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Line 81: ===St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1963–1967, 1968–1970)=== [[File:Guerin and maravich hawks 1970.jpg\|thumb\|Guerin and star Pete Maravich in 1970]] ~~Two~~On October 18, 1963, two games into the [[1963–64 NBA season\|1963–64]] season, the Knicks traded Guerin to the [[St. Louis Hawks]] for cash and a second-round draft ~~choice~~pick ([[Howard Komives]] was later selected). In his first appearance at the Garden in a Hawks uniform, Knicks fans showed their gratitude by giving Guerin a five-minute standing ovation.<ref name=nbabio/> Guerin joined a Hawks team loaded with offensive weapons, and his production dropped accordingly to 13.1 points per game in 1963–64. He became the Hawks' [[player-coach]] on December 28, 1964, replacing [[Harry Gallatin]] who was fired despite the Hawks being in second place in the NBA Western Division. At the time, he was one of two player-coaches in the NBA, with the [[Detroit Pistons]]' [[Dave DeBusschere]] being the other.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/29/archives/guerin-is-named-to-replace-gallatin-as-coach-of-st-louis-hawks.html "Guerin Is Named to Replace Gallatin as Coach of St. Louis Hawks," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Monday, December 28, 1964.] Retrieved March 3, 2023.</ref> St. Louis had gone 17–16 under Gallatin, and the team went 28–19 under Guerin. The Hawks earned a playoff spot but lost to the [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)\|Baltimore Bullets]] in a division semifinal series. Under Guerin's direction, the Hawks reached the playoffs in each of the next seven seasons.<ref name=nbabio/>

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