2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Hawks 2009 47 35 southeast 2nd 4th Mike Woodson Atlanta Spirit LLC Philips Arena Fox Sports SouthSportSouth WQXI Conference Semifinals(lost to Cavaliers 0–4) ATL The 2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 60th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 41st in Atlanta. It ended on Monday, May 11, 2009, with a loss at home to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs in a sweep. They also clinched their first winning season since 1998-99. Key dates June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1: The free agency period started. 2 Draft picks 2008 NBA draft The Hawks did not have any draft picks in the 2008 NBA draft. Roster 2008–09 Atlanta Hawks #00004D #FFFFFF #B50000 #FFFFFF 10 Mike Bibby G 6 1 190 Arizona 12 Speedy Claxton G 5 11 166 Hofstra 1 Maurice Evans basketball G/F 6 5 220 Texas 3 Thomas Gardner basketball G 6 5 225 Missouri 15 Al Horford F/C 6 10 250 Florida 50 Othello Hunter F 6 8 225 Ohio State 2 Joe Johnson basketball G/F 6 7 240 Arkansas 44 Solomon Jones basketball F/C 6 10 230 South Florida 4 Acie Law G 6 3 195 Texas A&M 33 Randolph Morris C/F 6 10 266 Kentucky 22 Flip Murray Ronald Murray G 6 4 190 Shaw 27 Zaza Pachulia C 6 11 240 Republic of Georgia 5 Josh Smith F 6 9 225 Oak Hill Academy HS (VA) 6 Mario West G 6 5 210 Georgia Tech 24 Marvin Williams F 6 9 230 North Carolina Mike Woodson Bob Bender Larry Drew Tyrone Hill Jim Todd Roster Notes Othello Hunter was born and raised in the U.S., but is also a Liberian citizen. Regular season Standings ATL ATL Game log Atlanta Hawks 2009 Atlanta Hawks October yes 0 0 1 0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 29 | @ Orlando | 20081029 ATLORL 99 85 | Joe Johnson (25) | Josh Smith (10) | Mike Bibby, Al Horford (4) | Amway Arena17,461 | 1–0 Atlanta Hawks November 5 1 4 5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 1 | Philadelphia | 20081101 PHIATL 95 88 | Joe Johnson (35) | Josh Smith (11) | Joe Johnson (5) | Philips Arena19,651 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 5 | @ New Orleans | 20081105 ATLNOH 87 79 | Joe Johnson (24) | Josh Smith (11) | Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Mike Bibby (4) | New Orleans Arena16,030 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 7 | Toronto | 20081107 TORATL 110 92 | Mike Bibby (19) | Solomon Jones (9) | Mike Bibby (12) | Philips Arena18,290 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 9 | @ Oklahoma City | 20081109 ATLOKC 89 85 | Joe Johnson (25) | Al Horford (12) | Mike Bibby (4) | Ford Center18,231 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 11 | @ Chicago | 20081111 ATLCHI 113 108 | Al Horford (27) | Al Horford (17) | Joe Johnson (8) | United Center21,738 | 6–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 12 | @ Boston | 20081112 ATLBOS 102 103 | Joe Johnson (28) | Maurice Evans, Zaza Pachulia, Solomon Jones (5) | Joe Johnson (7) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 6–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 14 | @ New Jersey | 20081114 ATLNJN 108 115 | Joe Johnson (32) | Al Horford (11) | Joe Johnson (5) | Izod Center15,309 | 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15 | New Jersey | 20081115 NJNATL 107 119 | Joe Johnson (31) | Marvin Williams, Al Horford, Solomon Jones (6) | Mike Bibby (7) | Philips Arena18,729 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 18 | @ Indiana | 20081118 ATLIND 96 113 | Joe Johnson (25) | Zaza Pachulia (8) | Mike Bibby (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse13,379 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 19 | Washington | 20081119 WASATL 91 87 | Mike Bibby (25) | Zaza Pachulia (18) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena14,416 | 7–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 21 | Charlotte | 20081121 CHAATL 88 83 | Joe Johnson (30) | Marvin Williams, Maurice Evans (10) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena15,068 | 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | @ Cleveland | 20081122 ATLCLE 96 110 | Maurice Evans (21) | Al Horford (9) | Acie Law (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 8–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 26 | Milwaukee | 20081126 MILATL 102 96 | Al Horford (21) | Al Horford (9) | Joe Johnson (9) | Philips Arena15,730 | 9–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 28 | @ Toronto | 20081128 ATLTOR 88 93 | Mike Bibby (24) | Zaza Pachulia (17) | Joe Johnson (7) | Air Canada Centre19,200 | 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 29 | @ Washington | 20081129 ATLWAS 102 98 | Mike Bibby (21) | Al Horford (13) | Mike Bibby, Al Horford (6) | Verizon Center18,110 | 10–6 Atlanta Hawks December 9 1 2 3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 3 | Memphis | 20081203 MEMATL 105 95 | Joe Johnson (26) | Zaza Pachulia, Josh Smith (6) | Mike Bibby (10) | Philips Arena12,088 | 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 5 | New York | 20081205 NYKATL 98 95 | Marvin Williams (18) | Al Horford (9) | Mike Bibby (9) | Philips Arena16,366 | 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 6 | @ Dallas | 20081206 ATLDAL 98 100 | Joe Johnson (32) | Zaza Pachulia (12) | Mike Bibby (5) | American Airlines Center19,966 | 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 9 | @ Houston | 20081209 ATLHOU 84 92 | Joe Johnson (22) | Josh Smith (11) | Josh Smith, Joe Johnson (4) | Toyota Center16,439 | 12–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 10 | @ San Antonio | 20081210 ATLSAS 89 95 | Joe Johnson (29) | Al Horford (7) | Mike Bibby (7) | AT&T Center18,161 | 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 12 | @ Miami | 20081212 ATLMIA 87 73 | Joe Johnson (21) | Al Horford (10) | Mike Bibby (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 13 | Cleveland | 20081213 CLEATL 97 92 | Mike Bibby (24) | Al Horford, Josh Smith (8) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena19,200 | 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 15 | Charlotte | 20081215 CHAATL 83 79 | Joe Johnson (28) | Al Horford (14) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena12,733 | 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 17 | Boston | 20081217 BOSATL 85 88 | Joe Johnson (20) | Al Horford (11) | Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford (4) | Philips Arena18,729 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 19 | Golden State | 20081219 GSWATL 115 99 | Marvin Williams (22) | Marvin Williams (9) | Josh Smith, Mike Bibby (7) | Philips Arena16,768 | 16–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 21 | Detroit | 20081221 DETATL 85 78 | Mike Bibby (27) | Al Horford (11) | Joe Johnson (7) | Philips Arena15,233 | 17–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 23 | Oklahoma City | 20081223 OKCATL 99 88 | Marvin Williams (21) | Joe Johnson (11) | Joe Johnson (11) | Philips Arena12,138 | 18–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 27 | Chicago | 20081227 CHIATL 129 117 | Joe Johnson (41) | Al Horford (10) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena18,031 | 19–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 29 | Denver | 20081229 DENATL 109 91 | Joe Johnson (25) | Al Horford (10) | Mike Bibby (9) | Philips Arena17,131 | 20–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 30 | @ Indiana | 20081230 ATLIND 110 104 | Joe Johnson (27) | Al Horford (14) | Mike Bibby (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse13,762 | 21–10 Atlanta Hawks January 4 3 2 7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 2 | @ New Jersey | 20090102 ATLNJN 91 93 1 | Mike Bibby (22) | Joe Johnson (9) | Joe Johnson (9) | Izod Center16,851 | 21–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 3 | Houston | 20090103 HOUATL 103 100 | Josh Smith (29) | Al Horford (6) | Joe Johnson (14) | Philips Arena16,740 | 22–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 7 | Orlando | 20090107 ORLATL 102 106 | Josh Smith (21) | Al Horford (13) | Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson (9) | Philips Arena13,748 | 22–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 9 | @ Orlando | 20090109 ATLORL 87 121 | Acie Law (16) | Solomon Jones (8) | Joe Johnson (4) | Amway Arena17,461 | 22–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 11 | Philadelphia | 20090111 PHIATL 94 109 | Joe Johnson (25) | Zaza Pachulia (6) | Joe Johnson (9) | Philips Arena15,079 | 22–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 13 | @ Phoenix | 20090113 ATLPHX 102 107 | Josh Smith (24) | Marvin Williams (12) | Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (3) | US Airways Center18,422 | 22–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 14 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20090114 ATLLAC 97 80 | Josh Smith (26) | Josh Smith (8) | Joe Johnson (7) | Staples Center15,901 | 23–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 16 | @ Golden State | 20090116 ATLGSW 114 119 | Joe Johnson (25) | Zaza Pachulia (8) | Mike Bibby (7) | Oracle Arena18,832 | 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 19 | Toronto | 20090119 TORATL 87 84 | Joe Johnson (28) | Josh Smith (14) | Mike Bibby (5) | Philips Arena17,199 | 24–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 20 | @ Chicago | 20090120 ATLCHI 105 102 | Mike Bibby (31) | Josh Smith (14) | Joe Johnson (8) | United Center20,389 | 25–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 23 | Milwaukee | 20090123 MILATL 117 87 | Ronald Murray (25) | Marvin Williams (9) | Mike Bibby (15) | Philips Arena18,556 | 26–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | Phoenix | 20090125 PHXATL 99 104 | Josh Smith (19) | Josh Smith (12) | Joe Johnson (13) | Philips Arena19,153 | 26–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26 | @ Miami | 20090126 ATLMIA 79 95 | Joe Johnson (19) | Josh Smith (10) | Joe Johnson (4) | American Airlines Arena18,103 | 26–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 28 | @ New York | 20090128 ATLNYK 104 112 | Marvin Williams (28) | Josh Smith (12) | Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (7) | Madison Square Garden18,180 | 26–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 30 | New Jersey | 20090130 NJNATL 105 88 | Joe Johnson (29) | Marvin Williams (11) | Josh Smith (6) | Philips Arena17,561 | 27–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | January 31 | @ Milwaukee | 20090131 ATLMIL 107 110 | Mike Bibby (24) | Josh Smith (11) | Joe Johnson (9) | Bradley Center15,881 | 27–20 Atlanta Hawks February 2 1 4 4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 4 | @ Minnesota | 20090204 ATLMIN 94 86 | Mike Bibby (24) | Marvin Williams (10) | Mike Bibby (7) | Target Center13,745 | 28–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 6 | @ Charlotte | 20090206 ATLCHA 102 97 | Marvin Williams (29) | Zaza Pachulia (8) | Mike Bibby, Al Horford (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,140 | 29–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 7 | L.A. Clippers | 20090207 LACATL 97 121 | Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams (17) | Josh Smith (15) | Acie Law (6) | Philips Arena18,729 | 29–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 10 | Washington | 20090210 WASATL 111 90 | Joe Johnson (22) | Zaza Pachulia (12) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena17,027 | 30–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 11 | @ Detroit | 20090211 ATLDET 99 95 | Joe Johnson (27) | Marvin Williams (8) | Josh Smith (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills20,124 | 31–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20090217 ATLLAL 83 96 | Joe Johnson (14) | Zaza Pachulia (12) | Joe Johnson (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 31–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 18 | @ Sacramento | 20090218 ATLSAC 105 100 | Mike Bibby (29) | Al Horford (18) | Joe Johnson (6) | ARCO Arena11,213 | 32–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 20 | @ Portland | 20090220 ATLPOR 98 108 | Mike Bibby (27) | Joe Johnson (8) | Joe Johnson (7) | Rose Garden20,250 | 32–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 23 | @ Utah | 20090223 ATLUTA 89 108 | Joe Johnson (15) | Al Horford, Zaza Pachulia, Marvin Williams (6) | Ronald Murray, Al Horford (5) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 32–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25 | @ Denver | 20090225 ATLDEN 109 110 | Marvin Williams (31) | Al Horford (11) | Joe Johnson (8) | Pepsi Center18,418 | 32–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 27 | Miami | 20090227 MIAATL 91 83 | Joe Johnson (24) | Al Horford (22) | Joe Johnson (5) | Philips Arena19,157 | 33–25 Atlanta Hawks March 9 3 1 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 1 | Cleveland | 20090301 CLEATL 87 88 | Joe Johnson (21) | Marvin Williams, Al Horford (10) | Joe Johnson (4) | Philips Arena19,639 | 33–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 2 | @ Washington | 20090302 ATLWAS 98 89 | Marvin Williams (28) | Al Horford (8) | Joe Johnson (13) | Verizon Center10,189 | 34–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 4 | @ New York | 20090304 ATLNYK 105 109 | Al Horford (20) | Al Horford (13) | Joe Johnson (6) | Madison Square Garden18,931 | 34–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 6 | @ Charlotte | 20090306 ATLCHA 91 98 | Al Horford (15) | Marvin Williams (8) | Mike Bibby (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,058 | 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 7 | Detroit | 20090307 DETATL 87 83 | Josh Smith (19) | Josh Smith, Al Horford (12) | Joe Johnson (6) | Philips Arena19,101 | 35–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 9 | New Orleans | 20090309 NOHATL 89 79 | Joe Johnson (30) | Josh Smith (13) | Mike Bibby, Josh Smith, Acie Law (3) | Philips Arena14,204 | 36–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 11 | Utah | 20090311 UTAATL 100 93 | Joe Johnson (31) | Al Horford, Josh Smith (12) | Joe Johnson (9) | Philips Arena13,112 | 37–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 13 | Indiana | 20090313 INDATL 101 87 | Joe Johnson (30) | Al Horford (15) | Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby (6) | Philips Arena14,079 | 38–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 15 | Portland | 20090315 PORATL 98 80 | Joe Johnson (35) | Josh Smith (8) | Joe Johnson (6) | Philips Arena14,413 | 39–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 17 | Sacramento | 20090317 SACATL 119 97 | Al Horford (23) | Al Horford (12) | Mike Bibby (7) | Philips Arena14,226 | 40–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 19 | Dallas | 20090319 DALATL 95 87 | Joe Johnson (24) | Josh Smith (9) | Mike Bibby (7) | Philips Arena17,499 | 41–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 21 | @ Cleveland | 20090321 ATLCLE 96 102 | Joe Johnson (24) | Al Horford (11) | Al Horford (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 41–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 23 | Minnesota | 20090323 MINATL 109 97 | Ronald Murray (30) | Al Horford (13) | Mike Bibby (9) | Philips Arena13,425 | 42–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 25 | San Antonio | 20090325 SASATL 92 102 | Joe Johnson (30) | Al Horford (13) | Josh Smith (5) | Philips Arena18,529 | 42–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 27 | Boston | 20090327 BOSATL 93 99 | Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (22) | Al Horford (14) | Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (4) | Philips Arena20,054 | 42–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 29 | L.A. Lakers | 20090329 LALATL 86 76 | Mike Bibby (21) | Zaza Pachulia (13) | Joe Johnson (8) | Philips Arena20,148 | 43–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | March 31 | @ Philadelphia | 20090331 ATLPHI 85 98 | Josh Smith (33) | Zaza Pachulia, Al Horford (8) | Joe Johnson (7) | Wachovia Center18,256 | 43–32 Atlanta Hawks April 2 1 2 2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 3 | @ Boston | 20090403 ATLBOS 92 104 | Ronald Murray (21) | Josh Smith (10) | Mike Bibby (6) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 43–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 4 | Orlando | 20090404 ORLATL 82 88 | Joe Johnson (21) | Al Horford (13) | Mike Bibby (5) | Philips Arena19,608 | 43–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 7 | @ Toronto | 20090407 ATLTOR 118 110 | Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (25) | Al Horford (12) | Mike Bibby (10) | Air Canada Centre17,613 | 44–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 8 | @ Milwaukee | 20090408 ATLMIL 113 105 | Joe Johnson (30) | Al Horford (9) | Mike Bibby (8) | Bradley Center13,073 | 45–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 10 | Indiana | 20090410 INDATL 122 118 | Josh Smith (30) | Al Horford (15) | Mike Bibby (9) | Philips Arena17,222 | 46–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 14 | Miami | 20090414 MIAATL 81 79 | Ronald Murray (17) | Mario West (9) | Ronald Murray (5) | Philips Arena18,179 | 47–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 15 | @ Memphis | 20090415 ATLMEM 90 98 | Ronald Murray (29) | Zaza Pachulia, Othello Hunter (9) | Ronald Murray (6) | FedExForum12,736 | 47–35 |- ATL 2009 Playoffs Atlanta Hawks 2009 yes Atlanta Hawks First Round yes no yes 3 1 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 19 | Miami | W 90–64 | Josh Smith (23) | Smith, Pachulia (10) | Mike Bibby (9) | Philips Arena18,851 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 22 | Miami | L 93–108 | Mike Bibby (18) | Al Horford (11) | Al Horford (5) | Philips Arena19,146 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 25 | @ Miami | L 78–107 | three players tied (13) | Josh Smith (8) | three players tied (3) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 27 | @ Miami | W 81–71 | Mike Bibby (15) | Zaza Pachulia (18) | Joe Johnson (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 29 | Miami | W 106–91 | Joe Johnson (25) | Josh Smith (8) | Joe Johnson (6) | Philips Arena19,051 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 1 | @ Miami | L 72–98 | Mike Bibby (20) | Josh Smith (10) | Mike Bibby (3) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 3 | Miami | W 91–78 | Joe Johnson (27) | Josh Smith (9) | Mike Bibby (6) | Philips Arena18,864 | 4–3 |- Atlanta Hawks Conference Semifinals no yes 0 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 5 | @ Cleveland | L 72–99 | Josh Smith (22) | Al Horford (8) | Mike Bibby (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 7 | @ Cleveland | L 85–105 | Maurice Evans (16) | Zaza Pachulia (12) | Maurice Evans (4) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 9 | Cleveland | L 82–97 | Joe Johnson (17) | Smith, Johnson (5) | Mike Bibby (5) | Philips Arena20,143 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 11 | Cleveland | L 74–84 | Josh Smith (26) | Josh Smith (8) | Joe Johnson (7) | Philips Arena19,241 | 0–4 |- ATL 2009 yes Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGMaurice Evans basketball 80 25 23.0 .432 .395 .822 3.0 .7 .6 .1 7.2Ronald Murray 80 2 24.7 .447 .360 .760 2.1 2.0 1.1 .2 12.2Joe Johnson basketball 79 79 39.5 .437 .360 .826 4.4 5.8 1.1 .2 21.4Mike Bibby 79 79 34.7 .435 .390 .789 3.5 5.0 1.2 .1 14.9Zaza Pachulia 77 26 19.1 .497 .000 .709 5.7 .7 .5 .3 6.2Josh Smith 69 69 35.1 .492 .299 .588 7.2 2.4 1.4 1.6 15.6Al Horford 67 67 33.5 .525 .000 .727 9.3 2.4 .8 1.4 11.5Solomon Jones basketball 63 0 10.7 .604 .500 .716 2.3 .2 .1 .5 3.0Marvin Williams 61 59 34.3 .458 .355 .806 6.3 1.3 .9 .6 13.9Acie Law 55 1 10.2 .374 .310 .817 1.1 1.6 .2 .1 2.9Mario West 53 3 5.1 .412 1.000 .467 1.1 .4 .3 .1 .8Randolph Morris 23 0 3.9 .412 1.000 .9 .1 .1 .0 .8Thomas Gardner basketball 16 0 6.1 .250 .174 .500 .4 .1 .3 .1 1.5Othello Hunter 16 0 5.8 .550 .000 1.5 .1 .1 .3 1.4Speedy Claxton 2 0 7.5 .286 .500 .0 1.5 .0 .0 2.5 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGJoe Johnson basketball 11 11 39.0 .417 .343 .622 4.5 3.5 1.3 .0 16.4Josh Smith 11 11 37.3 .421 .133 .732 7.5 2.2 1.1 1.5 17.1Mike Bibby 11 11 35.5 .462 .542 .955 3.4 4.2 .9 .2 13.2Maurice Evans basketball 11 8 24.1 .431 .286 .667 1.5 .9 .5 .3 6.2Zaza Pachulia 11 1 23.6 .415 .762 6.9 .3 .5 .3 6.9Ronald Murray 11 0 31.0 .341 .280 .865 2.7 2.5 1.1 .3 11.8Mario West 11 0 4.2 .200 .000 .250 .5 .2 .2 .0 .5Al Horford 9 9 28.0 .424 .000 .667 5.8 2.0 .7 .7 6.9Solomon Jones basketball 9 1 8.6 .500 1.000 1.8 .2 .1 .0 1.6Marvin Williams 6 3 16.2 .345 .167 .692 1.5 1.0 .8 .3 5.0Acie Law 6 0 4.7 .333 .333 1.000 .3 1.0 .0 .0 1.3Othello Hunter 4 0 3.5 .667 1.5 .0 .3 .3 1.0Thomas Gardner basketball 3 0 6.3 .385 .500 1.000 .7 .7 .3 .0 4.7Randolph Morris 3 0 2.7 .000 .7 .0 .3 .0 .0Speedy Claxton 1 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hawks only. Transactions Free agents 52% On August 11, it was announced that Hawks forward Josh Smith will remain with the Hawks after the Hawks matched an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies.https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3525609 Hawks keep F Smith, match Grizzlies' offer sheet 8 August 2008 The terms have not been disclosed but it's believed that Smith gets a five-year deal worth about $58 million. Additions Player Signed Former teamFlip Murrayhttp://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Basketball/News/2008/08/14/6443891-cp.html CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Basketball - News: Basketball transactions 2008-08-16 April 2026 medicmedic August 14 Pacers Subtractions Player Left New team Josh Childresshttp://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2008/08/15/6467236-ap.html CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Basketball - NCAA: Hornets guard Jannero Pargo signs one-year deal with Dynamo Moscow canoe.com 22 May 2022 April 2026 medicmedic Greek club Olympiakos References 30em Category:Atlanta Hawks seasons Atlanta Category:2008 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2009 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)