The Hawks received several awards honoring them for their 2014-15 season Thursday night by the Atlanta Sports Council.
At the council’s 11th annual Atlanta Sports Awards ceremony, the Hawks were named Team of the Year for their historic 60-win NBA season that culminated in the franchise’s first-ever trip to the Eastern Conference finals.
In addition, Paul Millsap was named Professional Athlete of the Year and Mike Budenholzer was awarded Coach of the Year.
In other awards:
* Former Braves pitcher John Smoltz was the recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.
* Lee McCoy, the University of Georgia golfer, was named the Collegiate Athlete of the Year.
* Malcolm Mitchell, the former Georgia wide receiver, won the Community Spirit Award.
*Jaylen Brown, from Wheeler High School and now at playing basketball at the University of California, was named the High School Player of the Year.
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