 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Zvisinei, timu yakaridza yakatenderedza.500 mwaka wese uchiripo ichitumira rekodhi ye97 munaKurume. MaHawks akaratidza kuvandudzika kudiki nekudzivirira kurasikirwa makumi mashanu nekupedza wechitanhatu muCentral Division nerekodhi ye33-49. Abdur-Rahim aiva nemwaka wakaisvonaka ane avhareji yemapoinzi 21.2, 9.0 rebounds uye 1.1 mabhuroko pamutambo, uye akasarudzwa ku2002 NBA All-Star Game. Jason Terry averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 assists uye 1.8 steals pamutambo, apo Mohammed akapa timu 9.7 points uye 7.9 rebounds pamutambo. Mushure memwaka, Toni Kukoč akatengeswa kuMilwaukee Bucks, uye Vaughn akasaina semunhu akasununguka neOrlando Magic. 