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1997-1998 Atlanta Hawks Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
0 Cadillac Anderson F 6-10 230 9 Houston 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
10 Drew Barry G 6-5 191 1 Georgia Tech 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 28 United States
10 Mookie Blaylock G 6-1 190 8 Oklahoma 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
52 Chucky Brown F 6-7 214 8 North Carolina State 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
33 Tyrone Corbin F 6-6 210 12 DePaul 1985 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
4 Chris Crawford F 6-9 235 0 Marquette 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
1 Lloyd Daniels SF 6-7 205 4 Mt. San Antonio College 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
22 Ed Gray SG 6-3 210 0 California 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
44 Alan Henderson F-C 6-9 235 2 Indiana 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
32 Christian Laettner F-C 6-11 245 5 Duke 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
7 Randy Livingston GF 6-4 209 1 LSU 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
2 Pig Miller F 6-9 225 3 Michigan State 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 260 6 Georgetown 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Ken Norman F 6-8 215 10 Illinois 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
31 Brian Oliver G 6-4 210 4 Georgia Tech 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
5 Eldridge Recasner G 6-3 190 3 Washington 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Steve Smith G 6-7 200 6 Michigan State 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
  Matt Steigenga F 6-7 225 1 Michigan State 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
20 Donald Whiteside G 5-10 160 1 Northern Illinois 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

Atlanta Depth Chart Historical Atlanta Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S M. Blaylock
13.8p 4.4r 8.6a
 Steve Smith
25.8p 2.6r 2.4a
 Tyrone Corbin
3.8p 3.4r 1.0a
 Alan Henderson
12.8p 5.2r 0.8a
 D. Mutombo
8.4p 12.2r 0.4a
R  
 		 E. Recasner
6.6p 0.8r 1.6a
 Chucky Brown
4.6p 1.6r 1.0a
  
 		 C. Laettner
11.2p 4.0r 0.8a
L  
 		 Drew Barry
0.7p 0.3r 0.0a
 Chris Crawford
2.0p 2.0r 0.0a
 Pig Miller
2.4p 2.6r 0.2a
  
 
L  
 		 Ed Gray
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
  
 		 C. Anderson
0.0p 2.0r 0.0a
  
 

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls62-20-
2Indiana Pacers58-244
3Charlotte Hornets51-3111
4Atlanta Hawks50-3212
5Cleveland Cavaliers47-3515
6Detroit Pistons37-4525
7Milwaukee Bucks36-4626
8Toronto Raptors16-6646

Atlanta Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dikembe Mutombo All-NBA Third Team (1998)
Steve Smith Player Of The Week (01/11/98)
Dikembe Mutombo Player Of The Week (11/09/97)
Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player Of The Year (1998)
Dikembe Mutombo All-NBA Defensive First Team (1998)
Mookie Blaylock All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1998)
Alan Henderson Most Improved Player (1998)
Dikembe Mutombo Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1998)
Steve Smith Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1998)

Atlanta Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Steve Smith 73 39.1 20.1 4.2 4.0 1.0 0.4 2.4
Alan Henderson 69 29.0 14.3 6.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.6
Christian Laettner 74 30.8 13.8 6.6 2.6 1.0 1.0 2.5
Dikembe Mutombo 82 35.6 13.4 11.4 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.0
Mookie Blaylock 71 38.0 13.0 4.8 6.6 2.6 0.3 2.5
Tyrone Corbin 79 34.2 10.2 4.6 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.1
Eldridge Recasner 59 24.6 9.3 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.5
Ed Gray 30 15.7 7.6 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.0
Chucky Brown 77 15.6 5.0 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7
Chris Crawford 40 6.4 3.8 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5
Brian Oliver 5 12.2 3.0 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2
Pig Miller 37 6.2 2.1 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4
Drew Barry 27 9.5 2.1 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.0 1.1
Cadillac Anderson 50 8.0 1.8 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Randy Livingston 12 6.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5
Donald Whiteside 3 5.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Atlanta Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Chris Crawford was selected as the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Chris Crawford signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks on October 1, 1997.

Ed Gray was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Ed Gray signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on July 3, 1997.

Alan Henderson was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Alan Henderson signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on September 21, 1995.

Acquired via Trade

Mookie Blaylock was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the New Jersey Nets on November 3, 1992. Mookie Blaylock re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on June 7, 1993. Mookie Blaylock signed a multi-year extension with the Atlanta Hawks on September 2, 1997.

Christian Laettner was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 22, 1996.

Steve Smith was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Miami Heat on November 7, 1994. Steve Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on July 23, 1996.

Acquired via Free Agency

Cadillac Anderson signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on October 11, 1997.

Drew Barry signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks on January 20, 1998. Drew Barry re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on January 30, 1998. Drew Barry re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on February 11, 1998.

Chucky Brown signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on October 2, 1997.

Tyrone Corbin re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on September 12, 1996. Tyrone Corbin re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on September 26, 1997.

Pig Miller signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on September 26, 1997.

Dikembe Mutombo signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on July 19, 1996.

Eldridge Recasner signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks on September 27, 1996. Eldridge Recasner re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on October 2, 1997.