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Hawks report: Getting inside
Josh Childress never imagined his NBA career would veer off into the path it did -- when he went from a solid NBA sixth man to a pioneer.

Hawks report: Roster
DRAFT REPORT
The Hawks did not have a single pick in the draft for the first time in the franchise's Atlanta history.

Hawks report: Notes, quotes
--What impact Josh Childress' decision to play in Greece has on future restricted free agents remains to be seen

Childress leaves Hawks for big, fat, Greek contract
Atlanta Hawks guard Josh Childress signed a three-year contract with the Greek club Olympiakos on Wednesday.

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atlfan1970

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Down with Atlanta Spirit LLC

I am sick to death of the Atlanta Spirit LLC. There is one reason, and one reason only that Mike Woodson is still coach of the Hawks and we are losing players to Greece - these guys are so inept that they cannot even get along well enough to even run the team on a day-to-day basis. They cannot get along well enough ...(more)

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goatcream

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Greek to me

The League needs to address this before all "Restricted Free Agents" are "Foreign Free Agents"... this basically cuts Atlanta's ability to keep a great 6th man. They need to come up with a penalty for players leaving the country to avoid their restricted status. I think if the league allowed the NBA team to maintain the rights to each player if they go overseas... no one ...(more)

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