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The Atlanta Hawks are starting to prepare for the 2005-06 season, and the first thing on the agenda is the 2005 NBA Draft, tonight at 7:30 on ESPN. With the #2 overall pick and two second-rounders as well (#31, #59), the Hawks are in position to significantly upgrade their roster.
Be sure to check back as we keep you posted on all of the players who come through town to work out as we lead up to the draft proceedings on Tuesday, June 28, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden (coverage begins at 7:30 pm on ESPN).
Be sure to check back as we update you on the latest news involving the
draft, including articles by national media sites discussing the Hawks draft
plans, features on potential Hawks selections, and mock drafts predicting
what will go down!
The Hawks are nearly on the clock...and everyone is asking, who will they take? We talked to some of Atlanta's more famous residents to see what they would do if it were up to them:
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Big Boi: "I like North Carolina players, so I think we should take Marvin Williams." |
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Bow Wow: "I think the Hawks should keep it local and pick up Louis Williams." |
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Bonecrusher: "Unanimously, we should take Chris Paul." |
Hawks
G Royal Ivey went through the grueling draft process last season, working out
for several teams before being taken by the Hawks with the 37th pick in the 2004
NBA Draft. We caught up to Royal at one of the Hawks pre-draft workouts
this week to find out what the experience was like for him and what it is like
now watching them from the other side of the fence:Audio:
Royal Part I |
Part II |
Part III |
Part IV |
Part V
| DID YOU KNOW...... |  |
| The Hawks have never had the #2 pick in the NBA Draft before, and haven't had the #1 pick since the Draft Lottery was instituted in 1985. The team's previous highest pick was the #3 selection in 2001, which they shipped to Memphis in the draft night trade that brought Shareef Abdur-Rahim to Atlanta. |
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| Year | Name | College | Pick No. |
| 2004 | Josh Childress | Stanford | #6 |
| Josh Smith | Oak Hill Academy | #17 | |
| 2003 | Boris Diaw | Pau Orthez (France) | #21 |
| 2001 | Pau Gasol (a) | Spain | #3 |
| Jamaal Tinsley (b) | Iowa State | #27 | |
| 2000 | DerMarr Johnson | Cincinnati | #6 |
| 1999 | Jason Terry | Arizona | #10 |
| Cal Bowdler | Old Dominion | #17 | |
| Dion Glover | Georgia Tech | #20 | |
| Jumaine Jones (c) | Georgia | #27 | |
| 1998 | Roshown McLeod | Duke | #22 |
| 1997 | Ed Gray | California | #22 |
| 1996 | Priest Lauderdale | Central State (OH) | #28 |
| 1995 | Alan Henderson | Indiana | #16 |
(a) Gasol was traded on draft night to the Vancouver (Memphis) Grizzlies,
along with Brevin Knight and Lorenzen Wright, in exchange for Shareef
Abdur-Rahim and the 27th pick in the draft
(b) Atlanta traded the draft rights to Tinsley to the Indiana Pacers for a
future first-round selection. Vancouver chose Tinsley on behalf of Atlanta as
part of a trade agreement.
(c) On draft night, Jones’ draft rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers
for a future first-round pick (via Toronto).
