In the 2011-12 lockout season, the Atlanta Hawks went 40-26 and entered the playoffs as the 5th seed, eventually losing in six games to the Boston Celtics. Since the 07-08 season, the Hawks have made the playoffs every year (finishing 8th,4th,3rd,5th, and 5th). They were a solid team led by Joe Johnson, but never a true title contender. Now,
Brett Roberts and I have been working on other projects, which has pushed our lists of the top 200 players to ever play in the NBA to the side for a short time. But, we're back with the next installment of 139-120. This segment of my list includes a couple current players, guards, big men, players from back in the day and the superstars we
We've now covered the entire Eastern Conference amnesty clause candidates. We're moving on to the West now, where we'll see which teams have the real albatross contracts, and which teams have been careful and prudent in building their roster (see: OKC). The amnesty clause is going to benefit some teams more than others, and we'll see who
