| 2015–16 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Budenholzer | 
| Owners | Tony Ressler | 
| Arena | Philips Arena | 
| Results | |
| Record | 48–34 (.585) | 
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern) | 
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) | 
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports South | 
| Radio | 92.9 FM "The Game" | 
The 2015–16 Atlanta Hawks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 48th in Atlanta.
In the off-season, the Hawks introduced a new logo and uniforms for the season.
In the regular season, the Hawks came 12 games short of tying their franchise-best 60–22 record from their previous season. They defeated the Boston Celtics in the opening round, but were swept in four games by the LeBron James-led and eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Semifinals, who had also swept them in last season's Eastern Conference finals as well as the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-finals.
Also, this season was the end of the Al Horford era in Atlanta, as he joined the Celtics during the following season.
Key dates
- June 25: The 2015 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
- July 1: 2015 NBA free agency begins.
- November 24: The Atlanta Hawks would retire Dikembe Mutombo's number 55.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team | 
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| 1 | 15 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | SF |  United States | Kansas | 
| 2 | 50 | Marcus Eriksson | SG |  Sweden | Barcelona | 
| 2 | 59 | Dimitrios Agravanis | PF |  Greece | Olympiacos | 
Roster
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Game log
Pre-season
| 2015 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1) 
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Standing
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | 
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| y – Miami Heat | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10–6 | 82 | 
| x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 27–14 | 21–20 | 8–8 | 82 | 
| x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30–11 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 | 
| Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7.0 | 22–19 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 | 
| Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 4–12 | 82 | 
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | 
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 | 
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 | 
| 3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 | 
| 4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 | 
| 5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 | 
| 6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 | 
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 | 
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 | 
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 | 
| 10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 | 
| 11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 | 
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 | 
| 13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 | 
| 14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 | 
| 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 | 
Regular season game log
Playoffs
Game log
| 2016 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 3–2; road: 1–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) 
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| Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) 
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Player statistics
| 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 | 
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | 
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| Kent Bazemore | 75 | 68 | 27.8 | .441 | .357 | .810 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 11.6 | 
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 51 | 1 | 16.9 | .430 | .338 | .890 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 6.4 | 
| Kirk Hinrich* | 11 | 0 | 6.9 | .182 | .167 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .2 | .1 | .5 | 
| Justin Holiday* | 26 | 1 | 10.1 | .329 | .222 | .504 | 1.0 | .4 | .5 | .2 | 2.4 | 
| Al Horford | 82 | 82 | 32.1 | .505 | .344 | .802 | 7.3 | 3.2 | .8 | 1.5 | 15.2 | 
| Kris Humphries* | 21 | 0 | 14.0 | .465 | .258 | .710 | 3.4 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 6.4 | 
| Kyle Korver | 80 | 80 | 30.0 | .435 | .399 | .830 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .8 | .4 | 9.2 | 
| Shelvin Mack* | 24 | 0 | 7.5 | .421 | .148 | .750 | .9 | 1.6 | .3 | .0 | 3.9 | 
| Paul Millsap | 81 | 81 | 32.7 | .470 | .319 | .760 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 17.1 | 
| Mike Muscala | 60 | 0 | 9.4 | .500 | .308 | .790 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | .5 | 3.3 | 
| Lamar Patterson | 35 | 0 | 11.3 | .350 | .245 | .730 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 2.4 | 
| Dennis Schröder | 80 | 6 | 20.3 | .421 | .322 | .790 | 2.6 | 4.4 | .9 | .1 | 11.0 | 
| Mike Scott | 75 | 0 | 15.3 | .468 | .392 | .790 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 6.2 | 
| Thabo Sefolosha | 75 | 11 | 23.4 | .505 | .339 | .630 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .5 | 6.4 | 
| Tiago Splitter | 36 | 2 | 16.1 | .523 | .000 | .810 | 3.3 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 5.6 | 
| Walter Tavares | 11 | 0 | 6.6 | .579 | .000 | .380 | 1.9 | .3 | .1 | .6 | 2.3 | 
| Jeff Teague | 79 | 78 | 28.5 | .439 | .400 | .840 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 15.7 | 
Transactions
Overview
| Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade | Players Lost Via free agency Waived | 
Trades
| June 25, 2015 | To Atlanta Hawks Tim Hardaway Jr. (from New York) Two future second-round picks (from Washington) | To New York Knicks Draft rights to Jerian Grant (from Washington) | 
| To Washington Wizards Draft rights to Kelly Oubre, Jr. (from Atlanta) | ||
| July 9, 2015 | To Atlanta Hawks Tiago Splitter | To San Antonio Spurs Rights to Georgios Printezis Future second-round pick | 
| February 18, 2015 | To Atlanta Hawks Kirk Hinrich (from Chicago) | To Chicago Bulls Justin Holiday (from Atlanta) 2018 second-round pick (from Utah) | 
| To Utah Jazz Shelvin Mack (from Atlanta) | ||
Free agents
Re-signed
| Player | Signed | Former Team | 
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| Paul Millsap[1] | Signed 3-year contract worth $59 Million | Atlanta Hawks | 
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team | 
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| Walter Tavares[2] | Signed 3-year contract worth $3 Million |  Gran Canaria (DP) | 
| Justin Holiday[3] | Signed 2-year worth $2 Million | Golden State Warriors | 
| Lamar Patterson[4] | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million |  Tofaş (DP) | 
| Terran Petteway[5]* | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.4 million | Nebraska | 
| Jason Richardson[6]* | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million | Philadelphia 76ers | 
| DeQuan Jones[7]* | Training Camp |  Pallacanestro Cantù | 
| Édgar Sosa[8]* | Training Camp |  Dinamo Sassari | 
| Earl Barron[9]* | Training Camp | Phoenix Suns | 
| Arsalan Kazemi[10]* | Training Camp |  Chongqing Soaring Dragons | 
| Kris Humphries[11] | Signed 1-year contract worth $388 thousand | Phoenix Suns | 
- * = Did not make 15-man roster
Subtractions
| Player | Reason left | New team | 
|---|---|---|
| Pero Antić[12] | Signed a 2-year contract |  Fenerbahçe | 
| DeMarre Carroll[13] | Signed 4-year contract worth $58 million | Toronto Raptors | 
| Austin Daye[14] | Waived | Cleveland Cavaliers | 
| John Jenkins[15] | Signed 3-year contract worth $3.2 million | Dallas Mavericks | 
| Elton Brand | Retired / Unretired | Philadelphia 76ers | 
| Jason Richardson | Retired due to injuries | — | 
References
- ↑ "Hawks reach agreement to resign Millsap". nba.com/hawks. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Hawks sign Walter "Edy" Tavares".
- ↑ "Hawks sign Justin Holiday to multi-year contract".
- ↑ "Hawks sign Patterson and Petteway".
- ↑ "Patterson and Petteway".
- ↑ "Patterson and Petteway".
- ↑ "Hawks Finalize Training Camp Roster".
- ↑ "Hawks Finalize Training Camp Roster".
- ↑ "Hawks Finalize Training Camp Roster".
- ↑ "Hawks Add Kazemi to Training Camp Roster".
- ↑ "Hawks Sign Kris Humphries".
- ↑ "Pero Antic leaving Atlanta to play in Europe".
- ↑ "DeMarre Carroll signs north of the border".
- ↑ "Hawks request waivers on Austin Daye".
- ↑ "Mavs sign John Jenkins and Jarrid Famous". mavs.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

