No. 9
DOUNOBALL Team History
Atlanta Hawks
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1949
Archive begins
1
Championships
6
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Dominique Wilkins
Franchise #1
23,292
REB
Rebounds
Kevin Willis
Franchise #1
7,332
AST
Assists
Trae Young
Franchise #1
4,837
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Mookie Blaylock
Franchise #1
1,321
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Tree Rollins
Franchise #1
2,283
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Trae Young
Franchise #1
1,295
GP
Games played
Dominique Wilkins
Franchise #1
882
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1949
Franchise origin
Tri-Cities Blackhawks founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1949.
1949
Team identity
Tri-Cities Blackhawks era begins
Team identity era begins in 1949-50. Runs through 1950-51. Abbreviation: TRI.
1951
Name change
Milwaukee Hawks era begins
Team identity era begins in 1951-52. Runs through 1954-55. Abbreviation: MLH.
1955
Name change
St. Louis Hawks era begins
Team identity era begins in 1955-56. Runs through 1967-68. Abbreviation: STL.
1968
Name change
Atlanta Hawks era begins
Team identity era begins in 1968-69. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: ATL.