| 2005–06 Atlanta Hawks season | |||
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| Head coach | Mike Woodson | ||
| Owners | Atlanta Spirit LLC | ||
| Arena | Philips Arena | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 26–56 (.317) | ||
| Place | Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 14th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||
| Local media | |||
| Television | WUPA FSN South Turner South | ||
| Radio | WGST | ||
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The2005–06 Atlanta Hawks season was theAtlanta Hawks' 57th season in theNational Basketball Association, and 38th season inAtlanta.[1] After finishing the previous season with the worst record, the Hawks selectedMarvin Williams out of theUniversity of North Carolina with the second overall pick in the2005 NBA draft. During the offseason, the team acquiredJoe Johnson from thePhoenix Suns,[2] and signed free agentZaza Pachulia. However, tragedy struck as centerJason Collier suffered a heart attack during the preseason and died suddenly on October 15. The Hawks would stumble out of the gate again losing their first nine games the same as theToronto Raptors, on their way to an awful 2–16 start.Tony Delk was released to free agency after one game, and later signed with theDetroit Pistons. However, they would play better in December winning five of their next seven games, including a home win over the defending championSan Antonio Spurs, 94–84 on December 10. The Hawks played .500 basketball in February, which included a 99–98 home victory over the Pistons on February 7. The Hawks doubled their win total by finishing last place in the Southeast Division with a 26–56 record, tied with the second-yearCharlotte Bobcats. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 13-69 output from the previous season. They improved by thirteen games to finish 26-56, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh straight season.
Johnson led the Hawks in scoring with 20.2 points per game, whileAl Harrington averaged 18.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Second-year forwardJosh Smith provided the team with 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, and Williams was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Harrington was traded back to his former team, theIndiana Pacers, then traded again this time to theGolden State Warriors along withStephen Jackson, and two other players just two months later.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 2 | Marvin Williams | SF/PF | United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 31 | Salim Stoudamire | SG/PG | United States | Arizona |
| 2 | 59 | Cenk Akyol | SG/SF | Efes Pilsen |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 31–10 | 21–20 | 13–3 |
| x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
| Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 16 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 9–7 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 5–11 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 18–23 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | - |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12 |
| 3 | y-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 |
| 6 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 26 |
| 10 | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 |
| 11 | Boston Celtics | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37 |
| 13 | Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 41 |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 82 | 82 | 40.7 | 45.3 | 35.6 | 79.1 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
| Al Harrington | 76 | 76 | 36.6 | 45.2 | 34.6 | 69.4 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 18.6 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 78 | 78 | 31.4 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 73.5 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.7 |
| Josh Smith | 80 | 73 | 32.0 | 42.5 | 30.9 | 71.9 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.3 |
| Tyronn Lue | 51 | 10 | 24.2 | 45.9 | 45.7 | 85.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| Josh Childress | 74 | 10 | 30.4 | 55.2 | 49.2 | 76.6 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| Salim Stoudamire | 61 | 1 | 20.3 | 41.5 | 38.0 | 90.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| Marvin Williams | 79 | 7 | 24.7 | 44.3 | 24.5 | 74.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| Anthony Grundy | 12 | 0 | 9.0 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 64.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Royal Ivey | 73 | 66 | 13.4 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 72.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Tony Delk | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Esteban Batista | 57 | 3 | 8.7 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| John Edwards | 40 | 4 | 7.4 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Donta Smith | 23 | 0 | 5.5 | 55.6 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| John Thomas | 11 | 0 | 6.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
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