Josh Childress may leave Hawks for $20 million, lifetime supply of gyros

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Josh Childress may leave Hawks for $20 million, lifetime supply of gyros

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They’re not exactly blip players, so we have to take notice. But at the same time, they’re not exactly superstars, so it doesn’t make the headlines. Slowly but surely, Europe has been snatching away our low to midlevel free agents and at least a handful of talented prospects. The floodgates have opened. Tiago Splitter, Juan Carlos Navarro, Sasha Kaun, Carlos Delfino , Brandon Jennings, ...

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