Hawks hire Quin Snyder on five-year deal as new head coach

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

The Atlanta Hawks have hired former Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder to fill their own vacancy at the position. 

Snyder reportedly signed a five-year pact with the Hawks and is set to debut on Tuesday against the Washington Wizards at home, per ESPN. 

Snyder’s hiring comes after the Hawks fired Nate McMillan five days prior. Atlanta has been on the hunt ever since, but it was a quick one with Snyder announced on Sunday.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Head coach Quin Snyder reacts as the Utah Jazz take on the Dallas Mavericks in the second quarter of Game One of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center on April 16, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

"From our first conversation, it was clear that Quin had all the characteristics we were looking for in our next head coach. He has both an incredible basketball and emotional IQ, and we share the same core values and basketball philosophies of having honest communication and collaboration with players, tremendous attention to detail and placing a great emphasis on player development," Hawks GM Landry Fields said in an official statement. "We are excited to welcome him, his wife Amy and their family back to Atlanta."

Snyder was an assistant coach under Mike Budenholzer during the 2013-2014 season in Atlanta prior to joining the Jazz the following the season as their head coach. 

ATLANTA HAWKS FIRE HEAD COACH NATE MCMILLAN; JOE PRUNTY NAMED INTERIM

"I am thrilled to go back to Atlanta as the next head coach of the Hawks," Snyder said. "Landry has a tremendous reputation as an incredibly bright, high character,