Hawks schedule released for 2021-22 season

The NBA released its entire season schedule Friday afternoon, which obviously gives us our first look at the complete calendar for the Atlanta Hawks for the 2021-2022 season. Earlier in the week, it was announced that the Hawks would be part of both the opening week national TV schedule as well as the Christmas Day five-game marathon.

Here’s a look at the entire Hawks schedule for the 2021-22 season (Bally Sports Southeast assumed for all non-national TV broadcasts, and we will also assume all 82 games will be broadcast on the radio on 92.9 The Game):

• Oct. 21, 7:30 pm ET: Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks (TNT)
• Oct. 23, 6 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
• Oct. 25, 7:30 pm ET: Detroit Pistons at Atlanta Hawks
• Oct. 27, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at New Orleans Pelicans (ESPN)
• Oct. 28, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards
• Oct. 30, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers (NBA TV)
• Nov. 1, 7:30 pm ET: Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 3, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets (ESPN)
• Nov. 4, 7:30 pm ET: Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 6, 10 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns
• Nov. 8, 10 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Golden State Warriors
• Nov. 9, 9 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Utah Jazz
• Nov. 12, 9 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Denver Nuggets
• Nov. 14, 6 pm ET: Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 15, 7:30 pm ET: Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 17, 7:30 pm ET: Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 20, 7:30 pm ET: Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 22, 7:30 pm ET: Oklahoma City Thunder at Atlanta Hawks
• Nov. 24, 8:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at San Antonio Spurs
• Nov. 26, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Memphis Grizzlies
• Nov. 27, 7:30 pm: New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
• Dec. 1, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers
• Dec. 3, 7:30 pm ET: Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks (ESPN)
• Dec. 5, 6 pm ET: Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
• Dec. 6, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Minnesota Timberwolves
• Dec. 10, 7:30 pm ET: Brooklyn Nets at Atlanta Hawks (ESPN)
• Dec. 13, 7:30 pm ET: Houston Rockets at Atlanta Hawks
• Dec. 15, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic
• Dec. 17, 7:30 pm ET: Denver Nuggets at Atlanta Hawks
• Dec. 19, 7:30 pm ET: Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
• Dec. 22, 7:30 pm ET: Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks (NBA TV)
• Dec. 23, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers
• Dec. 25, 12 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks (ABC)
• Dec. 27, 7:30 pm ET: Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks (NBA TV)
• Dec. 29, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls
• Dec. 31, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
• Jan. 3, 10 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Portland Trail Blazers
• Jan. 5, 10 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Sacramento Kings
• Jan. 7, 10 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)
• Jan. 9, 3:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Clippers
• Jan. 12, 7:30 pm ET: Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks
• Jan. 14, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat
• Jan. 15, 7:30 pm ET: New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
• Jan. 17 (MLK), 6 pm ET: Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (TNT)
• Jan. 19, 7:30 pm ET: Minnesota Timberwolves at Atlanta Hawks
• Jan. 21, 7:30 pm ET: Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks
• Jan. 23, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets
• Jan. 24, 7:30 pm ET: Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks
• Jan. 26, 7:30 pm ET: Sacramento Kings at Atlanta Hawks
• Jan. 28, 7:30 pm ET: Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks (ESPN)
• Jan. 30, 1 pm ET: Los Angeles Lakers at Atlanta Hawks
• Feb. 1, 7:30 pm ET: Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks
• Feb. 3, 7:30 pm ET: Phoenix Suns at Atlanta Hawks
• Feb. 4, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors (NBA TV)
• Feb 6, 6 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN)
• Feb. 8, 7:30 pm ET: Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks
• Feb. 11, 7:30 pm ET: San Antonio Spurs at Atlanta Hawks
• Feb. 13, 2 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics (ABC)
• Feb. 15, 7:30 pm ET: Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
• Feb. 16, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic
• Feb. 24, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls
• Feb. 26, 7:30 pm ET: Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks
• Mar. 1, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics (TNT)
• Mar. 4, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards
• Mar. 7, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons
• Mar. 9, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks (ESPN)
• Mar. 11, 7:30 pm ET: Los Angeles Clippers at Atlanta Hawks
• Mar. 13, 7 pm ET: Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks
• Mar. 14, 7:30 pm ET: Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks
• Mar. 16, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets
• Mar. 18, 7:30 pm ET: Memphis Grizzlies at Atlanta Hawks
• Mar. 20, 6 pm ET: New Orleans Pelicans at Atlanta Hawks
• Mar. 22, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks (TNT)
• Mar. 23, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons
• Mar. 25, 7:30 pm ET: Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks (NBA TV)
• Mar. 28, 7 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers
• Mar. 30, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Oklahoma City Thunder
• Apr. 2, 7:30 pm ET: Brooklyn Nets at Atlanta Hawks
• Apr. 5, 7:30 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors
• Apr. 6, 8 pm ET: Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks
• Apr. 8, 8 pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat
• Apr. 10, TBD pm ET: Atlanta Hawks at Houston Rockets

Some notable bits in their aside from the two games we already knew coming in are as follows:

• MLK Day, Monday Jan. 17, when Atlanta hosts the Milwaukee Bucks at 6 pm ET on TNT
• Weds. Oct. 27, the Hawks play their second national TV Game of the season in New Orleans vs. Zion Williamson and the Pelicans.
• Weds. Nov. 3, Atlanta plays the Nets on ESPN in Brooklyn
• Friday, Dec. 3, the Hawks host the 76ers on ESPN in Atlanta.
• Friday, Jan. 7 the Hawks play the Lakers in Los Angeles on ESPN.
• Sunday, Feb. 6, Atlanta plays the Dallas Mavericks on the road on ESPN.
• Tuesday, Mar. 22 the Hawks play the Knicks in New York on TNT.
• Friday Mar. 25, Atlanta hosts the Golden State Warriors on NBA TV.

The Hawks wind up with 19 total national TV games (14 not counting NBA TV), the most they’ve had in recent memory by a long-shot. The emergence of the club as a serious contender in the Eastern Conference this past postseason clearly put them on the map in the eyes of the league and the networks.

Stay tuned as the preseason is now just over six weeks away.