The Hawks entered the 2002 NBA Draft Lottery with slightly less than a three percent chance of getting the first overall pick, and unfortunately for Atlanta, failing to reach the top three spots meant the Hawks would lose their first round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers will get the eighth-overall pick to complete the sign-and-trade deal that brought forward Lorenzen Wright to town in August 1999. The Hawks will have only one selection in this year’s draft – a second round pick, #37 overall. There was a possibility of the Hawks' receiving Detroit's first round pick in this year’s draft (#23) that’s owed to the Houston Rockets, to complete last season’s trade for the draft rights of Maryland’s Terence Morris. Detroit has elected to use that selection in this year's draft. The Rockets must provide the Hawks with a first round selection by the 2004 Draft.
In actuality, the Hawks will make the 36th selection in this year’s draft instead of #37 as a result of the NBA’s on-going sanctions against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves will not have a first round pick in this year’s draft.
1995 - Frankie King (Western Carolina) by Los Angeles Lakers
Jason Terry hears his name and heads to stage at 1999 NBA Draft:
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DerMarr Johnson enjoys his moment in the spotlight in 2000:
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