The Atlanta Hawks announced the hiring of their 15th full-time head coach on Monday afternoon, with Quin Snyder being introduced to media at the Hawks’ practice facility. Snyder is set to join the bench with the Hawks Tuesday night when they host the Washington Wizards to complete the unorthodox nature of the midseason hire.
Snyder was the head coach of the Utah Jazz from 2014-2022 after being an assistant with the Hawks under then coach Mike Budenholzer. Snyder spoke to the unusual nature of joining the time midseason, but felt it was the right thing to do go ahead and the lay the foundation as soon as possible.