Atlanta Hawks hire Quin Snyder as next head coach

The Atlanta Hawks have hired Quin Snyder to take over immediately as their head coach, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnawrowski reported Sunday. The deal is reportedly for five years including this season, and Snyder is expected to join the team Tuesday for their game against Washington.

Snyder brings 12 years of NBA coaching experience, including eight as the head coach of the Utah Jazz. He led them to a 372-264 record in that time, including playoff appearances across his final six seasons. He resigned following the 2021-22 season as Utah traded stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert.

Snyder is set to take over for Nate McMillan, who was fired Tuesday in just his third season. The Hawks currently sit at 31-30 and in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. They’ll hope to make a playoff push under Snyder behind All-Star guard Trae Young.

Quin Snyder already has some experience in Atlanta, as he was an assistant for the Hawks during the 2013-14 season. He was also an assistant with the Clippers (1992-93), 76ers (2010-11) and Lakers (2011-12).

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A former Duke guard, Snyder helped lead the Blue Devils to Final Four appearances in 1986, 1988 and 1989. He later became an assistant under the legendary Mike Krzyzewski from 1995-99, being promoted to associate head coach in 1997.

From there, he went on to become the head coach at Missouri in 1999, remaining until 2006. He led the Tigers to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and an Elite Eight appearance in 2002, which is still tied for the furthest the program has ever advanced. The Tigers missed the tournament in each of Snyder’s final three seasons, and he resigned midway through 2005-06.

From there, Snyder took over as the head coach of the NBA D-League’s Austin Toros, leading them to the finals in his first season. He coached them for three years before returning to the NBA in 2010.