Still a work in progress

Marvin Williams doesn't have a new deal yet, but it should be a slam dunk with both sides clear on what it's going to take to get it done. HAWKSVILLE - The word spreading around the NBA summer league in Las Vegas is that Marvin Williams and the Hawks have agreed to terms on a new deal (so say our friends at hoopsworld.com). That would be news to Williams. “Somebody is lying to them,” Williams said via text message Sunday afternoon. “That’s not true.” As reported here last week, the Hawks are working hard to get something done. But it’s not done. Not yet. In defense of the folks at HOOPSWORLD, their headline (”Marvin Williams gets his deal”) reads much stronger than the actual text of their item, which clearly states that “sources” told them that the sides are “close” to a new deal. It makes sense that they heard that. Everybody in this business has sources. Still, when asked Sunday afternoon if the sides...