The 2025–26 Atlanta Hawks season was the 77th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 58th in Atlanta.
This was former All-Star and franchise icon Trae Young's final season with the Hawks, as he was traded to the Washington Wizards on January 9, 2026, in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Following Young’s injury during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on October 29, the Hawks' performance metrics improved, establishing a pattern of success without him before his trade. Forward Jalen Johnson earned his first NBA All-Star selection in February 2026.
There was controversy on the season when the team announced a Magic City night, in partnership with the famous Atlanta strip club. However, the NBA cancelled the planned night after outrage and concern from many across the league.
After seemingly looking to be in the play-in tournament for a fifth consecutive season with a 26–30 record, the Hawks suddenly exploded after the All-Star Break, going 20–6 and had an 11-game winning streak, which is tied for the fourth longest in franchise history. With their win against the Detroit Pistons on March 25, the Hawks surpassed their win total from the 2024–25 season. Atlanta clinched a playoff berth and the Southeast Division title on April 10 with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time since the 2022–23 season and first to do so without entering the play-in since 2020–21 season. They finished the regular season with a 46–36 record, the same as the Toronto Raptors, and secured the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference since they lost the tiebreaker to Toronto via a 0–4 season series sweep.
The Hawks faced the third-seeded (and eventual NBA champion) New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. Despite taking a 2–1 lead in the series, the Hawks would suffer three straight blowout losses, including a season-ending Game 6 where they set an NBA playoff record for the largest halftime deficit (47 points), resulting in a 51-point defeat that marked the franchise's worst playoff loss since 1956.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Derik Queen Center United States Maryland 1 22 Drake Powell Shooting Guard United States North Carolina The Hawks entered the draft with only two first-round selections, both acquired through various trades. They later traded both picks to the New Orleans Pelicans and to the Brooklyn Nets, respectively.
The Hawks had previously traded their original first- and second-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder, respectively.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 6 | @ Houston | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (13) | N'Faly Dante (10) | Trae Young (8) | Toyota Center15,995 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 11 | @ Memphis | | Jalen Johnson (20) | Daniels, Johnson, Porziņģis (7) | Trae Young (8) | FedExForum14,260 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 13 | Miami | | Jacob Toppin (26) | Charles Bassey (17) | Butler, Toppin (5) | State Farm Arena12,713 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 16 | Houston | | Zaccharie Risacher (24) | Kristaps Porziņģis (13) | Trae Young (10) | State Farm Arena15,678 | 2–2
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | Toronto | | Johnson, Young (22) | Johnson, Porziņģis (7) | Jalen Johnson (8) | State Farm Arena17,811 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 24 | @ Orlando | | Trae Young (25) | Gueye, Johnson (8) | Trae Young (6) | Kia Center18,004 | 1–1
| 3 | October 25 | Oklahoma City | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (17) | Onyeka Okongwu (12) | Trae Young (10) | State Farm Arena16,450 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 27 | @ Chicago | | Kristaps Porziņģis (27) | Onyeka Okongwu (10) | Trae Young (17) | United Center18,094 | 1–3 |- | 5 | October 29 | @ Brooklyn | | Jalen Johnson (23) | Onyeka Okongwu (14) | Kristaps Porziņģis (7) | Barclays Center17,548 | 2–3 |- | 6 | October 31 | @ Indiana | | Jalen Johnson (22) | Jalen Johnson (13) | Jalen Johnson (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,212 | 3–3
| 7 | November 2 | @ Cleveland | | Jalen Johnson (23) | Jalen Johnson (13) | (5) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 4 | Orlando | | Zaccharie Risacher (21) | Onyeka Okongwu (7) | Dyson Daniels (6) | State Farm Arena15,821 | 4–4 |- | 9 | November 7 | Toronto | | Jalen Johnson (21) | Onyeka Okongwu (11) | Dyson Daniels (8) | State Farm Arena16,340 | 4–5 |- | 10 | November 8 | L.A. Lakers | | Mouhamed Gueye (21) | Daniels, Okongwu (8) | Dyson Daniels (13) | State Farm Arena17,194 | 5–5 |- | 11 | November 10 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Vít Krejčí (28) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Daniels, Johnson (8) | Intuit Dome16,368 | 6–5 |- | 12 | November 12 | @ Sacramento | | Jalen Johnson (24) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Daniels, Johnson (8) | Golden 1 Center15,008 | 7–5 |- | 13 | November 13 | @ Utah | | Onyeka Okongwu (32) | Jalen Johnson (18) | Jalen Johnson (14) | Delta Center18,186 | 8–5 |- | 14 | November 16 | @ Phoenix | | Onyeka Okongwu (27) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Dyson Daniels (12) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 9–5 |- | 15 | November 18 | Detroit | | Jalen Johnson (25) | Mouhamed Gueye (11) | Jalen Johnson (9) | State Farm Arena17,353 | 9–6 |- | 16 | November 20 | @ San Antonio | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (38) | Jalen Johnson (12) | Jalen Johnson (7) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 9–7 |- | 17 | November 22 | @ New Orleans | | Kristaps Porziņģis (29) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Jalen Johnson (9) | Smoothie King Center18,397 | 10–7
| 18 | November 23 | Charlotte | | Jalen Johnson (28) | Dyson Daniels (9) | Jalen Johnson (11) | State Farm Arena17,460 | 11–7 |- | 19 | November 25 | @ Washington | | Kristaps Porziņģis (22) | Dyson Daniels (9) | Dyson Daniels (7) | Capital One Arena15,522 | 11–8 |- | 20 | November 28 | Cleveland | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (30) | Jalen Johnson (12) | Jalen Johnson (12) | State Farm Arena16,124 | 12–8 |- | 21 | November 30 | @ Philadelphia | | Jalen Johnson (41) | Jalen Johnson (14) | Dyson Daniels (8) | Xfinity Mobile Arena17,225 | 13–8
| 22 | December 1 | @ Detroit | | Jalen Johnson (29) | Jalen Johnson (13) | Jalen Johnson (7) | Little Caesars Arena19,008 | 13–9 |- | 23 | December 3 | L.A. Clippers | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (21) | Onyeka Okongwu (9) | Onyeka Okongwu (5) | State Farm Arena16,470 | 13–10 |- | 24 | December 5 | Denver | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (30) | Jalen Johnson (18) | Jalen Johnson (16) | State Farm Arena16,149 | 13–11 |- | 25 | December 6 | @ Washington | | Jalen Johnson (30) | Jalen Johnson (12) | Jalen Johnson (12) | Capital One Arena15,596 | 14–11 |- | 26 | December 12 | @ Detroit | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (22) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Jalen Johnson (12) | Little Caesars Arena18,989 | 14–12 |- | 27 | December 14 | Philadelphia | | Dyson Daniels (27) | Onyeka Okongwu (15) | Jalen Johnson (12) | State Farm Arena16,250 | 15–12 |- | 28 | December 18 | @ Charlotte | | Jalen Johnson (43) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Trae Young (10) | Spectrum Center16,124 | 15–13 |- | 29 | December 19 | San Antonio | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (23) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Jalen Johnson (6) | State Farm Arena15,505 | 15–14 |- | 30 | December 21 | Chicago | | Jalen Johnson (36) | Jalen Johnson (11) | (9) | State Farm Arena15,110 | 15–15 |- | 31 | December 23 | Chicago | | Jalen Johnson (24) | Jalen Johnson (9) | Trae Young (15) | State Farm Arena15,367 | 15–16 |- | 32 | December 26 | Miami | | Trae Young (30) | Jalen Johnson (9) | Jalen Johnson (10) | State Farm Arena15,664 | 15–17 |- | 33 | December 27 | New York | | Onyeka Okongwu (31) | Onyeka Okongwu (14) | Jalen Johnson (12) | State Farm Arena17,809 | 15–18 |- | 34 | December 29 | @ Oklahoma City | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (30) | Onyeka Okongwu (14) | Dyson Daniels (7) | Paycom Center18,203 | 15–19 |- | 35 | December 31 | Minnesota | | Jalen Johnson (34) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Dyson Daniels (9) | State Farm Arena16,345 | 16–19
| 36 | January 2 | @ New York | | Alexander-Walker, Okongwu (23) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 17–19 |- | 37 | January 3 | @ Toronto | | Jalen Johnson (30) | Johnson, Risacher (7) | Dyson Daniels (12) | Scotiabank Arena19,028 | 17–20 |- | 38 | January 5 | @ Toronto | | Onyeka Okongwu (17) | Jalen Johnson (14) | Jalen Johnson (7) | Scotiabank Arena17,194 | 17–21 |- | 39 | January 7 | New Orleans | | Zaccharie Risacher (25) | Mouhamed Gueye (11) | Dyson Daniels (8) | State Farm Arena15,993 | 18–21 |- | 40 | January 9 | @ Denver | | Jalen Johnson (29) | Dyson Daniels (11) | Dyson Daniels (10) | Ball Arena19,650 | 19–21 |- | 41 | January 11 | @ Golden State | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (24) | Onyeka Okongwu (12) | Dyson Daniels (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 20–21 |- | 42 | January 13 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (26) | Daniels, Okongwu (8) | Jalen Johnson (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,757 | 20–22 |- | 43 | January 15 | @ Portland | | Onyeka Okongwu (26) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) | Moda Center16,196 | 20–23 |- | 44 | January 17 | Boston | | Onyeka Okongwu (21) | Jalen Johnson (8) | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6) | State Farm Arena17,489 | 20–24 |- | 45 | January 19 | Milwaukee | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (32) | Jalen Johnson (16) | Dyson Daniels (10) | State Farm Arena16,284 | 20–25 |- | 46 | January 21 | @ Memphis | | Jalen Johnson (32) | Jalen Johnson (15) | Daniels, Johnson (8) | FedExForum15,054 | 21–25 |- | 47 | January 23 | Phoenix | | Onyeka Okongwu (25) | Jalen Johnson (18) | Jalen Johnson (9) | State Farm Arena15,461 | 22–25 |- | 48 | January 26 | Indiana | | CJ McCollum (23) | Onyeka Okongwu (10) | Dyson Daniels (9) | State Farm Arena12,210 | 23–25 |- | 49 | January 28 | @ Boston | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (21) | Jalen Johnson (14) | Dyson Daniels (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 24–25 |- | 50 | January 29 | Houston | | CJ McCollum (23) | (7) | Dyson Daniels (7) | State Farm Arena16,602 | 24–26 |- | 51 | January 31 | @ Indiana | | Jalen Johnson (33) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,010 | 24–27
| 52 | February 3 | @ Miami | | Jalen Johnson (29) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Jalen Johnson (11) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 25–27 |- | 53 | February 5 | Utah | | Jock Landale (26) | Jalen Johnson (16) | Jalen Johnson (15) | State Farm Arena15,412 | 26–27 |- | 54 | February 7 | Charlotte | | Jalen Johnson (31) | Jalen Johnson (9) | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (10) | State Farm Arena17,492 | 26–28 |- | 55 | February 9 | @ Minnesota | | CJ McCollum (38) | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (12) | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (5) | Target Center17,243 | 26–29 |- | 56 | February 11 | @ Charlotte | | Dyson Daniels (21) | Jalen Johnson (13) | Jalen Johnson (9) | Spectrum Center18,710 | 26–30 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 57 | February 19 | @ Philadelphia | | Jalen Johnson (32) | Johnson, Okongwu (10) | Johnson, McCollum (5) | Xfinity Mobile Arena19,746 | 27–30 |- | 58 | February 20 | Miami | | Onyeka Okongwu (22) | Jalen Johnson (16) | Jalen Johnson (11) | State Farm Arena16,070 | 27–31 |- | 59 | February 22 | Brooklyn | | Jalen Johnson (26) | Jalen Johnson (12) | Dyson Daniels (8) | State Farm Arena17,121 | 28–31 |- | 60 | February 24 | Washington | | Jonathan Kuminga (27) | Mouhamed Gueye (11) | Daniels, Okongwu (7) | State Farm Arena15,417 | 29–31 |- | 61 | February 26 | Washington | | Corey Kispert (33) | Onyeka Okongwu (11) | Dyson Daniels (11) | State Farm Arena15,828 | 30–31
| 62 | March 1 | Portland | | Onyeka Okongwu (25) | Onyeka Okongwu (10) | Jalen Johnson (8) | State Farm Arena15,498 | 31–31 |- | 63 | March 4 | @ Milwaukee | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (23) | Dyson Daniels (10) | Jalen Johnson (9) | Fiserv Forum14,889 | 32–31 |- | 64 | March 7 | Philadelphia | | Jalen Johnson (35) | Jalen Johnson (10) | Johnson, McCollum (7) | State Farm Arena17,174 | 33–31 |- | 65 | March 10 | Dallas | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (29) | McCollum, Okongwu (9) | Dyson Daniels (10)