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The 2006-07 campaign saw continued growth of the team¡¯s exciting young core, despite a devastating rash of injuries. Four of the team¡¯s top seven players missed 20 or more games, and Atlanta only had six games with all top seven players healthy.

Joe Johnson stepped up as one of the elite players in the league, ranking ninth in the NBA in scoring (25.0), while earning the team¡¯s first All-Star berth since 2002. Johnson missed the first games of his six-year career due to injury (missing 25 total), yet recorded 19 30-point games, and set a franchise record by beginning the season with seven consecutive games scoring 25-or-more.

Josh Smith was outstanding as well, placing second in the league in blocks (207), in the process of becoming the youngest player in NBA history (21 years, 88 days) to reach the 500-block milestone. But his all-around game began to catch up as well, as he was one of just three men in the league to rank in the top 20 in blocks, steals and rebounds.

Still the youngest team in the NBA, Atlanta saw its win total improve for the third straight season (Hawks finished 30-52), as all five of the team¡¯s top players (Johnson, Smith, Josh Childress, Marvin Williams and Zaza Pachulia) finished the season with career-high scoring averages.