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Hawks fire head coach Nate McMillan

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The Atlanta Hawks have dismissed head coach Nate McMillan perESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Atlanta Hawks dismissed coach NateMcMillan, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/Jjh3qlCnCX

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 21, 2023

Woj adds that assistant coachJoe Prunty will be the interim coach.

The Hawks have had an up and down season and are currentlyeighth in the Eastern Conference with a 29-30 record. McMillan hada 99-80 record across three seasons as the Hawks' head coach.

The team will immediately begin a search for a new head coachaccording to Wojnarowski with afocus on player development, accountability and getting theiroffense and defense into league's Top 10.

Former Utah Jazz head coach QuinSnyder will be on the top of their wish list with MilwaukeeBucks assistant Charles Lee and Golden State Warriors assistantKenny Atkinson as others that are expected to be considered for theposition.

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