The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Atlanta Hawks went 50-32. Led by Dikembe Mutombo, Mookie Blaylock and Christian Laettner, they posted a +3.85 SRS and went 1-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Dikembe Mutombo leads at 29%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Steve Smith | 20.1 |
| Rebounds | Dikembe Mutombo | 11.4 |
| Assists | Mookie Blaylock | 6.7 |
| Steals | Mookie Blaylock | 2.6 |
| Blocks | Dikembe Mutombo | 3.4 |
| True Shooting | Dikembe Mutombo | 58.4 |
| 3-Pointers | Steve Smith | 97 |
| Def. Win Shares | Dikembe Mutombo | 5.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Dikembe Mutombo★All-NBA 3rdDPOYAll-Defense 1stAll-Star7202Mookie BlaylockAll-Defense 2nd5103Christian Laettner354Steve SmithAll-Star315Alan Henderson★Most Improved256Tyrone Corbin147Eldridge Recasner68Chucky Brown69Ed Gray★210Greg Anderson111Drew Barry★112Anthony Miller113Chris Crawford114Randy Livingston115Brian Oliver116Donald Whiteside0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dikembe Mutombo★ | 82 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 58.4 | 0 | 5.2 | 72 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 70 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 46.2 | 90 | 3.7 | 51 |
| Christian Laettner | 74 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 57.6 | 6 | 3.0 | 35 |
| Steve Smith | 73 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 56.3 | 97 | 1.8 | 31 |
| Alan Henderson★ | 69 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 53.4 | 3 | 1.8 | 25 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 79 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 50.2 | 49 | 2.7 | 14 |
| Eldridge Recasner | 59 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 62 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Chucky Brown | 77 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 47.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 6 |
| Ed Gray★ | 30 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 49.2 | 18 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Greg Anderson | 50 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 44.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Drew Barry★ | 27 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 9 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Anthony Miller | 37 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 57.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Chris Crawford | 40 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 53.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Randy Livingston | 12 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Brian Oliver | 5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Donald Whiteside | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.4
- Youngest: Ed Gray (22)
- Oldest: Tyrone Corbin (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Ed Gray - rookie
- Drew Barry - rookie
- Chris Crawford - rookie
- Chucky Brown - new to the team
- Greg Anderson - new to the team
- Randy Livingston - new to the team
- Brian Oliver - new to the team
- Donald Whiteside - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Dikembe Mutombo - pick #4 (1991)
- Mookie Blaylock - pick #12 (1989)
- Christian Laettner - pick #3 (1992)
- Steve Smith - pick #5 (1991)
- Alan Henderson - pick #16 (1995)
The Playoff Run
1-3 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Atlanta Hawks fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
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1 championship season marked above the arc.