2005–06 Atlanta Hawks season

2005–06 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Mike Woodson
Owner(s)	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	FSN South, Turner South, WTBS, WUPA
Radio	WCNN

The 2005-06 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 57th in the NBA.^[1] After finishing the previous season with the worst record, the Hawks selected Marvin Williams with the second pick in the 2005 NBA draft, while acquiring Joe Johnson from the Phoenix Suns and signing free agent Zaza Pachulia during the offseason. However, tragedy struck as center Jason 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, on their way to an awful 2–16 start. However, they would play better in December winning five of their next seven games, including a win over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. The Hawks doubled their win total by finishing last place in the Southeast Division with a 26–56 record. Following the season, Al Harrington was traded back to the Indiana Pacers.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
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	Turkey

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 11 Batista, Esteban 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Uruguay SF 1 Childress, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Stanford C 54 Edwards, John 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Kent State SG 16 Grundy, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina State PF 3 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) St. Patrick (HS) PG 36 Ivey, Royal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas SG 2 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arkansas PG 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Republic of Georgia SG 15 Smith, Donta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southeastern Illinois SF 5 Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oak Hill Academy (HS) SG 20 Stoudamire, Salim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona SF 24 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Mike Woodson (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Greg Ballard (Oregon) Bob Bender (Duke) Herb Brown (Vermont) Larry Drew (Missouri) David Fizdale (San Diego) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division	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

Eastern Conference
#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

• Marvin Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

1. 2005-06 Atlanta Hawks

See also

• 2005-06 NBA season