Atlanta Hawks
08/22/2008
The league's offseason free agency market has produced a mini-surge in overseas relocations by a handful of mostly young reserves seeking more compensation, court minutes and perhaps a life-altering experience. The signing last month of Atlanta Hawks swingman Josh Childress by the Greek club Olympiakos for $20 million over 3 seasons caught lots of off guard because he is a young, emerging player.
08/12/2008
2 intriguing names keep popping up on my Hawks radar in terms of free agents (not named Smith finally) that are still floating around. Jannero Pargo and Shaun Livingston. Pargo is a scoring machine that has bounced around the league and produced everywhere he's been (most recently in New Orleans). He's available and would have given whatever team he joins a scoring boost off the bench.
07/31/2008
The Suns said a report that the Suns did make inquiries about a probable sign and trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Childress before he decided to leave the NBA and sign a deal in Greece.
07/30/2008
The Hawks completed their deal with Maurice Evans Tuesday, locking up a replacement for 6th man Josh Childress. The 6 foot 5 Evans started 47 times for the Orlando Magic last season and averaged a career high 9.3 points.
07/29/2008
A team source said the Pistons did approach the Atlanta Hawks weeks ago about a probable sign and trade deal involving restricted free agent small forward Josh Smith, however mentioned Sunday that the 2 teams have not talked in weeks. The source indicated the Hawks were asking for too much, and both sides walked away from any probable deal.
07/25/2008
Josh Childress is leaving the Atlanta Hawks for Greek club Olympiakos, reversing the course of the lots of international players who sign with the NBA. Heading overseas allows Childress to make more money than he could have as a restricted free agent in the United States.
07/25/2008
Sorting through the difference between Euros and dollars was vital for Josh Childress and his representatives as they weighed an offer from a Greek team (Olympiakos) paying with Euros and an NBA team (Hawks) paying with dollars.
07/25/2008
We all knew the 76ers were negotiating to sign a few guards. However, we did not know about this one. Not Andre Iguodala or Lou Williams, their restricted free agents. Royal Ivey. The Sixers have reached an agreement with the 6-4 backcourt player, who spent last season with the Bucks and the 1st 3 seasons of his career with the Atlanta Hawks. Ivey, 26, will not officially sign a minimum-salary contract until Monday, which is thought to be for 2 years and include a significant guarantee.
07/24/2008
Atlanta Hawks fans will not have to fret over the fate of restricted free agent swingman Josh Childress anymore. That is because Childress is no longer a Hawk. He mentioned he agreed to terms Wednesday morning on a 3 year contract with Olympiakos of Greece that is worth far more than $20 million initially reported.
07/23/2008
Hawks restricted free agent swingman Josh Childress spent Monday in Athens, Greece, not Georgia, exploring his options beyond the NBA. Childress and at least one of his agents, Jim Tanner, were in Greece to visit officials from European power Olympiakos and discuss the possibility of Childress playing the upcoming season there rather than with the Hawks or any other NBA team.
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