Hawks' fans...you no longer have to worry about the status of free agent forward Josh Childress. He's decided he wants to eat falafel in the original Athens...Greece, that is...not the home of Sanford Stadium and R.E.M. The deal is the most lucrative current contract in European basketball (worth more than $20M reportedly), and is the biggest in Euroleague history. Not bad from a boy from Stanford.
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Via The Scores Report
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July 23, 2008
In what is a major blow to the Atlanta Hawks and the NBA, Josh Childress has agreed to terms with Greek powerhouse Olympiakos.
"Former Hawks swingman Josh Childress has signed with Olympiakos of Greece, a three-year, fully guaranteed contract worth far more than the $20 million initially believed to be his prize.
Could there be a more stunning turns of events for fans...
Via Upside and Motor
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July 23, 2008
Looks like it's official; Josh Childress has signed a 3-year, $20 million deal with Olympiakos.
Via Sports Crackle Pop
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July 24, 2008
That was fast. Josh Childress went out and celebrated his signing with Greek team Olympiacos by heading out to a local nightspot where he was the center of attention. I think he is going to like living overseas. (Insert gyro and feta cheese jokes here) VIDEO!!
Via Sportable
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July 23, 2008
All the speculation about Hawks guard Josh Childress making a move to Greek basketball powerhouse Olympiakos was made true today after Childress inked a three year deal to ally-oop philosophy and grape leaves for $20 million, way more than he would have received on the NBA market. Being that he is a restricted free [...]
Via Pure Point
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July 24, 2008
With Josh Childress' newly minted 3 year, 32 million contract, expect more players to follow suit.
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Via Simon On Sports
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July 23, 2008
One would think that every kid in America playing basketball dreamed of playing for Olympiakos at some point. Or not. So why is it that Josh Childress decided that he wanted to flee America, the NBA, and more specifically the Hawks for Greece. And in the prime of his career to boot.For the Hawks Childress was a solid but unspectacular player who probably needed to work on his...
Via The Scores Report
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July 21, 2008
In what would be a stunning move, Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Childress might be taking his game overseas.
(Read the post after the jump.)
Via Online Sports Guys
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July 21, 2008
Came across an interesting story on Yahoo.com. Or let me rephrase it, Brother Jon did. Apparently Atlanta Hawks Restricted Free Agent Forward Josh Childress (the guy who looks like Kid from Kid-n- Play) has received a serious offer for a contract from a Professional Team in Greece. So serious in fact that he's actually considering it...
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Via with-malice.com
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July 24, 2008
Greece, what a place to live! Fine food, beautiful cities, amazing history...
The news that Josh Childress has signed with Olympiakos has to surprise many, but given the money that's being thrown around in Europe, it was really only a matter of time.
Via bleacherreport.com
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July 23, 2008
They could be very good in a couple of years.
Via nba.fanhouse.com
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July 22, 2008
The Atlanta Hawks have not been very good this summer at the whole free-agent thing. They let Josh Smith sign wherever he wanted until those offers evaporated and now he's likely to re-sign only because that's where the most money is, and now they are letting Josh Childress entertain offers from Olympiakos, a Greek team. Childress is a good all-around player, kind of like...
Via The X's & O's of Basketball
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July 22, 2008
As a player, I was always a guy that sought contact. I was a small guy, but I played football as well so I was used to banging bodies. I played physical and I went hard to the basket because I knew many of my opponents didn't. I especially went after tall thin guys, I knew they disliked the physical contact.Here is a clip from one of the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league games...
July 23, 2008
The Atlanta Hawks always find a way to end up with the short end of the stick.
Try convincing them otherwise after their top reserve, former Stanford standout Josh Childress shockingly bolted the Hawks for not another NBA team (he didn't have that option he was a restricted free agent), but for the riches and spoils of get this, Greece basketball.
When I read over that...
Via Alley-oop Scoop
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July 23, 2008
Childress signed a 3 year deal with Olimpiakos in Greece. Childress averaged 11.1 points and over 5 rebounds a game last season as the 6th man for the Atlanta Hawks. This move is a common one but usually among lower tier foreign born players. Earlier this month hoops prodigy Brandon Jennings opted to go play ball in Europe for a year rather than try to qualify academically at Arizona...
Via Bleacher Report
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July 23, 2008
Until this season, the Atlanta Hawks had the longest playoff drought of any team in the NBA, missing the playoffs for eight straight years. They haven’t finished a season above .500 since the 98-99 year, and that was in a 50-game shortened season..Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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