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Decade in Review: The 2018-2019 Atlanta Hawks by Dallin Duffy

Taking a look back to some of the most obscure, random players the Atlanta Hawks rostered this decade.

The Atlanta Hawks have had a very successful decade, mostly without any high profile free agency signings or trades.

They built year in, year out, contenders nearly exclusively through the draft, and worked on developing their guys.

Because of this, not many Hawks have a short tenure with the team, as they don’t never did any ‘rentals’ at the trade deadline.

There were some exceptions to this however, which we’ll be noting here. Let’s get started.

Note: Only included players who actually played a game for the Hawks, sadly this exudes Hawks legend Carmelo Anthony.

Cousin of current Hawk Vince Carter, and recent Hall-of-Fame inductee, Tracy McGrady played his final season with the Atlanta Hawks.

Injuries widdled down the 2 time scoring champ’s career longevity, as he was one of the true superstars of the 2000’s.

He averaged 16.1 minutes per game for Atlanta, averaging career lows in nearly every other stat.

The Atlanta Hawks’ front office took quite a liking to signing veteran free agents during December 2011, as just a few weeks after they brought in McGrady, they signed Stackhouse.

Stackhouse, a true journeyman who suited up for nine teams throughout his long career, made Atlanta his penultimate stop.

The 3rd overall pick in 1995 appeared in just 30 games for the Hawks, averaging less than 10 minutes per contest.

Brand tried his best not to be a journeyman throughout his NBA career, appearing with five teams in 17 years.

Like Stackhouse, Atlanta was his second-to-last stop.

He played two seasons for the Hawks, apearing in 109 games and starting 19. Brand averaged 4.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, serving primarily as Al Horford‘s back up.

His best moment with the Hawks was a 20-point, 11 rebound contest back in February of 2014.

The three players above are all considered journeymen, who the Hawks caught on the back end of their careers.

For Holiday however, the Hawks caught him early.

Since first entering the league in 2013, Holiday has played on seven teams, coming back for more than one year just twice.

Atlanta was the third team to roster the guard, and he appeared in 26 games for Atlanta in 2015.

He averaged just 2.4 points in 10.1 minutes per game before being being traded to the Chicago Bulls.

José Calderón – 2017

One of the most best pass-first point guards in recent NBA history, Claderon also appeared on multiple teams throughout his career.

After playing the first eight years in Toronto, he bounced around the league. During the 2016-2017 season, he started with the Lakers, then was waived and picked up by the Hawks.

He was Dennis Schröder‘s back up for the back half of the year, including their short playoff run.

In total, the Spanish guard averaged 3.6 points and 2.2 assists per game for Atlanta.