Hawks hire Quin Snyder on five-year deal as new head coach

The Atlanta Hawks person hired erstwhile Utah Jazz caput coach Quin Snyder to capable their ain vacancy astatine nan position. 

Snyder reportedly signed a five-year pact pinch nan Hawks and is group to debut connected Tuesday against nan Washington Wizards astatine home, per ESPN. 

Snyder’s hiring comes aft nan Hawks fired Nate McMillan 5 days prior. Atlanta has been connected nan hunt ever since, but it was a speedy 1 pinch Snyder announced connected Sunday.

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Head coach Quin Snyder reacts arsenic nan Utah Jazz return connected nan Dallas Mavericks successful nan 2nd 4th of Game One of nan Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs astatine American Airlines Center connected April 16, 2022 successful Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

"From our first conversation, it was clear that Quin had each nan characteristics we were looking for successful our adjacent caput coach. He has some an unthinkable hoops and affectional IQ, and we stock nan aforesaid halfway values and hoops philosophies of having honorable connection and collaboration pinch players, tremendous attraction to item and placing a awesome accent connected subordinate development," Hawks GM Landry Fields said successful an charismatic statement. "We are excited to invited him, his woman Amy and their family backmost to Atlanta."

Snyder was an adjunct coach nether Mike Budenholzer during nan 2013-2014 play successful Atlanta anterior to joining the Jazz nan pursuing nan play arsenic their caput coach. 

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"I americium thrilled to spell backmost to Atlanta arsenic nan adjacent caput coach of nan Hawks," Snyder said. "Landry has a tremendous estimation arsenic an incredibly bright, precocious character, precocious value individual and it was quickly evident that we stock a passion and committedness to building a winning squad pinch a beardown instauration and precocious standards. I americium excited to collaborate pinch Landry to create a successful programme that devoted Hawks fans are proud of and cheer for and americium grateful to Tony, Jami and nan Ressler family for this opportunity. My family and I are looking guardant to immersing ourselves successful nan organization and calling Atlanta home."

Head coach Quin Snyder of nan Utah Jazz talks to nan media aft Round 1 Game 4 of nan 2022 NBA Playoffs against nan Dallas Mavericks connected April 23, 2022, astatine vivint.SmartHome Arena successful Salt Lake City, Utah. (Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)

Snyder spent 8 seasons arsenic nan Jazz’s caput coach, accumulating a 372-264 grounds (.585 triumph percentage) complete 636 games. Snyder was a defensive-minded caput coach, pinch Utah owning nan fewest points per crippled allowed successful nan NBA successful his mixed 8 seasons. They besides gave up nan fifth-lowest section extremity percent astatine 44.9%.

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Snyder was capable to bring nan Jazz to nan playoffs successful each of nan past six seasons, including past twelvemonth erstwhile they went 49-33 to gain nan 5th seed successful nan Western Conference. However, nan Jazz only made it arsenic acold arsenic nan first information of nan Western Conference playoffs.

After deliberation, Snyder was relieved disconnected his duties pursuing nan Jazz’s first-round exit past season.

Head coach Quin Snyder of nan Utah Jazz looks connected during nan 2nd half of a crippled against nan Phoenix Suns astatine Vivint Smart Home Arena connected April 8, 2022 successful Salt Lake City, Utah. (Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

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But he wasn't without a occupation for excessively agelong arsenic nan Hawks judge Snyder is nan man who tin lead them into nan playoffs and beyond.