1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season was the franchise's thirty-fourth season in the National Basketball Association and fifteenth in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks made a blockbuster trade. The franchise sent John Drew and Freeman Williams to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first round draft pick Dominique Wilkins, a star at the University of Georgia. Wilkins would make an impact as he averaged 17.5 points per game. The Hawks finished in second place with a 43–39 record. In the playoffs, the Hawks would however be eliminated 2–1 by the Boston Celtics.

1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery (3rd season)
Arena	The Omni
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (Eliminated 1–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WTBS SuperStation WTBS
Radio	WSB

Draft picks

Main article: 1982 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Keith Edmonson	SG	United States	Purdue
3	56	Joe Kopicki		United States	Detroit Mercy
5	102	Mark Hall		United States	Minnesota
6	126	Jay Bruchak		United States	Mount St. Mary's
7	148	Horace Wyatt		United States	Clemson
8	172	James Ratiff		United States	Howard
9	194	Pierre Bland		United States	Elizabeth City State
10	216	Ronnie McAdoo		United States	Old Dominion

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 31 Rickey Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958-08-20 Mississippi State G 16 Johnny Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955-10-21 Dayton G 11 Keith Edmonson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1960-09-28 Purdue G 34 Mike Glenn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955-09-10 Southern Illinois F 44 Scott Hastings 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1960-06-03 Arkansas G 3 Eddie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-02-24 Auburn C 52 George Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1948-12-18 Dillard F 40 Rudy Macklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1958-02-19 LSU G 1 Wes Matthews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959-08-24 Wisconsin C 54 Tom McMillen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-05-26 Maryland C 30 Tree Rollins 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955-06-16 Clemson F 32 Dan Roundfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-05-26 Central Michigan G 7 Randy Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1948-12-12 Buffalo State F 21 Dominique Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960-01-12 Georgia

Head coach Kevin Loughery Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	51	31	.622	–	31–10	20–21	22–7
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	8	26–15	17–24	21–8
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	14	23–18	14–27	19–11
Chicago Bulls	28	54	.341	23	18–23	10–31	13–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	23	59	.280	28	15–26	8–33	8–22
Indiana Pacers	20	62	.244	31	14–27	6–35	6–24

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	51	31	.622	14
3	x-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	9
4	x-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	16
5	x-New York Knicks	44	38	.537	21
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	22
7	Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	23
8	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	28
9	Chicago Bulls	28	54	.341	37
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	23	59	.280	42
11	Indiana Pacers	20	62	.244	45

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1982–83 game log
November Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1982–83 schedule

Playoffs

1983 playoff game log
First round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 19 @ Boston L 95–103 Dan Roundfield (24) Dan Roundfield (20) Johnny Davis (11) Boston Garden 15,320 0–1 2 April 22 Boston W 95–93 Dan Roundfield (19) Tree Rollins (14) Johnny Davis (14) Omni Coliseum 10,405 1–1 3 April 24 @ Boston L 79–98 Tree Rollins (18) Dan Roundfield (10) three players tied (3) Boston Garden 15,320 1–2
1983 schedule

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
Dan Roundfield	77	76	36.5	47.0	18.5	74.9	11.4	2.9	0.8	1.5	19.0
Dominique Wilkins	82	82	32.9	49.3	18.2	68.2	5.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	17.5
Eddie Johnson	61	57	29.7	45.3	34.1	78.5	2.0	5.2	1.0	0.1	16.0
Johnny Davis	53	33	27.6	45.5	27.8	79.6	2.4	5.9	0.8	0.1	12.9
Rory Sparrow	49	49	31.6	51.6	20.0	74.3	2.9	4.9	1.4	0.0	12.6
Tom McMillen	61	4	22.4	46.7	0.0	81.2	3.6	1.2	0.3	0.4	8.3
Tree Rollins	80	80	30.9	51.0	0.0	72.6	9.3	0.9	0.6	4.3	7.8
Mike Glenn	73	4	15.4	51.8	0.0	83.1	1.2	1.7	0.4	0.1	7.3
Wes Matthews	64	0	18.5	40.3	29.2	76.8	1.4	3.9	0.9	0.1	6.9
Rudy Macklin	73	20	16.0	47.2	0.0	77.1	2.6	1.0	0.6	0.1	6.0
Steve Hawes	46	3	18.7	37.3	14.3	74.2	5.0	1.3	0.6	0.2	5.0
Rickey Brown	26	0	11.7	47.1	0.0	62.5	3.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	4.7
Randy Smith	15	0	9.5	43.9	0.0	92.9	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.0	4.7
Keith Edmonson	32	2	9.7	34.5	0.0	59.3	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.2	3.5
Sam Pellom	2	0	4.5	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.0
George Johnson	37	0	12.5	43.9	0.0	73.7	3.2	0.5	0.3	1.6	1.7
Scott Hastings	10	0	4.2	31.3	0.0	66.7	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dan Roundfield	3		41.3	48.0	0.0	45.5	14.0	3.3	1.3	1.3	17.7
Johnny Davis	3		37.7	40.4	0.0	90.0	1.7	9.0	0.0	0.0	17.0
Dominique Wilkins	3		36.3	40.5	100.0	85.7	5.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	15.7
Rudy Macklin	3		26.0	45.8	0.0	80.0	5.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	10.0
Tree Rollins	3		39.3	48.1	0.0	33.3	10.0	1.0	0.3	3.3	9.7
Mike Glenn	3		22.3	54.5	0.0	100.0	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	9.3
Tom McMillen	3		13.0	33.3	0.0	100.0	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	3.3
Wes Matthews	3		12.7	33.3	0.0	80.0	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.3	3.3
Randy Smith	2		7.5	20.0	0.0	100.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	3.0
Keith Edmonson	1		2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Rickey Brown	2		7.5	33.3	0.0	50.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5
George Johnson	1		2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Awards

• Dan Roundfield, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Wayne Rollins, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Dominique Wilkins, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

See also

• 1982-83 NBA season