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Hawks fill Childress' void by signing Evans
Veteran swingman signs multi-year deal, could slide into sixth-man role By SEKOU SMITH The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/25/08 The Hawks didn't waste any time filling the void left by Josh Childress, who signed a three-year deal with a Greek team Wednesday. Journeyman Maurice Evans has agreed to terms with the Hawks on a three-year deal believed to be worth about $7.5 million, ...
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Hawks Sign Maurice Evans
Hoopinion — ... by signing Evans is being overly optimistic. Evans is four years older than Childress has never played as much as Childress nor as efficiently. Still, rare among his new teammates, he can make the three-point shot and he has a reputation as a good defender (Though Orlando gave up 5.3 more points per 100 possessions when Evans was on the floor last year, his defensive on/off numbers from previous years would suggest he's average at worst.) The details: Journeyman Maurice Evans has agreed to terms with ...

Mo Evans Picks Hawks Over Warriors
FanHouse — ... As it turns out, it was a wise move for Evans: he just agreed to a three-year, $7.5 million deal with the Hawks, who are looking to plug a ...

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Hawks sign Maurice Evans
Bullets ForeverAtlanta Journal Constitution: Hawks sign Maurice Evans The contract is 3 years and 7.5 million, which is a little more than Golden State was prepared to give him.

Warriors Won’t Pay Evans, But Hawks Will
SLAM Online — Word has it Mo Evans balked at the Warriors’ initial offer, so the Warriors figured they were better off keeping Kelenna Azubuike. Good move for the Hawks?

Maurice Evans Signs with Atlanta Hawks, Who Are Not the Golden State Warriors
Third Quarter Collapse — After verbally agreeing to sign with Golden State earlier this week, Maurice Evans backed out and asked for more money. The Warriors said, "Thanks, but no thanks," and instead matched the offer sheet Kelenna Azubuike signed with the Clippers. Neener neener, Baron Stealers! Evans has found a home in Atlanta, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (ht: Hoopinion). Evans was as good as gone the moment Keith Bogans told the team he would exercise his player option this season, so this signing means little to us. We'll get to see him ...

The thread to discuss free agency moves by other teams
Bullets Forever — ... Jones: 5 years, 23 million with Miami (team option the final three years) Ryan Gomes: Re-signs with Minnesota, terms not disclosed. Chris Duhon. 2 years, 11 million with New York. James Posey: 4 years, 25 million with New Orleans Mickael Pietrus: 5 years, 22 million with Orlando Beno Udrih: 5 years, 32 million with Sacramento Key deals below the mid-level Maurice Evans: 3 years, 7.5 million with Atlanta Tony Allen: 2 years, 5 million with ...

Player movement
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... , who last season with the Pacers after being released by the Pistons back in February,  has signed on with Atlanta.  He’ll be joined in the Atlanta backcourt by fellow former Piston swingman Maurice Evans.  Atlanta picked up Evans to fill the void left when Josh Childress took a very lucrative deal to play overseas in Greece. ...

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hoopinion.blogspot.com 7/25/2008 — The Hawks needed to add a couple of nice bench players before they magically made Josh Childress disappear so I think the AJC (or AJC.com) headline writer: Hawks fill Childress' void by signing Evans is being overly optimistic. Evans is four ...
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Journeyman Maurice Evans has agreed to terms with the Hawks on a three-year deal believed to be worth about $7.5 million, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
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