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. 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

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

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

|- 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

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:

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

Additions

Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

See also 1982-83 NBA season

References