Atlanta Hawks Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 Atlanta Hawks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
10 Mike Bibby G 6-2 195 10 Arizona 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
12 Speedy Claxton G 5-11 170 8 Hofstra 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
  Jamal Crawford SG 6-5 195 8 Michigan 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
  Maurice Evans G-F 6-5 220 6 Texas 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Thomas Gardner G 6-5 225 1 Missouri 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Al Horford FC 6-9 240 1 Florida 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 3 Dominican Republic / United States
50 Othello Hunter FC 6-8 225 0 Ohio State 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Joe Johnson SG 6-7 240 7 Arkansas 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
44 Solomon Jones C 6-10 230 2 South Florida 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
4 Acie Law SG 6-3 202 1 Texas A&M 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
33 Randolph Morris C 6-11 276 2 Kentucky 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
22 Flip Murray SG 6-3 200 6 Shaw 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
27 Zaza Pachulia C 6-11 270 5 Alpella B.K. (Turkey) 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 13 Georgia
5 Josh Smith PF 6-9 225 4 Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
6 Mario West G 6-5 210 1 Georgia Tech 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
24 Marvin Williams SF 6-9 237 3 North Carolina 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

2008-2009 Atlanta Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Bibby M. Evans J. Johnson J. Smith A. Horford
Rotation A. Law F. Murray M. Williams   Z. Pachulia
Rotation   T. Gardner O. Hunter   S. Jones
Rotation   M. West      
Lim PT S. Claxton       R. Morris

2008-2009 Southeast Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Orlando Magic59-23-
2Atlanta Hawks47-3512
3Miami Heat43-3916
4Charlotte Bobcats35-4724
5Washington Wizards19-6340

2008-2009 Atlanta Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Joe Johnson Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2009)
Al Horford Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
Mike Bibby Three Point Shootout Participant (2009)

2008-2009 Atlanta Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Joe Johnson 79 39.5 21.4 4.4 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.5
Mike Bibby 79 34.7 14.9 3.5 5.0 1.2 0.1 1.6
Josh Smith 69 35.1 15.6 7.2 2.4 1.4 1.6 2.3
Flip Murray 80 24.7 12.2 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.2 1.6
Marvin Williams 61 34.3 13.9 6.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.1
Al Horford 67 33.5 11.5 9.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.5
Maurice Evans 80 23.0 7.2 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.5
Zaza Pachulia 77 19.1 6.2 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 1.2
Solomon Jones 63 10.7 3.0 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4
Acie Law 55 10.2 2.9 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.5
Mario West 53 5.1 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2
Thomas Gardner 16 6.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Othello Hunter 16 5.7 1.4 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Randolph Morris 23 3.8 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
Speedy Claxton 2 7.5 2.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Atlanta Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Al Horford was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Al Horford signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on July 9, 2007.

Solomon Jones was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Solomon Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on July 13, 2006.

Acie Law was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Acie Law signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on July 9, 2007.

Josh Smith was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Josh Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on July 11, 2004. Josh Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on August 15, 2008.

Marvin Williams was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Marvin Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on July 12, 2005.

Acquired via Trade

Mike Bibby was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Sacramento Kings on February 16, 2008.

Joe Johnson was acquired in a sign and trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Phoenix Suns on August 19, 2005.

Acquired via Free Agency

Speedy Claxton signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on July 13, 2006.

Maurice Evans signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on July 29, 2008.

Thomas Gardner signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on August 6, 2008.

Othello Hunter signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on August 7, 2008.

Randolph Morris signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on July 30, 2008.

Flip Murray signed a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on August 13, 2008.

Zaza Pachulia signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on August 8, 2005.

Mario West signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks on October 1, 2007. Mario West re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on September 26, 2008.

2008-2009 Atlanta Hawks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Steve Belkin Minority Owner 2005-2006 N/A
Bruce Levenson Owner, NBA Governor 2005-2006 N/A
Michael Gearon Minority Owner, Alternate NBA Governor 2005-2006 General Manager (Atlanta Hawks, 1977 to 1979)
Trey Feazell Senior VP 1987-1988 N/A
Phil Ebinger Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP 2008-2009 Vice President of Finance and Accounting (Atlanta Hawks, 2004 to 2008)
Mike Woodson Head Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Detroit Pistons, 2003 to 2004)
Bob Bender Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 2002 to 2004)
Larry Drew Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 2003 to 2004)
Jim Todd Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 2007 to 2008)
Mark Price Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2007 to 2008)
Tyrone Hill Assistant Coach 2008-2009 N/A
Chris Grant VP of Basketball Operations, Assistant General Manager 2004-2005 Director of Scouting (Atlanta Hawks, 2002 to 2004)
Rick Sund General Manager 2008-2009 General Manager (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2001 to 2007)
John Beckett Video Coordinator 2004-2005 N/A
Ron Meikle Scout 2005-2006 Director of Scouting (Golden State Warriors, 2003 to 2005)
Lojze Milosavljevic International Scout 2008-2009 N/A
Stephen Giles Advance Scout 2008-2009 N/A
T. Scott Wilkinson Assistant General Manager, Executive VP 2004-2005 Assistant General Counsel (Atlanta Hawks, 2000 to 2004)
David Pendergraft Director of Player Personnel 2008-2009 Director of Basketball Operations (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2004 to 2007)
Mike McNeive Director of Basketball Operations 2006-2007 Director of Pro Personnel (Atlanta Hawks, 2004 to 2006)
Wally Blase Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 1996 to 2000)
Chattin Hill Strength and Conditioning Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2006 to 2007)
Dominique Wilkins Television Analyst 2004-2005 N/A
Bob Rathbun Television Play-By-Play 1996-1997 N/A
Steve Holman Radio Broadcaster 1986-1987 N/A
Jon Steinberg Director of Media Relations 2004-2005 Assistant Director of Media Relations (Atlanta Hawks, 1994 to 2004)