23.61.20.30.48.3Tree Rollins808030.951.00.072.69.30.90.64.37.8Mike Glenn73415.451.80.083.11.21.70.40.17.3Wes Matthews64018.540.329.276.81.43.90.90.16.9Rudy Macklin732016.047.20.077.12.61.00.60.16.0Steve Hawes46318.737.314.374.25.01.30.60.25.0Rickey Brown26011.747.10.062.53.40.30.20.24.7Randy Smith1509.543.90.092.90.50.90.10.04.7Keith Edmonson3229.734.50.059.31.20.70.30.23.5Sam Pellom204.533.30.00.00.00.50.00.02.0George Johnson37012.543.90.073.73.20.50.31.61.7Scott Hastings1004.231.30.066.71.00.20.10.11.4 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDan Roundfield 3 41.3 48.0 0.0 45.5 14.0 3.3 1.3 1.317.7Johnny Davis337.740.40.090.01.79.00.00.017.0Dominique Wilkins336.340.5100.085.75.00.30.70.315.7Rudy Macklin326.045.80.080.05.00.70.70.710.0Tree Rollins339.348.10.033.310.01.00.33.39.7Mike Glenn322.354.50.0100.01.71.00.70.09.3Tom McMillen313.033.30.0100.02.30.70.30.73.3Wes Matthews312.733.30.080.00.03.70.00.33.3Randy Smith27.520.00.0100.00.52.00.50.03.0Keith Edmonson12.0100.00.00.01.01.00.00.02.0Rickey Brown27.533.30.050.01.50.00.00.01.5George Johnson12.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0 Player statistics citation:1982-83 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1983.html 2021-07-18 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Awards Dan Roundfield, NBA All-Defensive First Team Wayne Rollins, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Dominique Wilkins, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Records Transactions Trades Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Subtractions Player Left New team See also 1982-83 NBA season References Category:Atlanta Hawks seasons A Atlanta Haw Atlanta Haw