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A decade of playoffs: the Atlanta Hawks story
Franchise era
2007–08—2017–18
A decade of playoffs
Atlanta Hawks
The story in one sentence
Atlanta returned to the playoffs for ten straight seasons, culminating in a 60-win, four-All-Star team that reached the 2015 conference finals.
Joe Johnson, Horford and the 60-win ensemble
Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for the trae young era.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 2007–08
What came before
An elite defensive core kept Atlanta relevant in the 1990s before a long rebuild followed the veterans' departure.
2011
Eastern Conference Semifinals: Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls
2015
Eastern Conference Semifinals: Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards
2015
Eastern Conference Finals: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
After 2017–18
What came next
Young became the offense immediately and drove a fearless 2021 playoff run; the franchise has continued reshaping the cast around his creation.
The core