The
1991–92 NBA season was the Hawks' 43rd season in the
National Basketball Association, and 24th season in
Atlanta. The Hawks had the ninth pick in the
1991 NBA draft, and selected
Stacey Augmon out of
UNLV. During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard
Maurice Cheeks from the
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
, acquired second-year guard
Travis Mays from the
Sacramento Kings, and acquired
Blair Rasmussen from the
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
. However, Mays only played just two games due to two ruptured tendons in his right ankle. The Hawks got off to an 8–8 start and played .500 basketball for the first half of the season, holding a 24–23 record at the All-Star break. However, with a 22–20 record as of January 28,
Dominique Wilkins ruptured his Achilles tendon and was out for the remainder of the season after playing just 42 games, averaging 28.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Without Wilkins, the Hawks would struggle and lose 24 of their final 40 games, including a 7-game losing streak in March. The Hawks finished fifth in the Central Division with a 38–44 record,
missing the
playoffs and losing a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference to the
Miami Heat.
Wilkins and
Kevin Willis were both selected for the
1992 NBA All-Star Game
The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was the 42nd edition of the All-Star Game. It was hosted at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida on February 9, 1992, where the West defeated the East, 153–113. The game is memorable for the return of Los Angeles L ...
, but Wilkins did not participate due to injury. Willis averaged 18.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game, was named to the
All-NBA Third Team, and finished in third place in
Most Improved Player voting. In addition, Augmon averaged 13.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year guard
Rumeal Robinson showed improvement averaging 13.0 points and 5.5 assists per game, and Rasmussen provided the team with 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Off the bench,
Duane Ferrell provided with 12.7 points per game, and rookie guard
Paul Graham contributed 10.1 points per game.
Following the season, Robinson was traded to the
New Jersey Nets,
and Cheeks was released to free agency after just one season with the Hawks.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
:z - clinched division title
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Player statistics
Season
Player Statistics Citation:
Awards
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Kevin Willis,
All-NBA Third Team
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Stacey Augmon,
NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Transactions
References
See also
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