1993-94 Atlanta Hawks season

NBA season
team = Atlanta Hawks
end_year = 1994
wins = 50
losses = 32
division = TBD
division_place = 1st
conference = Eastern
conf_place = 1st
coach = Lenny Wilkens
arena = The Omni
playoffs = Lost Eastern Conference SemifinalsIn 1993-94, Michael Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement. This meant that various teams in the league had an opportunity to contend for a championship. The Hawks hired Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as their new coach. Wilkens was a star guard for the franchise when it was based in St. Louis in the 60's. Wilkens was quickly moving up the all-time coaching wins list after successful runs with the Seattle Supersonics and Cleveland Cavaliers. Wilkens employed a defensive system which benefited several members of the team. Guards Stacy Augmon and Mookie Blaylock were both named to the NBA All-Defensive team. The Hawks would emerge in first place when the first half of the season was complete. Despite being in first place in February, the Hawks would trade franchise leading scorer Dominique Wilkins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danny Manning. By the end of the season, the Hawks finished first overall in the Eastern Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. Entering the playoffs, the Hawks struggled, as they needed the full five games to get past the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Hawks were upset by the Indiana Pacers in 6 games. [ [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/atlanta/atlhawks.html Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present) ] ]

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