2025–26 Atlanta Hawks season
2025–26 NBA season by team
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The 2025–26 Atlanta Hawks season is the 77th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 58th in Atlanta.
| 2025–26 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Quin Snyder |
| General manager | Onsi Saleh |
| Owner | Tony Ressler |
| Arena | State Farm Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 46–36 (.561) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | 92.9 FM "The Game" |
This is former All-Star and franchise icon Trae Young's final season with the Hawks, as he was traded to the Washington Wizards on January 9, 2026, in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.[1] Following Young’s injury during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on October 29, the Hawks' performance metrics improved, establishing a pattern of success without him before his trade.[2] Forward Jalen Johnson earned his first NBA All-Star selection in February 2026.
There was controversy on the season when the team announced a Magic City night, in partnership with the famous Atlanta strip club. However, the NBA cancelled the planned night after outrage and concern from many across the league.[3]
After seemingly looking to be in the play-in tournament for a 5th consecutive season with a 26–30 record, the Hawks suddenly exploded after the All-Star Break, going 20–6 and had an 11-game winning streak. With their win against the Detroit Pistons on March 25, the Hawks surpassed their win total from the 2024–25 season. Atlanta clinched a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title on April 10 with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time since the 2022–23 season and first to do so without entering the play-in since 2020–21 season. They finished the regular season with a 46–36 record, placing 6th in the East.
The Hawks would face the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 13 | Derik Queen | Center |  United States |
Maryland |
| 1 | 22 | Drake Powell | Shooting Guard | United States |
North Carolina |
The Hawks entered the draft with only two first-round selections, both acquired through various trades.[4][5] They later traded both picks to the New Orleans Pelicans and to the Brooklyn Nets, respectively.
The Hawks had previously traded their original first- and second-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder, respectively.
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | – | 24–17 | 22–19 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1.0 | 26–16 | 19–21 | 9–8 | 82 |
| pi – Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2.0 | 21–20 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| pi – Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3.0 | 26–15 | 17–24 | 10–7 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 29.0 | 11–30 | 6–35 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Detroit Pistons * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – New York Knicks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | y – Atlanta Hawks * | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Orlando Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Miami Heat | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Indiana Pacers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
| 2025 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
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| 2025–26 preseason schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 46–36 (Home: 24–17; Road: 22–19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–3 (home: 0–2; road: 3–1)
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November: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3)
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December: 3–11 (home: 2–7; road: 1–4)
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January: 8–8 (home: 3–3; road: 5–5)
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February: 6–4 (home: 4–2; road: 2–2)
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March: 12–2 (home: 9–0; road: 3–2)
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April: 3–3 (home: 1–1; road: 2–2)
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Playoffs
| 2026 playoff game log Total: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
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NBA Cup
East Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 4 | 0 | 458 | 403 | +55 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 468 | 472 | −4 | |
| 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 492 | 466 | +26 | |
| 4 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 431 | 431 | 0 | |
| 5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 1 | 3 | 443 | 520 | −77 |
Source: NBA
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% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 78 | 71 | 33.4 | .459 | .399 | .902 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .5 | 20.8 |
| Tony Bradley≠ | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | .455 | .500 | – | 3.0 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Dyson Daniels | 76 | 76 | 33.2 | .517 | .188 | .615 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2.0 | .4 | 11.9 |
| N'Faly Dante~ | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .250 | – | 1.000 | 1.8 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .8 |
| RayJ Dennis≠ | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .364 | .286 | – | 1.0 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Keshon Gilbert≠ | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.0 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | 77 | 8 | 15.3 | .452 | .308 | .645 | 3.6 | .9 | .8 | .5 | 4.4 |
| Buddy Hield≠ | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | .481 | .412 | 1.000 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 5.1 |
| Caleb Houstan~ | 18 | 0 | 4.2 | .538 | .524 | 1.000 | .6 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Jalen Johnson | 72 | 72 | 35.2 | .489 | .352 | .788 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 1.2 | .4 | 22.5 |
| Luke Kennard‡ | 46 | 0 | 20.5 | .538 | .497 | .914 | 2.2 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 7.9 |
| Corey Kispert≠ | 39 | 8 | 18.2 | .455 | .354 | .810 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | 9.2 |
| Christian Koloko≠ | 14 | 2 | 11.1 | .436 | .125 | .818 | 2.6 | .6 | .3 | .7 | 3.1 |
| Vit Krejčí‡ | 46 | 8 | 22.3 | .464 | .423 | .750 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 9.0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga≠ | 16 | 1 | 22.1 | .476 | .346 | .702 | 5.3 | 2.1 | .9 | .3 | 12.3 |
| Jock Landale≠ | 23 | 2 | 19.4 | .516 | .391 | .541 | 4.1 | 1.7 | .4 | .6 | 9.1 |
| CJ McCollum≠ | 41 | 25 | 28.8 | .456 | .357 | .748 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .6 | 18.7 |
| Asa Newell | 44 | 2 | 11.4 | .538 | .387 | .552 | 2.2 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 5.2 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | 74 | 63 | 31.0 | .480 | .376 | .757 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 15.2 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis‡ | 17 | 12 | 24.3 | .457 | .360 | .840 | 5.1 | 2.7 | .5 | 1.3 | 17.1 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 67 | 46 | 22.4 | .455 | .368 | .644 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | 9.6 |
| Jacob Toppin~ | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | .667 | – | – | .2 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Gabe Vincent≠ | 24 | 0 | 13.3 | .360 | .300 | .833 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Keaton Wallace | 53 | 3 | 10.1 | .398 | .373 | .667 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Trae Young‡ | 10 | 10 | 28.0 | .415 | .305 | .863 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 19.3 |
‡Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
~Waived during the season
10Signed 10-day contract
Transactions
Trades
| June 25, 2025[6] | To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Asa Newell (No. 23) 2026 first-round pick |
To New Orleans Pelicans Draft rights to Derik Queen (No. 13) |
| July 6, 2025[7][8] | Seven–team trade | |
To Houston Rockets
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To Atlanta Hawks
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To Golden State Warriors
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Brooklyn Nets | |
To Phoenix Suns
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| July 6, 2025[9] | To Atlanta Hawks Nickeil Alexander-Walker (sign-and-trade) |
To Minnesota Timberwolves 2027 CLE second-round pick $1,500,000 |
| Three-team trade | ||
| July 7, 2025[10] | To Atlanta Hawks
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To Boston Celtics
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To Brooklyn Nets
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| September 16, 2025 | To Atlanta Hawks
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To Brooklyn Nets |
| January 9, 2026[1] | To Atlanta Hawks |
To Washington Wizards |
| February 1, 2026[11] | To Atlanta Hawks Duop Reath |
To Portland Trail Blazers |
| February 5, 2026 | To Atlanta Hawks |
To Golden State Warriors |
| February 5, 2026 | To Atlanta Hawks Gabe Vincent |
To Los Angeles Lakers |
| February 5, 2026 | To Atlanta Hawks |
To Utah Jazz Cash considerations |
^ I: The 2026 second-round pick that originally would be going to Phoenix before sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the seven-team mega-trade would either be the lesser 2026 NBA Draft selection previously held by the Denver Nuggets due to a previous trade the Suns made with Charlotte earlier in the year back in their previous season of play or by the Golden State Warriors through multiple trades on their end.
^ II: The 2032 second-round pick that would be sent to Minnesota will be the selection that's considered the higher selection between Houston and Phoenix, while the Suns would keep the lesser of the second-round picks between the Rockets and Timberwolves. As such, if the Suns have a worse record by 2032 than Houston, the trade would effectively be the Suns getting the worst selection between the Timberwolves and Rockets, while Houston sends out the Suns' second-round pick that year out to Minnesota alongside the Timberwolves keeping the remaining second-round pick of the three teams instead. However, if the Rockets hold a better record than the Suns by 2032, then Houston would send Phoenix's second-round pick either right back to the Suns or out to the Timberwolves (depending on which team between them had the better overall record by that year), while Minnesota would have both of the remaining second-round picks between the three teams instead.
^ III: Due to another trade the Brooklyn Nets made with the Memphis Grizzlies (thus making the transaction more complex to cover efficiently due to the amount of previous trades involved before this one (including a previous deal involving the Suns, funnily enough)), the Nets will receive either the Los Angeles Clippers' own 2026 second-round pick without any stipulations involved with it or one of the second-round picks that was originally held by either the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, or Miami Heat, depending on which option is the least favorable amongst the four teams for this season of play.
^ IV: Due to multiple trades that involved the Houston Rockets before the massive deal that the Suns made, the Rockets will give Phoenix the middle-valued draft pick in the 2026 NBA draft (with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder getting the most valuable of the upcoming selections and the San Antonio Spurs getting the least valuable of the upcoming selections by a different trade involving them) between the Dallas Mavericks, the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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| July 10, 2025 | Jacob Toppin | Two-way contract | [12] |
| July 18, 2025 | Keaton Wallace | Two-way contract | [13] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Signed | Former Team | Ref. |
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| July 3, 2025 | Eli Ndiaye | Two-way contract |  Real Madrid |
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| July 8, 2025 | Luke Kennard | 1 Year, $11 Million | Memphis Grizzlies | [15] |
| August 18, 2025 | N'Faly Dante | 2 Year, $4.4 Million | Houston Rockets | [16] |
| August 19, 2025 | Caleb Houstan | 1 Year, $2.4 Million | Orlando Magic | [17] |
| December 24, 2025 | Malik Williams | Two-way contract | College Park Skyhawks | [18] |
| January 1, 2026 | RayJ Dennis | Two-way contract | Los Angeles Clippers | [19] |
| January 16, 2026 | Christian Koloko | Two-way contract | Memphis Grizzlies | [20] |
| March 4, 2026 | Keshon Gilbert | Two-way contract | Washington Wizards | [21] |
| April 6, 2026 | Tony Bradley | 1 Year, $125,000 | Indiana Pacers | [22] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| July 1, 2025 | Garrison Matthews | Free Agent | Indiana Pacers | [23] |
| July 6, 2025 | Larry Nance Jr. | Free Agent | Cleveland Cavaliers | [24] |
| July 8, 2025 | Caris LeVert | Free Agent | Detroit Pistons | [25] |
| July 9, 2025 | Dominick Barlow | Free Agent | Philadelphia 76ers | [26] |
| December 15, 2025 | Jacob Toppin | Waived | Free Agent | [27] |
| December 31, 2025 | Eli Ndiaye | Waived | Free Agent | [28] |
| January 7, 2026 | Malik Williams | Waived | College Park Skyhawks | [29] |
| February 5, 2026 | Duop Reath | Waived | Free Agent | |
| February 5, 2026 | N'Faly Dante | Waived | Free Agent | |
| February 18, 2026 | Nikola Đurišić | Waived |  Crvena zvezda |
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| April 4, 2026 | Caleb Houstan | Waived | Free Agent | |
Notes
- Memphis has the right to swap the more favorable of the picks originally belonging to Indiana and Miami for Boston's own pick; Boston also owns the most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Minnesota, New Orleans, New York, and Portland. Atlanta will receive the less favorable of the two picks Boston holds after Memphis exercises or declines its swap right.