Jason Terry would later win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2009) and a Championship with the Dallas Mavericks, but it was with the Atlanta Hawks where he first cut his teeth in professional basketball.  Terry was drafted 10th overall in 1999 and quickly became a feared shooter in the league.  While he would receive more accolades in Dallas, Terry’s best scoring season was with Atlanta (19.7 PPG), and aside from his rookie season, he would never fall below 16 Points per Game as a Hawk.

While “Pistol” Pete Maravich is best known for what he did in the State of Louisiana, both with the New Orleans Jazz and LSU, it should be remembered that the first four seasons prossionnally were spent professio with the Atlanta Hawks. 

Paul Millsap played four seasons for the Atlanta Hawks (2013-14 to 2016-17), and he went "four for four," meaning he was named an All-Star in each of those seasons.  While the Hawks were always a lower-end playoff team when he played there, he was successful in putting together good statistical seasons, as he never had a campaign for ATL where he dipped under 16 Points or 7 Rebounds per Season.  

It was also in Atlanta that he would collect his first individual statistical title, leading the Association in Defensive Win Shares with 6.0.  Millsap's run with the Hawks ended due to the team's restructuring, but there is no doubt he made his mark there, and his contributions should not be forgotten.

The answer to the trivia question (who was the first overall draft pick in the 1950s), Chuck Share, would be traded from Fort Wayne to the Milwaukee Hawks, which would later be moved to St. Louis.  Share, a rough player who was adept at collecting Personal Fouls, would have three seasons where he scored 15 Points per Game, but most notably was the captain for the Hawks' Championship win in 1958.