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A Greek Tragedy
Hawks BasketBlog — ... Just got off the conference call with Rick Sund and the media, so I'll try to provide some insight into what happened. Sund didn't get into any of the details of the negotiations (he still has negotiations on-going with Josh Smith and others), but he definitely made it clear that he felt the Hawks made a competitive offer to Childress, more than any other NBA team was offering. While he didn't come right out and say Childress took the money and ran, the details of the contract (courtesy of Sekou Smith) show that the difference between what the Hawks offered ...

The Times They Are A-Changin’
WaitingForNextYear — ... some negotiations with Atlanta, Childress was offered a rather lavish contract from a Greek professional team, Olympiacos. After heading to Athens to check out the team first hand, Childress accepted the 3 year contract. How could this happen, you might ask, and how might this impact the Cavaliers? Both are good questions, and both have weighed heavily on my mind since this was first announced. The answer to the first question is easy. Sekou Smith of the Atlanta Journal Constitution lays out the differences between the 2 offers Childress had, “— Olympiakos offered three years ...