6 spot for a guaranteed playoff position. The slide left Atlanta closer to falling out of the play-in tournament than moving into the No. They lost four of six games before the All-Star break and are only one game ahead of 10th-place Toronto in the East. The trade formed a backcourt pairing of All-Star guards in Murray and Young and placed more heat on McMillan to guide the Hawks back to the top of the conference. The Hawks finished 43-39 in the 2021-22 season and, after escaping the play-in tournament, lost to the Miami Heat 4-1 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.Ītlanta then added more emphasis to a win-now approach by trading Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray. “He is truly a class act, and we appreciate the graciousness and work ethic he brought with him every day.” “I would like to thank Nate for his leadership and professionalism during his time with the Hawks,” Fields said in a statement. Overall in 19 seasons, McMillan has a 760-668 record with the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers and Hawks. McMillan denied reports early this season that he considered resigning. McMillan was frustrated in his attempts to improve Atlanta's defense, a consistent weakness that weighed down a team led by high-scoring guard Trae Young. His success that season earned him the full-time position. The 58-year-old McMillan went 99-80 as Atlanta’s coach, including a 27-11 record as interim in the second half of the 2020-21 season. Prunty joined the Hawks in July 2021 as lead assistant.
Assistant coach Joe Prunty will serve as interim coach.
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