The 2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 60th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 41st in Atlanta. It ended on Monday, May 11, 2009, with a loss at home to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs in a sweep. They also clinched their first winning season since 1998-99.

Key dates

Draft picks

The Hawks did not have any draft picks in the 2008 NBA draft.

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

17,461 19,651 16,030 18,290 18,231 21,738 18,624 15,309 18,729 13,379 14,416 15,068 20,562 15,730 19,200 18,110 12,088 16,366 19,966 16,439 18,161 19,600 19,200 12,733 18,729 16,768 15,233 12,138 18,031 17,131 13,762 16,851 16,740 13,748 17,461 15,079 18,422 15,901 18,832 17,199 20,389 18,556 19,153 18,103 18,180 17,561 15,881 13,745 15,140 18,729 17,027 20,124 18,997 11,213 20,250 19,911 18,418 19,157 19,639 10,189 18,931 15,058 19,101 14,204 13,112 14,079 14,413 14,226 17,499 20,562 13,425 18,529 20,054 20,148 18,256 18,624 19,608 17,613 13,073 17,222 18,179 12,736

Playoffs

18,851 19,146 19,600 19,600 19,051 19,600 18,864 20,562 20,562 20,143 19,241

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hawks only.

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions