Stan Kasten: An Atlanta sports executive for 27 years, he joined the Hawks’ front office in 1977, became the team’s general manager at age 27 in 1979, was promoted to president of the Braves and Hawks in 1986 and added the Thrashers’ presidency in 1999. The first person to preside over three major-league teams simultaneously, he quit all three jobs in 2003.

Mike Kenn: A mainstay on the Falcons’ offensive line for 17 seasons from 1978-1994 and a five-time Pro Bowler, Kenn played in and started more games — 251 — than anyone else in franchise history.

Ilya Kovalchuk: He was the best player in the brief history of the NHL’s second Atlanta franchise, the Thrashers, based here from 1999-2011 before leaving for Winnipeg. With the Thrashers for seven seasons, Kovalchuk was the Atlanta franchise’s career scoring leader.

Bill Lucas: He died far too young, at age 43 of a massive cerebral hemorrage in May 1979, but by then he had made a lasting impact on the organization in a career that started as a minor-league player and ended as MLB’s first African-American general manager.

Tom Lysiak: He was the leading scorer in the Flames’ Atlanta era and represented the franchise in three consecutive NHL All-Star games (1975-77).

Greg Maddux: Adding him to an already formidable staff as a free agent after the 1992 season ensured the Braves a decade-long reign. In 11 seasons here, the masterful Maddux had a 194-88 record and 2.63 ERA, including 19-2, 1.63 in 1995.

Pete Maravich: “Pistol Pete”’s legendary ball-handling, sharp-shooting and showmanship brought a lot of attention to the Hawks in the early 1970s. He averaged 24.3 points per game during his four seasons here, although the Hawks had losing records in three of those years. Maravich died in 1988 at age 40.

Terry McGuirk: The former Turner Broadcasting CEO has been the Braves’ chairman since 2003. Under the ownership of Liberty Media since 2007, he makes the calls that an owner ordinarily would make, such as the decision to leave Turner Field for a new Cobb County stadium in 2017.

Dale Murphy: The catcher-turned-center fielder won back-to-back National League MVP awards in 1982 and 1983, averaged 36 home runs per season from 1982 through 1987, and remains regarded as one of the nicest guys ever to play ball here or anywhere.

Dikembe Mutombo: In three of the shot-blocking, finger-wagging Mutombo’s five seasons with the Hawks from 1996-2001, he was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He finished his career with the second most blocks in NBA history, including 1,094 with the Hawks, who will retire his No. 55 jersey in November.