Childress leaving Hawks to join Greek franchise
ajc.com 7/23/2008 — Restricted free agent confirms signing with Olympiakos of Greece By SEKOU SMITH The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/23/08 Atlanta Hawks fans won't have to fret over the fate of restricted free agent swingman Josh Childress anymore. ...

Why Josh Childress Left the NBA for Olympiacos and the Impact This Unprecedented Move Will Have On the NBA As Well As the World
thestartingfive.net 7/24/2008 — Did the Hawks blow it? Some background on Olympiacos below : After back-to-back appearances in the Euroleague Quarterfinal Playoffs, Olympiacos Piraeus is back and ready to take the next step. Though around the continent some may think that the Reds are stuck in the shadow of rival Panathinaikos, fans in Greece who witnessed a classic best-of-five finals series last season know ...

Afro-Samurai Goes to Greece
knickerblogger.net 7/24/2008 — Sekou Smith, the excellent Hawks beat writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is reporting that the man with the maddest ‘fro this side of the Afro-Samurai will sign with Olympiakos, and for more than the above-the-mid-level contract Atlanta ...

A Greek Tragedy
hawks.portspaces.com 7/24/2008 — 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 ...

Articles - Kwame back?
hoopshype.com 7/24/2008 — HoopsHype.com Articles Kwame back? by Roland Lazenby / July 24, 2008 Kwame Brown - Icon Sports Media Faced with a “weird” situation with center Andrew Bynum , the Los Angeles Lakers are toying with the thought of bringing back Kwame Brown , a free ...

Briefs | NBA: Atlanta's Josh Childress headed to Greece — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/24/2008
NBA Childress signs with Greek club: Josh Childress is leaving the Atlanta Hawks for Greek club Olympiakos, reversing the course of the...

Going From the N.B.A. to Europe, Childress Is Reversing a Trend — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/24/2008
Josh Childress is leaving the Atlanta Hawks for the Greek club Olympiakos, reversing the path of the many international stars who have signed with N.B.A. teams. >

Spanish Hope Rest on Gasol's Shoulders — NBA.com: News 7/24/2008
In a Reuters story posted in the PENNISULA QATAR, "Spanish hopes of adding an Olympic men's basketball title to their world title rest largely on the shoulders of Pau Gasol. The versatile seven-footer will be a marked man in Beijing with Los Angeles ...

Going Greek: How Josh Childress Leaving the Hawks Impacts the NBA and NCAA — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/24/2008
For years the Euro leagues have been nothing but an afterthought to NBA fans. Undrafted rookies or washed up veterans who failed to make the twelve man roster often go to Europe to languish in obscurity as the NBA's version of the CFL. However, ...

D.U.I.: Denver’s Underachieving Idol — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/24/2008
Things just keep getting worse and worse for the Denver Nuggets.  After four straight years of being eliminated in the first round, losing 4-1 each series, the Denver Nuggets were swept by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008 NBA Playoffs.  ...