Posts Tagged ‘Atlanta Hawks’
NBA Southeast Division in 2010-2011
ORLANDO MAGIC
Another year with legitimate contender as dominating pending in a division that is undoubtedly the strongest in the Eastern Conference. While waiting for its neighbor to the south of Florida. Without great fanfare, without major changes. The largest effort, imagine that with pleasure, was to match the $ 19 million for three years gave Chicago Bulls to sign JJ Redick. Redick was warmly because the outer part more reliable in the most important moment of the season in the conference finals against the Boston Celtics. At that wrecked 4-2 facing the basket rival Carter, Lewis and Pietrus. A worse performance than competition and have been incorporated into this new project from the Magic Quentin Richardson and Chris Duhon. Dwight Howard says he worked in summer with Hakeem Olajuwon to improve his movement in attack. It’s a team that has everything, including doubts about the reliability of Carter (in the last year of contract), Lewis and Jameer Nelson.
MIAMI HEAT
It is the team that brings the fascination, glamor, the expectation and pressure to respond to a challenge infinity. The world looks to the Miami Heat with such eagerness and curiosity that seems to be a computer that still does not know how to play, or with whom or how long it will take the best possible result. Wade played with a ring of lead and Bosh with the tranquility of issue: Who would have thought that former Toronto Raptors player would be the third option of a computer before turning thirty years. The taxpayer of urgency, of the injunction, is none other than LeBron James. The hatred generated in Cleveland has extended to the rest of the country. The king falls sympathetic nor straightforward. The best team we could together play Pat Riley to Erik Spoelstra young arrays. Of time. Read the rest of this entry »
Jamal Crawford to seek trade
Frustrated the Atlanta Hawks have not offered him a contract extension, Jamal Crawford will ask the club to trade him, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
Crawford, who is in the final year of a contract that will pay him $10 million this season, approached the Hawks the first week of July about an extension. Hawks general manager Rick Sund has not made Crawford an offer, a source with the organization told ESPN.
The sides are scheduled to meet next week and if the Hawks do not make Crawford an offer he considers reasonable, he will ask to be traded, according to sources. Crawford is looking for a three- or four-year extension worth about the same annual amount he will make this season, sources said. Read the rest of this entry »