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Atlanta Hawks draft history. The Atlanta Hawks (formerly known as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Milwaukee Hawks, and the St. Louis Hawks) have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association Draft .
The 2012–13 Atlanta Hawks season was the 64th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 45th in Atlanta. Key dates [ edit ] June 28 : The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey .
During the 2012 NBA draft, the Hawks chose guard John Jenkins with the 23rd pick and power forward Mike Scott with the 43rd pick. On July 2, 2012, the Hawks traded leading scorer and All-Star Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets for Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, DeShawn Stevenson, Jordan Williams and Johan Petro, as well
The Hawks entered the draft (which will last for two days now instead of just one for the first time since the NBA draft was shortened to two rounds back in 1989) holding only one first round pick. Despite only having a 3% chance, Atlanta won the draft lottery on May 12, awarding them with the first overall pick for the first time since 1975.
The Southeast Division controlled the top two selections in the NBA draft, with Atlanta and Washington picking 1-2. The Hawks won the lottery after having only a 3% chance of landing the top pick.
The 2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in Atlanta.The Hawks finished the lockout-shortened season in 5th place in the Eastern Conference with a 40–26 record and reached the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Boston Celtics in six games.
Assists. 1,373 (1.3 apg) Stats at NBA.com. Stats at Basketball-Reference.com. Marvin Gaye Williams Jr. (born June 19, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina before being drafted second overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2005 NBA draft .
9. Memphis Grizzlies: Zach Edey, C Grade: D. Edey can come in right away as a backup center and has the best post-up game out of any center in the draft, averaging 25.2 points and 12.2 rebounds ...