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Top Magic and NBA news: Friday, September 3
20 hours ago - blogs.orlandosentinel.com
Eric Gordon scores two of his points in Team USAs win over Tunisia on Thursday (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images) Perhaps no Team USA player has raised his profile more in the ongoing world championships than Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon. Gordon scored points on Thurs Read More »
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New Hawks coach makes changing offensive identity a priority
1 day ago - sportingnews.com
... young team that is moving into veteran status. The next level, well, if we didnt get there, I would be the most disappointed. I think we can get there by changing a few things around.? Related Content if he doesnt get a contract extension. According to a report, the Hawks do not want center Al Horford to test the free agent market after the upcoming season. Trending Topics ... Read More »
3. Nuggets front office to focus on keeping Carmelo Anthony
2 days ago - articles.orlandosentinel.com
... I are going to do all that we can to make it a better team. We're going to make this a better team with Chris here." . Atlanta Hawks: Summer reading: Al, Jamal, Etan and Pape , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Michael Cunningham The Buzz: It looks like the Hawks' top priority is to extend Al Horford's contract. Meanwhile, Jamal Crawford likely will not receive the extension he wants. . Tyreke Evans takes aim at regaining his jump shot , FanHouse, Sam Amick The Buzz: The Sacramento Kings' reigning rookie of the year is tuning up for the upcoming season. . Son of Celtics coach shows ... Read More »
4. FanHouse: Melo makes 11 free agency matter
4 days ago - nba.fanhouse.com
... to signal the beginning of a trend. That's why the Jamal Crawford story matters. Crawford is, relative to Melo, a working stiff. When he's intent on moving the timetable forward, that's something real. The Hawks just paid dearly to lock up Joe Johnson long-term, and are about to do the same for Al Horford . Crawford, who figures that Atlanta sees him as a valuable part of the team, would like to get in on the fun. Otherwise, the chances are higher that he'll be lost in the shuffle until next summer, when his deal expires -- and the new rules, whatever they are, would take effect. Crawford ... Read More »
5. The Works: Fear and Loathing in 2011 Free Agency
4 days ago - nba.fanhouse.com
by Bethlehem Shoals & Tom ZillerFiled under: Hawks, Nuggets, FIBA, USA Basketball, Thunder, Sports Business and Media, NBA Free Agents, FIBA World ChampionshipIn The Works today: why Team USA doesn't move us like the Thunder and the concept of liberated fandom in international competition. But firs Read More »
6. FanHouse: Crawford wants trade if not extended
7 days ago - nba.fanhouse.com
... the league's Sixth Man of the Year award while helping the Hawks to a - record before they were swept by the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Crawford's is not the only situation at hand for Hawks general manager Rick Sund, who must also decide whether to lock up forward Al Horford by the league's Oct. deadline for extending rookie contracts. If Horford does not sign an extension this summer, the Hawks can resume negotiations next summer when Horford will be a restricted free agent. The Hawks have until June , to extend Crawford's contract. Having seen the ... Read More »
7. Summer Notes: Southeast Division
7 days ago - nba.com
... in Eastern Conference Semifinals to Orlando Magic Ever since taking the eventual-champion Boston Celtics to seven games in the first round of the playoffs the Hawks have been working under the classification of Up and Comer. They arrived last year behind All-Star turns from Joe Johnson and Al Horford and shoulda-been Josh Smith, but this summer was more about maintaining than building. Johnson was a member of the heralded free-agent crop, but he was also one of the first pieces off the market when the Hawks signed the -year-old to a $ million dollar contract that will run ... Read More »
8. Ranking the centers, 11 through 1
7 days ago - sports.yahoo.com
... accounts, and managed and eight rebounds last year in just minutes a game, while dragging on one leg for a good chunk of the season. This man - this kid - has all-world potential. If he could just give you a healthy minutes a game, you'll see. You'll see. He'll need the ball, too. Al Horford can defend. The Hawks don't really stand out amongst this league's best defensive team, not with those point guards, but Horford just tends to cover all angles and save his team's bacon time and time again. and with a block, too, last year. While shooting percent, and not having ... Read More »
9. Southeast Heats Up
18 days ago - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
... their locker room had gotten stale on his watch. Enter Larry Drew, a cheap (his reported $. million salary is the lowest in the league) and familiar (he's an ex-Woodson assistant) alternative who plans to run a more balanced offense that will emphasize the low-post play of undersized center Al Horford and forward Josh Smith. No true center Dwight Howard continues to stand as a big roadblock in the Hawks' quest for playoff success. After a brief flirtation with Shaquille ONeal, the Hawks elected to re-sign Jason Collins, leaving them once again without a proven pivot to battle Howard in ... Read More »
10. Lawrence: Will Shaq be Big Distraction in Boston?
23 days ago - nydailynews.com
... in the locker room, if he's not getting his requisite touches and shots. Seems those things went under the radar out in Cleveland. The Hawks were wise to not subject their rookie head coach, Larry Drew, to an old, declining ONeal. Plus, they ran the risk of Shaq demanding to start ahead of Al Horford, who can be a free agent next summer. No need to give Horford, one of the top young big men in the NBA, a reason to leave, right? Shaq found the starting gig he desperately wanted in Boston, as Kendrick Perkins continues to recover from a major knee injury. With Paul Pierce and Kevin ... Read More »
11. Celtics Built for the Wars Inside
27 days ago - celticsblog.com
More photos » Sam Greenwood - Getty Images A revamped frontline was needed. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) Browse more photos » Danny Ainge's search for fron Read More »
12. NBA High-5: Mike Dunleavy and the 'laugh test'; Shaq ...
28 days ago - blog.oregonlive.com
... his prime, ONeal remains a big name, and you could see that in postmortems in two cities that didn't get him.In Atlanta, the Hawks and Shaq couldn't come to terms for two reasons, the Journal-Constitution's Michael Cunningham writes. The Hawks would not promise ONeal a starting spot ahead of Al Horford, who made the All-Star Game last season, and wouldn't pay him more than the veteran's minimum. ONeal signed for that with Boston, but Atlanta has a mid-level exception available, and ONeal's pride apparently wouldn't let him take the smallest possible deal (Boston could only offer the vet's ... Read More »
13. PBT: Hawks miss opportunity by passing on Shaq
30 days ago - probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com
... Boston had the more title ready team -- they have just been to the finals -- so Atlanta needed to make a bigger financial commitment.The Hawks can be an entertaining team. But they're also a flawed one. Signing Josh Powell and Jason Collins doesn't cure their size problem in the post. Al Horford is playing out of position. This decision more likely ensures that they again will be the No. playoff seed in the East and exit in the second round.How much of this is the result of money? A lot. Ownership and general manager Rick Sund did not want to go into a tax situation with the ... Read More »
14. All-Stars hold key at upcoming owner, player meetings
30 days ago - cbssports.com
... bargaining session say there are no indications that players other than those on the executive committee will be present. No James, no Wade, no Anthony -- and no Kevin Garnett , Paul Pierce , Rajon Rondo , Chauncey Billups , Amar'e Stoudemire , Joe Johnson or Al Horford (the other All-Stars who showed up at the February session). Wade, for example, will be in New York for Team USA appearances but doesn't plan to attend the bargaining session. As it turns out, their show of muscle at All-Star weekend was just that: a show. I say ... Read More »
15. Josh Powell Brings Depth, Championship Experience to Hawks
31 days ago - nba.fanhouse.com
by Tim PovtakFiled under: Hawks, Lakers, NBA Free AgentsORLANDO, FL. -- There are veterans who spend years chasing the chance to win an elusive NBA title. And there are veterans - like Josh Powell - who leave championship teams to prove they actually can play in the NBA. It's like leaving the pent Read More »
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