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Johnson Re-Signing Could Hinge Upon Whether Woodson Returns to Hawks

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks will have two key free agents this summer. Whether the higher-paid one stays could depend on what happens with the lower-paid one. Star guard Joe Johnson will be a free agent as will Hawks coach Mike Woodson. Johnson said in an interview with FanHouse that whether Woodson returns to Atlanta...

Hawks Keep Marvin Williams

The Hawks played hardball this summer with restricted free agent Marvin Williams, just as the Hawks do with most restricted free agents. Last year, Atlanta GM Rick Sund allowed Josh Smith to hang in the RFA win, only bringing the electric forward back when Memphis got Smith to sign a reasonable offer sheet.It didn't come...

Atlanta's Sund Delivers a Simply Awful Response to Childress Going Greek

Content not just to punch Atlanta's fans in the groin area by letting Josh Childress get away, Hawks boss Rick Sund delivered what has to be one of the worst explanations in recent memory. (Kevin McHale's postscript on the Dwane Casey firing can't be beat, though.) From Hoopsworld: "We were informed this morning by Josh...

Childress Will Screw Atlanta Next Summer, Too

That Atlanta retains the domestic rights to new Euroleague star Josh Childress has been discussed. Basically, if Chills comes back to the States next summer, he is still a restricted free agent of the Hawks. If he signs an offer sheet with another NBA team, Atlanta can match. The situation remains the same for two...

NBA Draft Crystal Ballin': Atlanta Hawks

Crystal Ballin' takes a team-by-team look at what should, could, and probably will happen in the June 26th NBA Draft.You want to know the real reason Billy Knight quit his job as Atlanta's GM earlier this summer? Because the Hawks have no draft picks! Billy Knight without draft picks is like an orca without kelp or Eddy...

RickSund News From the Web

05/30/12 Rick Sund's future with Hawks still uncertain Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Atlanta GA Hawks general manager Rick Sund is scheduled to attend a league scouting combine over the next couple of days in preparation for the NBA draft June 28.
05/13/12 Hawks need more than a simple makeover Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA In many ways, the Hawks are no different than other organizations.
05/12/12 Coach, GM among Hawks' first offseason decisions Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Atlanta GA Before the Hawks can decide what to do with their roster for next season, they have to evaluate what kind of team they were this season.