The 2024 NBA Draft is inching closer and the Atlanta Hawks are extremely excited as they sit at the top of the board. Take a look at the Atlanta Hawks 2024 NBA Draft picks, future selections, and more.
Hawks 2024 NBA Draft Picks
The Hawks have just one pick in the 2024 NBA Draft but it is the most important one. They will select first overall in this year’s draft.
Hawks Have No. 1 Pick in 2024
The Hawks find themselves with the number one overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft after winning the draft lottery. They had jus🦂t a 3% chance to win the lottery after finishing 36-46 this past season. These are the fifth lowest odds to win the number one pick since the lottery began in 1985.
Hawks Future Draft Picks
What about in the coming years? What picks does Atlanta currently have until 2030? Let’s break down their future picks. In the NBA, picks can have protections attached.
For example, in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Hawks had a 1st round pick from the Kings but it was lottery-protected. What does that mean? It means if the Kings picked landed from 1-14, it would stay with the Kings. If the pick landed after 14, it would have gone to Atlanta. The King🥃s have the No. 13 overall pick in the draft this year.
| Year | Round | From | Protections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | MIN | Unprotected |
| 2026 | 2 | MEM | Protected 31-42 |
| 2027 | 2 | LAC | Unprotected |
| 2028 | 1 | Own | |
| 2028 | 2 | HOU | Unprotected |
| 2029 | 1 | Own | |
| 2030 | 1 | Own | |
| 2030 | 2 | Own |
How Many No. 1 Picks Have the Hawks Had?
One. The Atlanta ღHawks have had the first pick in the NBA Draft just one time in franchise history. Back in 1975, Atlanta selected NC State star with the number one overall pick. The only problem was Thompson was also selected number💛 one overall in the ABA Draft by the Virginia Squires.
Thompson signed with the Denver Nuggets in the ABA, won Rookie of the Year, and spent seven seasons with the team before spending his last two seasons with the Seattle Supersonics. The Nuggets joined the NBA in Thompson’s second season in 1976-77.
Recent Top 5 Picks for Atlanta
Atlanta hasn’t had a top 5 pick since the 2018 NBA Draft when it drafted Luka Doncic and traded him for Trae Young. Before that, the Hawks had a string of top-5 picks from 2005-07 when they selected Marvin Williams no. 2 in 2005, Shelden Williams no. 5 in 2006, and Al Horford no. 3 in 2007.
Atlanta Hawks Recent Season Results
Atlanta struggled to a 36-46 record in 2023-24 as the team was knocked out of the NBA Play-In Tournament by the Chicago Bulls at the end of the season. ♚From 2020-23, the Hawks made the playoffs including reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. Check out some of the recent season results for Atlanta.
Atlanta hasn’t played in the NBA Finals since they were the St. Louis Hawks in 1961. The franchise won the NBA Title in 1958.
| Season | Record | Playoff Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 36-46 | |
| 2022-23 | 41-41 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2021-22 | 43-39 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2020-21 | 41-31 | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 2019-20 | 20-47 | |
| 2018-19 | 29-53 | |
| 2017-18 | 24-58 | |
| 2016-17 | 43-39 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2015-16 | 48-34 | Lost Conf. Semifinals |
| 2014-15 | 60-22 | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 2013-14 | 38-44 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2012-13 | 44-38 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2011-12 | 40-26 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2010-11 | 44-38 | Lost Conf. Semifinals |
| 2009-10 | 53-29 | Lost Conf. Semifinals |
| 2008-09 | 47-35 | Lost Conf. Semifinals |
