NBA: All-Time Starting Five of the Atlanta Hawks

Center – Dikembe Mutombo

Spending just four and a half seasons with the Hawks was enough for Dikembe Mutombo to make this list. Signing a five-year, $55 million deal in 1995, Mutombo helped the Hawks become one of the best defensive teams in the league. He led the Hawks to three playoff appearances, two of which to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

While with the Hawks, Mutombo was a five-time All-Star and he made the All-NBA Third Team in 1998. He also established himself as one of the best defenders of his generation during his tenure in Atlanta, winning three of his four Defensive Player of the Year Awards there. His No. 55 jersey was retired by the Hawks in 2015.

Honorable Mention: Center – Al Horford

Drafted third overall by the Hawks in 2007, Al Horford helped the team made the playoffs every year in his nine seasons in Atlanta. He became one of the best big men in the league while with the Hawks that led to four All-Star game appearances. However, Horford left Atlanta in 2017 to sign with rivals Boston Celtics.