NBA: Each team’s best starting five of all-time

player. 125. <p>The Atlanta Hawks have been around for ages, and as a result they’ve had more than a few legendary players come through their system. It seems that their truest form of success didn’t happen until the end of the 50s and into the early 60s.</p> <p>Since then, the Hawks have struggled to get back to the NBA Finals, and have run into tough times along the way, but they have an all-time lineup that is up there with the best.</p> <p><span style=. 1946 - Present. Eastern Conference. Atlanta Hawks. 1

PG. <p>Mookie Blaylock was more than just the original name of the band Pearl Jam, he was perhaps the greatest point guard the Atlanta Hawks have ever had. There’s an argument to be made here about Lenny Wilkens, but Blaylock at his best in a lineup that consists of these other stars at their heights with the Hawks, is someone you always want on your side.  </p>. Point Guard. Atlanta Hawks. MOOKIE BLAYLOCK

SG. <p>“Fast Eddie” is a complex figure to try and dissect. He was a great basketball player on the court, but his problems away from the game held him back from being as truly great as he could have been. When he was on the rise though, Eddie Johnson was stunning to watch, and had drug and legal problems not plagued him in the 1980s and beyond, he may have become one of the greatest Hawks players ever. </p>. Shooting Guard. Atlanta Hawks. EDDIE JOHNSON

SF. <p>There are stars of every generation in the NBA, but people tend to forget about this without names like Jordan, Bird, Magic and Russell. Dominique Wilkins was one of the best forwards in the history of the NBA and his decade of dominance in the 80s and into the 90s earned him the nickname the ‘Human Highlight Reel’. Wilkins was wild to watch and he might still be able to best a lot of NBA players today, even in his advanced age. </p>. Small Forward. Atlanta Hawks. DOMINIQUE WILKINS

Atlanta Hawks. MOSES MALONE. PF. Moses didn’t have a long run with the Hawks, but he made it special while it lasted. Malone went to the All-Star Game with the Hawks, despite being in the twilight of his career. A lot of his success and prowess has to do with putting him in the same frontcourt as Dikembe Mutumbo and Dominique Wilkens, a lineup that would be deadly in any era.. Power Forward

DIKEMBE MUTOMBO. C. There might not have been a more entertaining big man in the NBA in the 1990s than Dikembe Mutombo. He wasn’t <em>in your face</em> the way stars are today, but he rubbed it in just enough, reminding opponents that he was better than you and he knew it. He was a rock for the Hawks during his career and deserves to be a part of any all-time lineup they string together. . Center. Atlanta Hawks