The 2015–16 Atlanta Hawks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 48th in Atlanta.
In the off-season, the Hawks introduced a new logo and uniforms for the season.
In the regular season, the Hawks came 12 games short of tying their franchise-best 60–22 record from their previous season. They defeated the Boston Celtics in the opening round, but were swept in four games by the LeBron James-led and eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Semifinals, who had also swept them in last season's Eastern Conference finals as well as the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-finals.
Also, this season was the end of the Al Horford era in Atlanta, as he joined the Celtics during the following season.
Key dates
June 25: The 2015 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. July 1: 2015 NBA free agency begins. November 24: The Atlanta Hawks would retire Dikembe Mutombo's number 55.
Draft picks
Roster
Game log
Pre-season
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 7 | @ Cleveland | 98–96 | Jeff Teague (17) | Al Horford (8) | Shelvin Mack (5) | Cintas Center10,250 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 9 | @ New Orleans | 103–93 | Dennis Schröder (11) | Paul Millsap (8) | Patterson, Teague (3) | Veterans Memorial Arena7,628 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 14 | San Antonio | 100–86 | Jeff Teague (19) | Paul Millsap (9) | Horford, Schröder (4) | Philips Arena11,801 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | October 16 | @ Dallas | 91–84 | Al Horford (16) | Mike Scott (6) | Mack, Schröder (4) | American Airlines Center19,315 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | October 18 | Miami | 92–101 | Mike Scott (19) | Mike Scott (8) | Lamar Patterson (4) | Philips Arena13,038 | 4–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | October 21 | Memphis | 81–82 | Kent Bazemore (18) | Al Horford (14) | Jeff Teague (9) | Philips Arena11,273 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | October 23 | @ Detroit | 87–115 | Mike Scott (20) | Walter Tavares (12) | Lamar Patterson (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,804 | 4–3