The

1997–98 NBA season The 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in ...

was the 49th season for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

in the

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, and their 30th season in

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. Due to the demolition of the

Omni Coliseum Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

during the off-season, the Hawks played their home games between the

Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome was a Stadium#Types, domed stadium in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta between downtown Atlanta, downtown to the east and Vine City to the west, it was owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of th ...

, home of the

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Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...

, and the

Alexander Memorial Coliseum Hank McCamish Pavilion, nicknamed The Thrillerdome and originally known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech Yellow ...

, home of the

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The teams have also been nicknamed the ...

basketball team; the Alexander Memorial Coliseum (known as "Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center" at the time) was also the Hawks' original home from 1968 to 1972, after the team relocated to Atlanta from

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. During the off-season, the team signed free agent

Chucky Brown Clarence "Chucky" Brown Jr. (born February 29, 1968) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the secon ...

, and re-signed Greg Anderson, who previously played for the Hawks during the 1994–95 season. The Hawks got off to a fast start by winning their first eleven games of the regular season. However, after a 19–5 start, they struggled losing seven straight games between December and January, but then won six straight afterwards, and held a 29–20 record at the All-Star break. The Hawks won eight of their final eleven games of the season, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record, and earning the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference; the team qualified for the

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for the sixth consecutive year.

Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo ...

averaged 13.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game, and was named the

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for the second consecutive year, and was also named to the

All-NBA Third Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...

, and to the

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, while Steve Smith led the Hawks in scoring averaging 20.1 points per game for the second straight season. In addition,

Alan Henderson Alan Lybrooks Henderson (born December 2, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He stands tall. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Henderson attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparator ...

averaged 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, after replacing

Christian Laettner Christian Donald Laettner (, ; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball, Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegi ...

as the team's starting power forward at mid-season, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, while Laettner provided the team with 13.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, and

Mookie Blaylock Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Golden State Warriors. C ...

contributed 13.2 points, 6.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game, but struggled shooting .269 in three-point field goal percentage, and was named to the

NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...

. Meanwhile,

Tyrone Corbin Tyrone Kennedy Corbin (born December 31, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who last worked as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets. He was first appointed the assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns, then was named th ...

provided with 10.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, while off the bench,

Eldridge Recasner Eldridge David Recasner (born December 14, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. In college, he was a three-time All-Pac-10 Conference guard for the Washington Huskies. After college, he played in a variety of professiona ...

contributed 9.3 points per game, and Brown averaged 5.0 points per game. Mutombo and Smith were both selected for the

1998 NBA All-Star Game The 1998 NBA All-Star Game was the 48th edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. The event was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The East won the game 135–114. Besides the NBA All-Star game, there were t ...

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, which was Smith's only All-Star appearance. Blaylock also finished tied in fifth place in

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voting. However, in the

1998 NBA playoffs The 1998 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997–98 season. The tournament concluded with the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Weste ...

, the Hawks lost in four games to the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

in the Eastern Conference First Round, despite a 32-point margin in a Game 3 home win over the Hornets, 96–64. The Hawks finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 610,615 at the Georgia Dome, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum during the regular season. Following the season, Laettner was traded to the

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

, while Recasner and Brown both signed as free agents with the

, and Anderson was released to free agency. On March 27, 1998, the Hawks set a single-game regular season attendance record of 62,046 fans at the Georgia Dome in a game against

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player, who is currently a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

, and the 2-time defending NBA champion

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16 ...

, who defeated the Hawks, 89–74. The Bulls would go on to defeat the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

in six games in the

1998 NBA Finals The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1997–98 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls ...

for their third consecutive NBA championship, and sixth overall in eight years.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

* Rookie shooting guard

Ed Gray Edward Gray (born September 27, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (22nd overall pick) of the 1997 NBA draft. Gray began his college career at the University of T ...

was suspended indefinitely after playing 30 games for missing medical appointments; Gray was on the

injured reserve list The injured reserve list ( IR list) is a designation used in North American professional sports leagues for athletes who suffer injuries and become unable to play. The exact name of the list varies by league; it is known as "injured reserve" in t ...

due to a sprained right foot.

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

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Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

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Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...

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Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

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Gund Arena Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

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Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and ...

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Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

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Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

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Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...

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Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The ...

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Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays i ...

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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 Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...

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The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shock of the ...

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SkyDome Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to ...

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San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

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Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ...

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Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

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Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

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America West Arena The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...

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ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

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Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

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Bradley Center The Bradley Center (also known as the BMO Harris Bradley Center under sponsorship agreements) was a multi-purpose arena located on the northwest corner of North Vel R. Phillips Ave. and West State Streets in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United ...

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Great Western Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Laffit Pincay Jr., P ...

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Delta Center The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...

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Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

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Vancouver Grizzlies The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver. The Grizzlies competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Midwest Division (NBA), Midwest Division of the Western Conference ( ...

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, , W 110–105 , , FleetCenter , , 37–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 62 , , March 13 , , @

, , L 86–107, ,

, , 37–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 63 , , March 15 , ,

, , W 93–77 , ,

, , 38–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 64 , , March 17 , , @

, , W 117–105 , ,

, , 39–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 65 , , March 19 , ,

, , W 84–81 , ,

, , 40–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 66 , , March 20 , , @

, , L 108–109 , ,

, , 40–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 67 , , March 22 , , @

, , L 98–105 , ,

, , 40–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 68 , , March 24 , ,

, , W 85–73 , ,

, , 41–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 69 , , March 27 , ,

, , L 74–89 , ,

, , 41–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 70 , , March 29 , ,

, , W 118–95 , ,

, , 42–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 71 , , March 31 , , @

, , W 90–105 , ,

, , 42–29 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 72 , , April 1 , ,

, , W 105–91 , ,

, , 43–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 73 , , April 3 , ,

, , W 107–87 , ,

, , 44–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 74 , , April 5 , ,

, , L 96–97 , ,

, , 44–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 75 , , April 7 , ,

, , W 92–79 , ,

, , 45–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 76 , , April 9 , ,

, , L 102–105 (OT) , ,

, , 45–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 77 , , April 10 , , @

, , W 99–87 , ,

, , 46–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 78 , , April 12 , , @

, , W 91–81 , ,

, , 47–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 79 , , April 14 , ,

, , W 95–94 , ,

, , 48–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , , 80 , , April 15 , , @

, , L 70–82 , ,

, , 48–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 81 , , April 17 , ,

, , W 121–104 , ,

, , 49–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , , 82 , , April 19 , ,

, , W 101–89 , ,

, , 50–32 , -

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 23 , @ Charlotte
L 87–97
, Steve Smith (35) ,

(15) ,

(9) ,

19,176 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 25 , @ Charlotte
L 85–92
,

Henderson Henderson may refer to: People *Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname * Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan Places Argentina *Henderson, Buenos Aires Australia *Henderson, Western Australia Canada *H ...

Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

(22) ,

, Mutombo (9) ,

(13) ,

20,390 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 28 , Charlotte
W 96–64
,

(16) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

19,745 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 1 , Charlotte
L 82–91
, Steve Smith (27) ,

(16) ,

(4) ,

22,074 , 1–3 , -

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and b ...

NBA Most Improved Player Award The NBA's Most Improved Player (MIP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player who has shown the most progress during the regular season compared to previous seasons. The winner is selected by a panel of sportsw ...

Transactions

Trades

September 29, 1997 *Traded

Priest Lauderdale Priest Lauderdale (born August 31, 1973) is an American-Bulgarian former professional basketball player. College career Lauderdale attended high school at Carver Military Academy, in Chicago, Illinois. After high school, Lauderdale played coll ...

to the

for

Efthimios Rentzias Efthimios "Efthimis" Rentzias (alternate spellings: Efthymios, Efthymis; Greek: Ευθύμιος "Ευθύμης" Ρεντζιάς; born January 11, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was most ...

and a 2000 second round draft pick.

Free agents

September 26, 1997 *Signed Anthony Miller as a free agent. *Signed Donald Whiteside as a free agent. *Signed Drew Barry as a free agent. October 2, 1997 *Signed

as a free agent. *Signed Chris King as a free agent. October 8, 1997 *Waived Chris King. October 10, 1997 *Signed Greg Anderson as a free agent. October 19, 1997 *Waived Drew Barry November 7, 1997 *Signed

Randy Livingston Randy Livingston (born April 2, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. He played parts of eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine different teams. The national high school player ...

as a free agent. *Waived Donald Whiteside. November 20, 1997 *Waived Randy Livingston. December 9, 1997 *Signed Randy Livingston as a free agent. January 10, 1998 *Waived Randy Livingston. January 20, 1998 *Signed Drew Barry to a 10-day contract. February 11, 1998 *Signed Drew Barry to a contract for the rest of the season. February 13, 1998 *Signed

Lloyd Daniels Lloyd "Swee'Pea" Daniels (born September 4, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Daniels grew up in Brooklyn, and was raised by his relatives from the age ...

to a 10-day contract. February 15, 1998 *Released Lloyd Daniels. February 17, 1998 *Signed Brian Oliver to the first of two 10-day contracts. Player Transactions Citation:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Atlanta Hawks Season Atlanta Hawks seasons

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

References