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Founded: 1950 · Metro Area: Atlanta · Eastern · Southeast · Arena: State Farm Arena

Formerly based in Tri-Cit., Milwaukee, St. Louis.

All-Star selections: 98player-seasons across history

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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season simulation · 2 Nov 2026

Who will win the NBA title?

1%Atlanta Hawks' chance

From 20,000 simulated seasons, updated daily. The frozen, scored forecast names the leading sides only.

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Full odds: NBA · every title race

The Heartbreak Index33.9 · #7

The Tortured · NBA, 1958

33.9
Heartbreak
#7
of 1,138 clubs
#1
in NBA
33.9
agony
The clocks
  • NBA since 195815.5
  • NBA final appearance since 19614.2
  • NBA deep run since 19612.1
Heaviest wounds

playoff run died early, 2025 · playoff run died early, 2026 · playoff run died early, 2024 · playoff run died early, 2022

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubTony Ressler
Tony Resslerindividual· ~50%
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026

Minority holders: Grant Hill, Sara Blakely, Jesse Itzler, Rick Schnall

Tony Ressler on the owners board →

1
NBA titles
BAA and NBA
4
Finals Appearances
14 Conf. Finals
52
Playoff Appearances
Postseason 175-230
0.494
All-time Win%
77
Seasons
since 1950

Championships

ABA cups in slate (1968-76, rival league merged into NBA in 1976), BAA + NBA titles in gold.

1957-58

Finals Appearances

Solid chip = won the championship; outlined chip = lost the Finals.

1956-571957-581959-601960-61

Conference Finals

Every season the franchise reached the conference finals (1971+ in NBA, applicable years in ABA).

1955-561956-57↑1957-58↑1958-591959-60↑1960-61↑1962-631963-641965-661966-671968-691969-702014-152020-21

All-time record

Regular-season W-L3013-3088
Win pct0.494
Playoff record175-230
Championships1
Finals appearances4
Conference Finals appearances14
Division titles13
Total seasons77
.500 or better seasons41
Most recent championship1957-58
All-Star selections98

Arena history

Reverse-chronological. Naming-rights eras nested under each canonical building.

Philips Arena2000-2018
Atlanta, GAnow: State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena2019-present
Atlanta, GA
Alexander Memorial Coliseum/Georgia Dome1998-1999
Atlanta, GAnow: Alexander Memorial Coliseum
The Omni1969-1997
Atlanta, GA
Kiel Auditorium1956-1968
St. Louis, MO
Milwaukee Arena1952-1955
Milwaukee, WInow: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Wharton Field House1950-1951
Moline, IL
Season-by-season
1950 to 2026 · 77 seasons · click to expand
2025-26Eliminated First Round
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
46-36
Win%
.561
PF/G
118.5
PA/G
116.0
Place
1st
2024-25Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
40-42
Win%
.488
PF/G
118.2
PA/G
119.3
Place
2nd
2023-24Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
36-46
Win%
.439
PF/G
118.3
PA/G
120.5
Place
3rd
2022-23Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
41-41
Win%
.500
PF/G
118.4
PA/G
118.1
Place
2nd
2021-22Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
43-39
Win%
.524
PF/G
113.9
PA/G
112.4
Place
2nd
2020-21Lost Conf. Finals
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
41-31
Win%
.569
PF/G
113.7
PA/G
111.4
Place
1st
2019-20
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
20-47
Win%
.298
PF/G
111.8
PA/G
119.7
Place
5th
2018-19
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
29-53
Win%
.354
PF/G
113.3
PA/G
119.4
Place
5th
2017-18
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
24-58
Win%
.293
PF/G
103.3
PA/G
108.8
Place
5th
2016-17Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
43-39
Win%
.524
PF/G
103.2
PA/G
104.0
Place
2nd
2015-16Playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
48-34
Win%
.585
PF/G
102.8
PA/G
99.2
Place
2nd
2014-15Lost Conf. Finals
Atlanta Hawks
Conf
Eastern
Division
Southeast
W-L
60-22
Win%
.732
PF/G
102.5
PA/G
97.1
Place
1st

Award winners

Headline player and coach honors held by franchise members. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, and Clutch Player of the Year.

MVP · 2Most Valuable Player

  • 1958-59Bob Pettit
  • 1955-56Bob Pettit

DPOY · 2Defensive Player of the Year

  • 1997-98Dikembe Mutombo
  • 1996-97Dikembe Mutombo

ROY · 1Rookie of the Year

  • 1954-55Bob Pettit

COY · 6Coach of the Year

  • 2014-15Mike Budenholzer
  • 1993-94Lenny Wilkens
  • 1985-86Mike Fratello
  • 1977-78Hubie Brown
  • 1967-68Richie Guerin
  • 1962-63Harry Gallatin

MIP · 3Most Improved Player

  • 2025-26Nickeil Alexander-Walker
  • 2024-25Dyson Daniels
  • 1997-98Alan Henderson

6MOY · 1Sixth Man of the Year

  • 2009-10Jamal Crawford

All-NBA Selections

Every All-NBA 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team selection by a player wearing this franchise's jersey.

2025-26
3rdJalen Johnson
2021-22
3rdTrae Young
2010-11
3rdAl Horford
2009-10
3rdJoe Johnson
1997-98
3rdDikembe Mutombo
1992-93
2ndDominique Wilkins
1991-92
3rdKevin Willis
1990-91
2ndDominique Wilkins
1988-89
3rdDominique Wilkins
1987-88
2ndDominique Wilkins
1986-87
2ndDominique Wilkins
1985-86
1stDominique Wilkins
1979-80
2ndDan Roundfield
1972-73
2ndPete Maravich
1969-70
2ndLou Hudson
1964-65
2ndBob Pettit
1963-64
1stBob Pettit
1962-63
1stBob Pettit
1961-62
1stBob Pettit
1960-61
1stBob Pettit
1959-60
1stBob Pettit
1958-59
1stBob Pettit2ndCliff Hagan2ndSlater Martin
1957-58
1stBob Pettit2ndCliff Hagan2ndSlater Martin
1956-57
1stBob Pettit2ndSlater Martin
1955-56
1stBob Pettit
1950-51
2ndFrank Brian
1948-49
2ndJohn Logan
1947-48
2ndJohn Logan
1946-47
2ndJohn Logan

Top games

The franchise's top 10 games ranked by Game Score: a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.

1
L123-125vs Boston Celtics2OT1957-04-13 · Boston Garden · Boston, Massachusetts
1956-57 · NBA Finals G7
2.160
Game Score
2
W105-102vs Boston Celtics1960-04-07 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1959-60 · NBA Finals G6
2.115
Game Score
3
W110-109vs Boston Celtics1958-04-12 · Boston Garden · Boston, Massachusetts
1957-58 · NBA Finals G6
2.035
Game Score
4
W96-94vs Boston Celtics1957-04-11 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1956-57 · NBA Finals G6
1.960
Game Score
5
W125-123vs Boston Celtics2OT1957-03-30 · Boston Garden · Boston, Massachusetts
1956-57 · NBA Finals G1
1.848
Game Score
6
W102-100vs Boston Celtics1958-04-09 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1957-58 · NBA Finals G5
1.824
Game Score
7
W124-120vs Boston Celtics1961-04-08 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1960-61 · NBA Finals G3
1.800
Game Score
8
L108-109vs Boston Celtics1958-04-05 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1957-58 · NBA Finals G4
1.796
Game Score
9
W114-113vs Los Angeles LakersOT1961-03-29 · Los Angeles Sports Arena · Los Angeles, California
1960-61 · Conf. Finals G6
1.787
Game Score
10
L116-118vs Boston Celtics1988-05-22 · Boston Garden · Boston, Massachusetts
1987-88 · Conf. Semifinals G7
1.764
Game Score
11
W131-127vs Los Angeles Lakers1966-04-13 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1965-66 · Conf. Finals G6
1.746
Game Score
12
W105-103vs Los Angeles Lakers1961-04-01 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, Missouri
1960-61 · Conf. Finals G7
1.710
Game Score