1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1987-88 NBA season was the Hawks' 39th season in the NBA and 20th season in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Hawks finished third in the Central Division with a 50–32 record. Dominique Wilkins made the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected along with Doc Rivers for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. In the semifinals, they took a 3–2 series lead over Larry Bird and the top-seeded Boston Celtics, but lost the final two games thus losing the series. This was the closest Wilkins had ever gotten to advancing to the Conference Finals.Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 21 | Dallas Comegys | | | DePaul |
| 2 | 42 | Terrance Bailey | | | Wagner |
| 2 | 44 | Terry Coner | | | Alabama |
| 3 | 67 | Song Tao | | | |
| 4 | 90 | Theofanis Christodoulou | | | |
| 5 | 113 | Jose Antonio Montero | | | |
| 6 | 136 | Riccardo Morandotti | | | |
| 7 | 159 | Franjo Arapovic | | | |
Roster
Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
Season
Playoffs
