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 Childress' move to Greece hurts Hawks on many levels - NBA
Childress' move to Greece hurts Hawks on many levels - NBA
Josh Childress Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Childress excels at getting to the rim, twice finishing second in the NBA in true shooting percentage. After the Hawks came back to beat the Lakers in a game in February, one of the team's myriad owners sidled up to a reporter, beaming, and said, "We have arrived." It appears it was a brief stay. The departure of Josh Childress to Greek squad ...
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To Europe . . .
The Cowhide Globe — Josh Childress has sent shock waves through the NBA this last week by defecating on the "NBA Dream" and heading to Greece. This story has no immediate effect on the Jazz, but just wait . . . I have a feeling that this trend will grow. Already this Summer, the NBA has lost Juan Carlos Navarro, Tiago Splitter, Bostjan Nachbar, Carlos Delfino, Primoz Brezec, and Loren Woods. They all said no thanks to the NBA because they got better money from a team overseas. But the truly interesting thing about Childress is that i) he is not European, ii) he has no European connection, and iii) he easily could have stayed in the NBA. But he is hopping ...

Kleiza is heading to Greece
Denver Stiffs — ... I was a fan of LK's game initially, but definitely found myself wondering when he was going to realize his full potential ... that's no longer going to be an issue for me since he's decided to leave the NBA. Denver will still retain his rights as a restricted free agent much like the Atlanta Hawks and Josh Childress. So, if LK wants back in the League ... all paths go through Denver and his $2.7 million qualifying offer. ...

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