Most Important Offseason Dates For Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks season officially ended last night with a dismal performance in the play-in game vs the Bulls. It was an awful performance, even for a team that was very short-handed as the Hawks were. Now, one of the most crucial offseasons in recent memory for the Hawks will begin. 

Atlanta has plenty of decisions to make this offseason and there is a chance that this roster looks way different than it did this season. 

Here are the pivotal dates for the offseason for Atlanta. 

April 19th- Sacramento Kings Play-In Game vs Pelicans

This is big because if the Kings win the game, they will make the playoffs, meaning the Hawks will get their first-round selection. If New Orleans wins, Atlanta will have to wait until next season to see if it conveys (it will be top-12 protected next year). 

May 12th- NBA Draft Lottery

This is a big date for the Hawks. They are going to be in the Draft Lottery for the first time since the 2020 Draft. Going into the Lottery, Atlanta currently has the 10th best odds to land the No. 1 pick (3%) and a 13.9% chance to jump into the top four. Atlanta can pick as high as No. 1 or as low as No. 12. This is not a draft that is considered to be very strong, meaning the Hawks might benefit more from trading their pick if they were to take a jump up. 

May 12-19th- NBA Draft Combine

This will be a chance for the Hawks to some prospects up close. 

June 26th-27th: 2024 NBA Draft Draft

The first round and second round of the NBA Draft have now been split into two days. Atlanta will find out where they are picking on May 12th, the night of the draft lottery. 

June 29th

Atlanta has some decisions to make by this day. They must choose whether or not to exercise Garrison Matthews’s $2.2 million team option, they must figure out if they want to tender an $8.4 million dollar qualifying offer to Saddiq Bey, making him a restricted free agent, and they must decide whether or not to guarantee Bruno Fernando’s $2.7 million dollar contract.

June 30th 

Free agent negotiations can begin with players not on your own team (6 p.m. ET)

July 1st

Free agency moratorium (12:01 a.m. ET), First-round selections can sign contracts, Minimum contracts (2 years or less) can sign, Offer sheets can be extended to a player, Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet, Third-year and fourth-year rookie options can be exercised, Two-way contracts can be signed and converted. 

July 6th

NBA Free Agency Officially Begins

July 12th-22nd

NBA 2K Vegas Summer League

Oct. 21st

Last day of the offseason, meaning it is the last day for rookie scale or veteran extensions. This will be a potentially crucial day regarding the Jalen Johnson extension