Known for his strong defensive game, “Mr Rounds” Dan Roundfield brought a ton of “power” to the Power Forward position.  Roundfield came to Atlanta after a three year run in Indiana and would reward the Hawks faithful five Defensive Team Selections and three straight All-Star appearances.  In all but his final season with Atlanta he averaged a season double double, however the one that he missed was because averaged a mere 9.9 Rebounds per Game.  Not too shabby for a Central Michigan Chippewa!

Mookie Blaylock was one of the best defensive Point Guards of all time.  Blaylock was an Atlanta Hawk for seven years, which was the best part of his career.  While in Atlanta, Blaylock would win the Steals Title twice and would six times make an All-Defensive Team.  Offensively, Blaylock would never fall below 13 Points per Game as a Hawk.

Far from a one-dimensional Center, Al Horford was the third overall draft pick in 2007 and paid early dividends for the Atlanta Hawks.  A runner-up for Rookie of the Year honors, Horford had two back-to-back All-Star runs (2010-11 & 2015-16) and never had a season where he fell below 10 Points per Game.  Horford would also post seasons with a PER above 20.

The owner of one of the sweetest jump shots of all time (hence the nickname of “Sweet Lou”), Lou Hudson went to six straight All-Star Games, coincidentally the first six seasons the team relocated to Atlanta.  Hudson would score over 20 Points per Game seven times, four of which would be higher than 25 Points.  While the Hawks never really went that deep into the playoffs while he was there, most of the success that Atlanta did have can be attributed to Lou Hudson.

Hudson's #23 was retired by the team in 1977, right after he retired.