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Atlanta Hawks history · NBA regular season

The 25 Greatest Atlanta Hawks of All Time

Bob Pettit ranks No. 1 after producing 4,306.9 Franchise Value across 11 seasons for this franchise and its included historical identities. Dominique Wilkins, Mookie Blaylock, Cliff Hagan, and Josh Smith complete the top five. This ranking covers 1950–51 through 2025–26.

25 ranked players1950–51 through 2025–26 franchise coverage1,000 minimum minutesRegular season only
See the full top 25How the ranking works

The answer at a glance

The top five

Franchise Value estimates how many regular-season points above a replacement-level player someone produced for this franchise. It rewards both strong seasons and staying power.

  1. No. 1

    Bob Pettit

    4,306.9Franchise Value

    11 seasons · 792 games
    26.4 PPG · 16.2 RPG · 3 APG

  2. No. 2

    Dominique Wilkins

    3,477.3Franchise Value

    12 seasons · 882 games
    26.4 PPG · 6.9 RPG · 2.6 APG

  3. No. 3

    Mookie Blaylock

    2,518.7Franchise Value

    7 seasons · 518 games
    14.9 PPG · 4.6 RPG · 7.3 APG

  4. No. 4

    Cliff Hagan

    2,193.0Franchise Value

    10 seasons · 745 games
    18 PPG · 6.9 RPG · 3 APG

  5. No. 5

    Josh Smith

    2,092.0Franchise Value

    9 seasons · 676 games
    15.3 PPG · 8 RPG · 3.2 APG

The full list

The full top 25

Every name links to a full career profile. The best-season rank is the player’s leaguewide Impact Rate rank for that season.

  1. 1

    Bob Pettit

    4,306.9 value · 11 seasons · best: 1960–61

    4,306.9Franchise Value
    11 seasons1954–55 to 1964–65
    1960–61Impact Rate No. 4
    26.4 / 16.2 / 3PPG / RPG / APG
  2. 2

    Dominique Wilkins

    3,477.3 value · 12 seasons · best: 1990–91

    3,477.3Franchise Value
    12 seasons1982–83 to 1993–94
    1990–91Impact Rate No. 15
    26.4 / 6.9 / 2.6PPG / RPG / APG
  3. 3

    Mookie Blaylock

    2,518.7 value · 7 seasons · best: 1993–94

    2,518.7Franchise Value
    7 seasons1992–93 to 1998–99
    1993–94Impact Rate No. 6
    14.9 / 4.6 / 7.3PPG / RPG / APG
  4. 4

    Cliff Hagan

    2,193.0 value · 10 seasons · best: 1960–61

    2,193.0Franchise Value
    10 seasons1956–57 to 1965–66
    1960–61Impact Rate No. 5
    18 / 6.9 / 3PPG / RPG / APG
  5. 5

    Josh Smith

    2,092.0 value · 9 seasons · best: 2009–10

    2,092.0Franchise Value
    9 seasons2004–05 to 2012–13
    2009–10Impact Rate No. 7
    15.3 / 8 / 3.2PPG / RPG / APG
  6. 6

    Doc Rivers

    1,961.8 value · 8 seasons · best: 1986–87

    1,961.8Franchise Value
    8 seasons1983–84 to 1990–91
    1986–87Impact Rate No. 8
    13 / 3.5 / 6.8PPG / RPG / APG
  7. 7

    Lou Hudson

    1,888.5 value · 11 seasons · best: 1971–72

    1,888.5Franchise Value
    11 seasons1966–67 to 1976–77
    1971–72Impact Rate No. 19
    22 / 4.9 / 2.9PPG / RPG / APG
  8. 8

    Al Horford

    1,763.7 value · 9 seasons · best: 2015–16

    1,763.7Franchise Value
    9 seasons2007–08 to 2015–16
    2015–16Impact Rate No. 19
    14.3 / 8.9 / 2.7PPG / RPG / APG
  9. 9

    Trae Young

    1,694.4 value · 8 seasons · best: 2021–22

    1,694.4Franchise Value
    8 seasons2018–19 to 2025–26
    2021–22Impact Rate No. 11
    25.2 / 3.5 / 9.8PPG / RPG / APG
  10. 10

    Bill Bridges

    1,579.9 value · 10 seasons · best: 1969–70

    1,579.9Franchise Value
    10 seasons1962–63 to 1971–72
    1969–70Impact Rate No. 17
    12.7 / 12.7 / 2.9PPG / RPG / APG
  11. 11

    Tree Rollins

    1,459.9 value · 11 seasons · best: 1982–83

    1,459.9Franchise Value
    11 seasons1977–78 to 1987–88
    1982–83Impact Rate No. 17
    7 / 7.4 / 0.7PPG / RPG / APG
  12. 12

    Joe Johnson

    1,411.1 value · 7 seasons · best: 2009–10

    1,411.1Franchise Value
    7 seasons2005–06 to 2011–12
    2009–10Impact Rate No. 41
    20.9 / 4.2 / 5.2PPG / RPG / APG
  13. 13

    Lenny Wilkens

    1,411.0 value · 8 seasons · best: 1967–68

    1,411.0Franchise Value
    8 seasons1960–61 to 1967–68
    1967–68Impact Rate No. 8
    15.5 / 4.9 / 5.5PPG / RPG / APG
  14. 14

    John Drew

    1,387.0 value · 8 seasons · best: 1975–76

    1,387.0Franchise Value
    8 seasons1974–75 to 1981–82
    1975–76Impact Rate No. 2
    21.2 / 7.5 / 1.6PPG / RPG / APG
  15. 15

    Dan Roundfield

    1,310.5 value · 6 seasons · best: 1982–83

    1,310.5Franchise Value
    6 seasons1978–79 to 1983–84
    1982–83Impact Rate No. 30
    17.6 / 10.7 / 2.4PPG / RPG / APG
  16. 16

    Zelmo Beaty

    1,206.0 value · 7 seasons · best: 1967–68

    1,206.0Franchise Value
    7 seasons1962–63 to 1968–69
    1967–68Impact Rate No. 7
    17.4 / 11.2 / 1.5PPG / RPG / APG
  17. 17

    Paul Millsap

    1,153.4 value · 4 seasons · best: 2015–16

    1,153.4Franchise Value
    4 seasons2013–14 to 2016–17
    2015–16Impact Rate No. 11
    17.4 / 8.3 / 3.3PPG / RPG / APG
  18. 18

    Dikembe Mutombo

    1,057.1 value · 5 seasons · best: 1999–00

    1,057.1Franchise Value
    5 seasons1996–97 to 2000–01
    1999–00Impact Rate No. 23
    11.9 / 12.6 / 1.2PPG / RPG / APG
  19. 19

    Jason Terry

    915.3 value · 5 seasons · best: 2001–02

    915.3Franchise Value
    5 seasons1999–00 to 2003–04
    2001–02Impact Rate No. 28
    16.2 / 3.3 / 5.5PPG / RPG / APG
  20. 20

    Jeff Teague

    905.1 value · 8 seasons · best: 2014–15

    905.1Franchise Value
    8 seasons2009–10 to 2019–20
    2014–15Impact Rate No. 30
    11.9 / 2.2 / 5.1PPG / RPG / APG
  21. 21

    Eddie Johnson

    869.0 value · 9 seasons · best: 1979–80

    869.0Franchise Value
    9 seasons1977–78 to 1985–86
    1979–80Impact Rate No. 36
    15.6 / 2.3 / 5.2PPG / RPG / APG
  22. 22

    Steve Smith

    824.8 value · 5 seasons · best: 1997–98

    824.8Franchise Value
    5 seasons1994–95 to 1998–99
    1997–98Impact Rate No. 62
    18.6 / 3.8 / 3.6PPG / RPG / APG
  23. 23

    Kyle Korver

    752.8 value · 5 seasons · best: 2014–15

    752.8Franchise Value
    5 seasons2012–13 to 2016–17
    2014–15Impact Rate No. 35
    10.9 / 3.7 / 2.4PPG / RPG / APG
  24. 24

    Stacey Augmon

    743.8 value · 5 seasons · best: 1993–94

    743.8Franchise Value
    5 seasons1991–92 to 1995–96
    1993–94Impact Rate No. 20
    13.7 / 4.5 / 2.3PPG / RPG / APG
  25. 25

    Clyde Lovellette

    697.3 value · 4 seasons · best: 1960–61

    697.3Franchise Value
    4 seasons1958–59 to 1961–62
    1960–61Impact Rate No. 9
    19.3 / 9.6 / 1.9PPG / RPG / APG

What separates the list

Peak and staying power

The main order uses total Franchise Value. These views show who supplied the biggest single seasons and who contributed across the most seasons.

Why No. 1

Why Bob Pettit leads

Bob Pettit produced 4,306.9 Franchise Value, 829.7 more than Dominique Wilkins. His best team season was 1960–61, when he ranked No. 4 in leaguewide Impact Rate.

If you put more weight on playoff moments, championships, or awards, your order may differ. This list does not quietly fold those judgments into the number.

Most seasons among the top 25

Dominique Wilkins · 12 seasons

Dominique Wilkins logged 882 games and 32,545 regular-season minutes across 1982–83 to 1993–94.

Best individual seasons

  1. 1
    Bob Pettit1960–61 · Impact Rate No. 4
    529.5
  2. 2
    Bob Pettit1963–64 · Impact Rate No. 5
    491.8
  3. 3
    Mookie Blaylock1993–94 · Impact Rate No. 6
    483.6
  4. 4
    Mookie Blaylock1996–97 · Impact Rate No. 5
    469.9
  5. 5
    Bob Pettit1961–62 · Impact Rate No. 6
    462.7

Franchise Value leaders by decade

  1. 1950s
    Bob PettitMost value in the decade
    2,162.9
  2. 1960s
    Bob PettitMost value in the decade
    2,144.0
  3. 1970s
    John DrewMost value in the decade
    1,256.4
  4. 1980s
    Dominique WilkinsMost value in the decade
    2,261.7
  5. 1990s
    Mookie BlaylockMost value in the decade
    2,518.7
  6. 2000s
    Josh SmithMost value in the decade
    1,309.6
  7. 2010s
    Al HorfordMost value in the decade
    1,305.4
  8. 2020s
    Trae YoungMost value in the decade
    1,289.2

Just outside the list

Nos. 26–30

  1. No. 26Jalen Johnson631.5
  2. No. 27John Collins619.4
  3. No. 28Steve Hawes590.5
  4. No. 29Josh Childress573.8
  5. No. 30Clint Capela551.2

Method and limits

What this ranking measures

This is a model ranking, not a claim that one number settles every argument about franchise greatness.

01

Count only team value

We add the player’s hussEyquation Season Value only while he belonged to this franchise. A player needs at least 1,000 franchise minutes to qualify.

02

Split traded seasons

When a player changed teams, his season value is divided by the minutes played at each stop. In 1950–51, when minutes were not recorded, games are used instead.

03

Use one clear order

Higher total Franchise Value ranks first. Ties are broken by the player’s best leaguewide Impact Rate rank, then franchise minutes. Peak seasons and per-game stats are context, not hidden inputs.

04

Know what is missing

The model covers NBA regular seasons from 1950–51 onward. Playoffs, championships, awards, cultural importance, and ABA seasons are not inputs.

Sources and historical estimates: Team stints and conventional totals come from Basketball Reference; Franchise Value comes from the hussEyquation model. The site reconstructs missing box-score inputs through 1972–73. Exact Raw BPM inputs begin in 1973–74. In a traded season, the model has one combined season impact estimate; only the value allocation is split by team workload. Data were checked for this release on September 14, 2026. Read the full methodology.

Quick answers

Atlanta Hawks ranking FAQ

Who is the greatest Atlanta Hawks player of all time?

Within this NBA regular-season ranking, which begins in 1950–51, Bob Pettit ranks first with 4,306.9 Franchise Value produced for this franchise.

Who had the best single season in this ranking?

Bob Pettit has the highest team-season value in this dataset: 529.5 in 1960–61. He ranked No. 4 in leaguewide Impact Rate that season.

How are the top 25 ranked?

The order is total regular-season Franchise Value, which adds up value above replacement produced for this franchise. More value ranks higher.

Which earlier team names and locations are included?

Includes the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Milwaukee Hawks, and St. Louis Hawks.

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