Atlanta Hawks 2020-21 Training Camp/Preseason Guide
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ATLANTA HAWKS 2020‐21 TRAINING CAMP/PRESEASON GUIDE PRESEASON SCHEDULE (all times Eastern) DATE/OPPONENT TIME SITE TV/RADIO Friday, Dec. 11 vs. ORL 7:00 p.m. State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA FSSE/92.9 Sunday, Dec. 13 vs. ORL 5:00 p.m. State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA FSSE Thursday, Dec. 17 at MEM 8:00 p.m. FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN FSSE/92.9 Saturday, Dec. 19 at MEM 8:00 p.m. FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN FSSE/92.9/NBA TV FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast 92.9 = Sportsradio 92.9 The Game 2020-21 ATLANTA HAWKS ROSTER # Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs Pronunciation 13 Bogdan Bogdanovic G 6-6 220 08/18/92 Fenerbahce/Serbia 3 Boag-dahn Boag-dahn-ovich 15 Clint Capela C 6-10 240 05/18/94 Elon Chalon/Switzerland 6 20 John Collins F/C 6-9 235 09/23/97 Wake Forest/USA 3 32 Kris Dunn G 6-3 205 03/18/94 Providence/USA 4 24 Bruno Fernando F/C 6-9 240 08/15/98 Maryland/Angola 1 8 Danilo Gallinari F 6-10 233 08/08/88 Olimpia Milano/Italy 11 da-KNEE-lo gal-in-ARE-ee 0 Brandon Goodwin G 6-0 180 10/02/95 Florida Gulf Coast/USA 2 18 Solomon Hill F 6-6 226 03/18/91 Arizona/USA 7 3 Kevin Huerter G 6-7 190 08/27/98 Maryland/USA 2 HER-der 12 De’Andre Hunter F 6-7 225 12/02/97 Virginia/USA 1 *1 Nathan Knight F/C 6-10 253 09/20/97 William & Mary/USA R *4 Skylar Mays G 6-4 205 09/05/97 LSU/USA R 17 Onyeka Okongwu F/C 6-9 245 12/11/00 USC/USA R own-YEH-kuh oh-KONG-wu 22 Cam Reddish F 6-8 218 09/01/99 Duke/USA 1 7 Rajon Rondo G 6-1 180 2/22/86 Kentucky/USA 14 RAH-zhon 19 Tony Snell G 6-6 213 11/10/91 New Mexico/USA 7 11 Trae Young G 6-1 180 09/19/98 Oklahoma/USA 2 HEAD COACH: Lloyd Pierce (Santa Clara) Assistant Coaches: Nate McMillan (NC State), Melvin Hunt (Baylor), Chris Jent (Ohio State), Marlon Garnett (Santa Clara), Matt Hill (Texas) Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Nate Babcock (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) Vice President of Athletic Performance and Sports Medicine: Chelsea Lane (University of Sydney) Head Athletic Trainer: Scottie Parker (University of Northwestern) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach : Michael Irr (Connecticut) * = two-way contract #13, Bogdan Bogdanovic #15 Clint Capela #20 John Collins #32, Kris Dunn #24 Bruno Fernando #8, Danilo Gallinari #0 Brandon Goodwin G, Serbia C, Switzerland F/C, Wake Forest G, Providence F/C, Maryland F, Italy G, FGCU #18, Solomon Hill #3 Kevin Huerter #12 De’Andre Hunter #1, Nathan Knight #4 Skylar Mays #17 Onyeka Okongwu #22 Cam Reddish F, Arizona G, Maryland F, Virginia F/C, William & Mary (2W) G, LSU (2W) F/C, USC F, Duke #7 Rajon Rondo #19 Tony Snell #11 Trae Young Lloyd Pierce Nate McMillan Melvin Hunt Chris Jent G, Kentucky G, New Mexico G, Oklahoma Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Marlon Garnett Matt Hill Nate Babcock Chelsea Lane Scottie Parker Michael Irr Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Asst. to HC VP of Athletic Head Athletic Trainer Head Strength & Performance and Sports Conditioning Coach Medicine 2020‐21 ATLANTA HAWKS SCHEDULE PRESEASON FRI 11 ORLANDO FSSE/92.9 7:00 SUN 13 ORLANDO FSSE 5:00 THU 17 at Memphis FSSE/92.9 8:00 SAT 19 at Memphis FSSE/92.9 8:00 REGULAR SEASON DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (ET) DECEMBER (1 HOME + 3 ROAD) WED 23 at Chicago FSSE 8:00 SAT 26 at Memphis FSSE/NBA TV 5:00 MON 28 DETROIT FSSE 7:30 WED 30 at Brooklyn FSSE 7:30 JANUARY (8 HOME + 8 ROAD) FRI 1at Brooklyn FSSE 7:30 SAT 2 CLEVELAND FSSE 7:30 MON 4 NEW YORK FSSE 7:30 WED 6 CHARLOTTE FSSE 7:30 SAT 9at Charlotte FSSE 7:00 MON 11 PHILADELPHIA FSSE 7:30 WED 13 at Phoenix FSSE 9:00 FRI 15 at Utah FSSE 9:00 SAT 16 at Portland FSSE 10:00 MON 18 MINNESOTA MLK/FSSE/NBA TV 2:30 WED 20 DETROIT FSSE 7:30 FRI 22 at Minnesota FSSE 8:00 SUN 24 at Milwaukee FSSE/NBA TV 7:30 TUE 26 LA CLIPPERS FSSE 7:30 WED 27 BROOKLYN FSSE 7:30 FRI 29 at Washington FSSE 7:00 FEBRUARY (8 HOME + 7 ROAD) MON 1LA LAKERS FSSE 7:30 WED 3 DALLAS FSSE 7:30 THU 4 UTAH FSSE 7:30 SAT 6 TORONTO FSSE 7:30 WED 10 at Dallas FSSE/ESPN 7:30 FRI 12 SAN ANTONIO FSSE 7:30 SAT 13 INDIANA FSSE 7:30 MON 15 at New York FSSE 7:30 WED 17 at Boston FSSE 7:30 FRI 19 at Boston FSSE 7:30 SUN 21 DENVER FSSE 7:30 TUE 23 at Cleveland FSSE 7:00 WED 24 BOSTON FSSE 7:30 FRI 26 at Oklahoma City FSSE 8:00 SUN 28 at Miami FSSE 6:00 HOME GAMES IN BOLD FSSE: Fox Sports Southeast and Fox Sports GO app MARCH (2 ROAD) All regular season games on Sportsradio 92‐9 The Game TUE 2at Miami FSSE 7:30 (MLK) Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Game WED 3at Orlando FSSE 7:00 Travis Schlenk President of Basketball Operations and General Manager As the Hawks’ President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, Travis Schlenk oversees Atlanta’s Basketball Operations department. He originally joined the franchise as General Manager and Head of Basketball Operations on May 25, 2017 before being elevated to his current position on August 19, 2019. Since his arrival in Atlanta, Schlenk has worked to reshape the team’s roster which now includes a young core of first round selections from his four drafts at the helm, led by Trae Young (fifth overall pick in 2018 and Eastern Conference All-Star starter in 2020), John Collins (drafted 19th overall in 2017 and Second Team All-Rookie in 2017- 18), Kevin Huerter (19th pick in 2018 and Second Team All-Rookie in 2018-19), De’Andre Hunter (fourth overall pick in 2019), Cam Reddish (drafted by Atlanta at No. 10 in 2019) and Onyeka Okongwu (sixth overall selection in 2020). Beginning at the 2020 trade deadline, Schlenk focused on bolstering the young roster with a group of talented and proven veterans. In February, 2020, Atlanta acquired young veteran center Clint Capela from Houston. To continue Atlanta’s transformation, in November, 2020, Atlanta landed Bogdan Bogdanovic (via restricted free agency) and Danilo Gallinari (via sign-and-trade) along with unrestricted free agent signees Rajon Rondo, Kris Dunn and Solomon Hill. In May of 2018, Schlenk tabbed Philadelphia 76ers Assistant Coach Lloyd Pierce to help lead and develop the team’s youthful roster. Schlenk, a veteran of more than 20 years in the NBA, joined the Hawks after 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, including the final six as Assistant General Manager, where he assisted two-time NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers in the management of all day-to-day basketball operations activities. He was previously the Warriors’ Director of Player Personnel for two years after five seasons as an assistant coach and video scout. During Schlenk’s time as part of Golden State’s basketball leadership, the Warriors hired 2016 NBA Coach of the Year Steve Kerr as head coach, drafted two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, two-time All-NBA selection Klay Thompson, three-time All-Defensive First Team pick and 2017 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes; acquired 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala and Andrew Bogut via trade; and signed 2014 NBA MVP and 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and Shaun Livingston. Over his stint at Golden State, the Warriors reached three consecutive NBA Finals and won the championship in 2015 and 2017. Golden State compiled a record of 207-39 (.841) over that span, the best three-year run in NBA history, also becoming the first club to win 65-or-more games in three consecutive seasons. He was a video coordinator for the Miami Heat from 1999-04 (where he worked alongside Hall-of-Famer Pat Riley, Stan Van Gundy and Erik Spoelstra), Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Georgia in 1998-99 and part of the Orlando Magic’s basketball operations staff in 1997-98, where he worked under Hall-of-Famer Chuck Daly. Schlenk earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Management & Human Ecology from Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, where he also played basketball. He owns a Masters of Education with an emphasis in Sports Administration from Wichita State University. A native of Selden, Kansas, Schlenk and his wife, Sarah, have two daughters, Morgan and Charlotte, and a son, Will. Lloyd Pierce Head Coach Lloyd Pierce is in his third season as the Hawks’ Head Coach, after being named the 13th full-time Head Coach in team history on May 11, 2018. In his first two seasons, he and his staff have been instrumental in the development of Eastern Conference All-Star starter Trae Young, John Collins, 2019 All-Rookie team member Kevin Huerter, and second-year forwards De’Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish. In May 2019, Pierce was named to the 2019-20 USA Basketball Men’s National Team coaching staff, joining Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr and Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright on Gregg Popovich’s staff.