Editing Maurice Cheeks (section)

===Atlanta Hawks (1991–1992)===
In the 1991 off-season the New York Knicks traded Cheeks to the [[Atlanta Hawks]] for [[Tim McCormick]] and a 1994 first round draft pick (which later became [[Charlie Ward]]).<ref name=":4" /> Cheeks' points average dropped drastically to 4.6<ref name=":4" /> and he was no longer a starting calibre player. He became an unrestricted free agent in the 1992 off-season and did not re-sign with the Hawks.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Nets sign Cheeks - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/01/07/Nets-sign-Cheeks/4388726382800/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>

In the second-to-last game of the 1991–92 season (April 15, 1992), while playing for the Hawks against the Knicks, Cheeks picked off four steals to surpass longtime Philadelphia teammate Julius Erving's steals record of 2,272 for combined ABA and NBA steals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Date in the NBA: April |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-this-date-in-nba-april |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=NBA.com |language=en}}</ref>