sports.espn.go.com - 7/23/2008
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Hawks forward Josh Childress is reportedly offering an offer to play in Greece.
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... offer to Josh Childress they'd lose all credibility in future negotiations but if they lose him, they lose all credibility with the public). No one is pretending that free agency is anything other than a bare-knuckle brawl for cash between the team and the players and their agents. Losing Childress this way, if it does indeed happen, is a third round TKO for the Hawks, who had their chances to lock Childress up long-term with a legitimate contract extension and never did." (More on Childress reportedly eyeing a contract in Greece.) (UPDATE: Word ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 7/23/2008
Josh Childress will follow the likes of Juan Carlos Navarro, Primoz Brecec, Carlos Delfino, and Bostjian Nachbar, as Childress will go over to Europe to play basketball next season instead of playing for the Atlanta Hawks.
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