The 1989–90 NBA season was the Hawks' 41st season in the National Basketball Association , and 22nd season in Atlanta .[1] Injuries would hamper the Hawks again as Doc Rivers only played just 48 games due to a herniated disk in his back.[2] Despite the injuries, they went on a 7-game winning streak in December with a 13–6 record. However, in January they lost six consecutive games falling below .500, and endangering their playoff chances. At midseason, the team traded Antoine Carr to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Kenny Smith .[3] The Hawks would close out the season on a strong note winning ten of their final 15 games finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record.[4] However, they ended up one game short of the playoffs .
Dominique Wilkins averaged 26.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game ,[5] but was not selected to an All-NBA Team at season's end, while Moses Malone averaged 18.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, and Rivers provided the team with 12.5 points, 5.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game. In addition, Kevin Willis provided with 12.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while John Battle contributed 10.9 points per game, and Spud Webb averaged 9.2 points, 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game off the bench.[6]
Following the season, Smith was traded to the Houston Rockets ,[7] while Cliff Levingston signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls ,[8] and head coach Mike Fratello was fired after coaching the Hawks for seven seasons.[9]
Draft picks
Roster
1989–90 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G
10
Battle, John
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1962–11–09
Rutgers
F
33
Ferrell, Duane
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1965–02–28
Georgia Tech
C
32
Koncak, Jon
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1963–05–17
SMU
F
53
Levingston, Cliff
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1961–01–04
Wichita State
G
34
Long, John
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1956–08–28
Detroit Mercy
F/C
2
Malone, Moses (C)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1955–02–23
Petersburg HS (VA)
G
22
Marble, Roy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1966–12–13
Iowa
G
25
Rivers, Doc (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1961–10–13
Marquette
G
31
Smith, Kenny
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1965–03–08
North Carolina
C
8
Volkov, Alexander
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1964–03–28
Ukraine
G
4
Webb, Spud
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
133 lb (60 kg)
1963–07–13
NC State
F
21
Wilkins, Dominique
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1960–01–12
Georgia
F/C
42
Willis, Kevin
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1962–09–06
Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: March 15, 1990
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1989-90 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
1–3
2–0
0–5
2–3
0–2
1–1
3–2
2–0
2–0
2–3
1–1
0–2
4–0
3–2
1–1
2–2
1–3
5–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
Boston
3–1
–
2–0
2–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
2–0
1–3
1–1
0–2
5–0
2–2
1–1
5–1
4–1
4–0
3–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
Charlotte
0–2
0–2
–
0–2
1–1
1–3
3–2
0–2
2–2
1–4
1–1
2–2
0–4
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–4
1–3
0–5
0–4
0–5
0–2
Chicago
5–0
2–2
2–0
–
5–0
2–0
1–1
1–4
2–0
1–1
2–3
1–1
1–1
4–0
4–1
2–0
3–1
3–1
3–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–1
Cleveland
3–2
1–3
1–1
0–5
–
0–2
0–2
1–4
1–1
0–2
3–2
1–1
1–1
4–0
3–2
1–1
4–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Dallas
2–0
1–1
3–1
0–2
2–0
–
2–3
1–1
3–1
4–1
2–0
3–1
0–4
2–0
1–1
4–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–4
3–1
3–2
2–2
1–3
1–1
Denver
1–1
1–1
2–3
1–1
2–0
3–2
–
0–2
2–2
4–1
0–2
2–2
0–4
2–0
1–1
5–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
0–4
1–1
Detroit
2–3
2–2
2–0
4–1
4–1
1–1
2–0
–
1–1
1–1
4–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
3–2
2–0
4–0
4–0
5–0
1–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
Golden State
0–2
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–2
1–1
–
2–2
1–1
3–1
1–4
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–5
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–3
2–2
1–1
Houston
0–2
0–2
4–1
1–1
2–0
1–4
1–4
1–1
2–2
–
1–1
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–2
1–3
4–0
2–2
2–2
3–2
1–1
Indiana
3–2
3–1
1–1
3–2
2–3
0–2
2–0
1–4
1–1
1–1
–
0–2
0–2
3–1
3–2
1–1
4–0
1–3
4–1
0–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
L.A. Clippers
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
1–1
1–3
2–2
2–0
–
1–4
0–2
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–4
0–5
2–3
0–4
3–2
0–4
1–1
L.A. Lakers
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
4–0
4–0
1–1
4–1
2–2
2–0
4–1
–
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–3
5–0
2–2
4–0
2–2
1–1
Miami
0–4
0–5
1–1
0–4
0–4
0–2
0–2
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–0
0–2
–
2–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
3–1
0–5
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–3
Milwaukee
2–3
2–2
2–0
1–4
2–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
1–1
1–1
2–2
–
2–0
4–0
2–2
5–0
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
3–1
Minnesota
1–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–4
0–5
0–2
1–3
2–2
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–1
0–2
–
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–4
1–3
2–2
1–4
1–3
0–5
1–1
New Jersey
2–2
1–5
1–1
1–3
0–4
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
1–1
0–4
0–2
0–2
4–1
0–4
1–1
–
1–4
1–3
1–4
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
New York
3–1
1–4
1–1
1–3
2–2
1–1
1–1
0–4
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
5–1
2–2
1–1
4–1
–
2–2
2–3
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
Orlando
0–5
0–4
1–1
2–3
1–4
0–2
0–2
0–5
0–2
0–2
1–4
0–2
1–1
1–3
0–5
1–1
3–1
2–2
–
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
Philadelphia
2–2
2–3
2–0
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
1–1
5–0
3–1
1–1
4–1
3–2
2–2
–
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
Phoenix
2–0
1–1
3–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
3–1
0–2
5–0
2–2
1–1
4–0
1–3
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
–
2–3
5–0
0–4
3–2
3–1
2–0
Portland
1–1
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
3–1
1–1
5–0
3–2
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–2
–
4–0
3–1
3–2
2–2
1–1
Sacramento
1–1
0–2
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–4
0–2
2–3
0–4
1–1
3–2
0–5
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–5
0–4
–
0–4
2–2
1–3
1–1
San Antonio
1–1
1–1
5–0
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–1
1–1
3–1
2–2
1–1
4–0
2–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
1–3
4–0
–
3–1
3–2
2–0
Seattle
1–1
0–2
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
1–1
3–2
2–2
1–1
2–3
0–4
2–0
0–2
3–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
2–3
2–2
1–3
–
1–3
2–0
Utah
1–1
1–1
5–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
4–0
1–1
2–2
2–3
1–1
4–0
2–2
1–1
2–0
5–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
2–3
3–1
–
2–0
Washington
2–2
3–2
2–0
1–3
1–3
1–1
1–1
0–4
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
3–2
1–3
1–1
3–2
0–5
4–0
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
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Player statistics
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References
^ 1989-90 Atlanta Hawks
^ Brown, Clifton (October 27, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Blackman to Miss Opener? Knicks Wince at the Thought" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "Hawks' Carr to Kings" . The New York Times . February 14, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "1989–90 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021 .
^ "1990 NBA All-Star Game: East 130, West 113" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved December 9, 2021 .
^ a b "1989–90 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 14, 2021 .
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Rockets Obtain Smith" . The New York Times . September 28, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ Smith, Sam (October 2, 1990). "Bulls Close in on Levingston" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 9, 2022 .
^ "Fratello Fired After Seven Years as Hawks Coach" . United Press International . April 23, 1990. Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
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