The2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season was the 52nd season for theAtlanta Hawks in theNational Basketball Association, and their 33rd season inAtlanta, Georgia.^[1] The Hawks received the sixth overall pick in the2000 NBA draft, and selected small forwardDerMarr Johnson from theUniversity of Cincinnati.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agentMatt Maloney, re-signed former Hawks guardAnthony Johnson after a brief stint with theOrlando Magic,^[5] and hiredLon Kruger as their new head coach.^[6][7][8]

Under Kruger, the Hawks got off to a bad start as they lost their first seven games of the regular season, losing 13 of their first 16 games in November, but then played around .500 inwinning percentage by posting a 7–7 record in December. In January, the team traded Anthony Johnson andJim Jackson to theCleveland Cavaliers in exchange forBrevin Knight.^[9][10][11] The Hawks posted another 7-game losing streak in February, and held a 16–33 record at the All-Star break.^[12]

At mid-season, the Hawks traded All-Star centerDikembe Mutombo, andRoshown McLeod to thePhiladelphia 76ers in exchange forTheo Ratliff,Toni Kukoč andNazr Mohammed;^[13][14][15] Mutombo averaged 9.1 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game in 49 games before the trade.^[16] However, Ratliff injured his wrist prior to the trade, and was out for the remainder of the season.^[17][18][19] Mutombo would later on be named theNBA Defensive Player of the Year with the 76ers,^[20][21][22] who went on to lose in five games to the defending NBA championLos Angeles Lakers in the2001 NBA Finals.^[23][24][25] The Hawks continued to struggle posting a 10-game losing streak between February and March, as the team finished in seventh place in theCentral Division with a 25–57 record.^[26]

Second-year starJason Terry showed improvement averaging 19.7 points, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and also leading the Hawks with 124 three-point field goals, while Kukoc averaged 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game in 17 games after the trade, andLorenzen Wright provided the team with 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Mohammed contributed 12.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in 28 games, whileAlan Henderson provided with 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Knight contributed 6.9 points, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 47 games. Meanwhile,Chris Crawford averaged 6.8 points per game, Maloney provided with 6.7 points and 2.8 assists per game, second-year guardDion Glover contributed 5.9 points per game, DerMarr Johnson contributed 5.1 points per game, and second-round draft pickHanno Möttölä averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.^[16]

During theNBA All-Star weekend at theMCI Center inWashington, D.C., and before the mid-season trade, Mutombo was selected for the2001 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; Mutombo scored 6 points along with 22 rebounds and 3 blocks, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 111–110.^[27][28][29] Meanwhile, Terry was selected for theNBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team.^[30][31] Terry also finished tied in seventh place inMost Improved Player voting,^[32] while Ratliff finished in seventh place inDefensive Player of the Year voting.^[33][32]

The Hawks finished 27th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 560,330 at thePhilips Arena during the regular season, which was the third-lowest in the league.^[16][34] Following the season, Wright and Knight were both traded to theMemphis Grizzlies,^[35][36][37] and Maloney was released to free agency.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	DerMarr Johnson	SF/SG	United States	Cincinnati
2	40	Hanno Möttölä	PF	Finland	Utah
2	57	Scoonie Penn	PG	United States	Ohio State

2000–01 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 3 Cal Bowdler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–31 Old Dominion F 4 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–13 Marquette G 5 Dion Glover 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–10–22 Georgia Tech F 44 Alan Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana G/F 1 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1980–05–05 Cincinnati G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1975–11–08 Stanford F 7 Toni Kukoč 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Penn C 14 Nazr Mohammed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977–09–05 Kentucky F 13 Hanno Möttölä 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1976–09–09 Utah F/C – Theo Ratliff  (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona F/C 42 Lorenzen Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–11–04 Memphis

Head coach Lon Kruger Assistant(s) Gar Heard Rick Mahorn Eric Musselman Gary Wortman Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster

• CenterTheo Ratliff was acquired by the Hawks from thePhiladelphia 76ers in a mid-season trade, but was placed on theinjured reserve list due to a wrist injury he sustained with the 76ers, and did not play with the Hawks this season.

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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