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Atlanta still owns his rights, correct?
Josh Childress | SF
Born: June 20, 1983
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
College: Stanford
Years Pro: 5
Current Club: Olympiacos Piraeus
Contract Status: 2 years remaining, player option for next season
Atlanta still owns his rights, correct?
That I don't know.
I do recall reports, however, that the Spurs have had interest before.
Yes, they own his rights. Could trade him. He has an out clause after every season. Also, he's paid in US dollars....
There is no way he ever plays in Atlanta again. Too much bad blood. They might off load him for something useful. I think he'd be an ideal fit.
Did something happen with Olympiacos?
Impressive hair.
No. They play in final four this weekend. I doubt he comes back to USA this summer.
I think he has a opt-out clause every summer.
I'm pretty sure the Hawks don't have his rights. Wasn't he a FA when he signed overseas?
Restricted FA. They retain matching rights. Every FA list I've seen for this summer has him listed as an RFA for the Hawks.
^ Ah, that makes sense.
Where did you hear they had interest? He is seriously a ing perfect fit for this team.
That being the case, do you think that they will be less inclined to match an offer, since they know they are compe ive without him (and his salary)?
Man if we got this guy i'd start going to church again.
FWIW, a friend of mine covered the Vegas Summer League last year. Childress was seen more than once talking for a while with Pop. He said they seem to have had really good chemistry, similar to how he is with his players. It was enough that he got a hold of me to tell me. He thought it could be telling. Of course, he went overseas, but I've always thought that perhaps it could be the seeds of something we'll see later. Would be a huge signing for us.
Childress says his future not based on fan riots
By Brett Martel
Former Atlanta Hawks swingman Josh Childress asserted on Friday that violence he witnessed in the stands while playing in Greece’s top professional league won’t influence his decision on whether to stay in Europe for another season.
“The fans are obviously very passionate because we’re in the finals of the Greek championship,” Childress, in Athens, said by phone to The Associated Press. “Yes, there was unnecessary violence. It obviously doesn’t help the game. It doesn’t help the players, but that will not have an effect on my decision about where I play next year.”
On Thursday night, the opening game of the Greek finals was interrupted for nearly 20 minutes with 1:25 to play and Panathinaikos, the visiting team, leading 60-58.
Olympiakos fans threw a flare, plastic bottles and other items at Panathinaikos’ bench during a timeout, sending the players scampering for safety. A timekeeper was slightly injured and part of the bench and the surrounding court had burn marks.
Enraged fans tried to storm the court despite pleas for calm by Olympiakos players. Riot police moved in to contain the spectators.
Childress spoke out against fan violence after the contest, saying “The violence we saw today, will make me think real hard over my future in Europe.” On Friday, he amended those statements, saying he believed some of his comments were misinterpreted in a way that made it appear he wished to leave Greece after this season.
“I’m enjoying my time here. It’s been a great experience. It’s been a learning experience, and I think a lot of things will shake out in the next few weeks as we finish up the season here,” Childress said.
Last July, the Greek club Olympiakos signed Childress to a three-year contract that his agent, Jim Tanner, said was worth $20 million after taxes.
Childress has the option to opt out of the deal after each season. If he returned to the NBA, the Hawks, who lost to Cleveland in the second round of this season’s playoffs, would still have the rights to him as a restricted free agent.
Childress said he followed the Hawks this season, watching games when he could, and communicated with fans on the Internet.
“I’ve gotten some great fan support from the Atlanta fans, via the Web sites,” Childress said.
However, Childress said he has yet to get a sense from general manager Rick Sund about whether the Hawks intend to try to woo him back next season.
“I haven’t spoken to him at all, really. That’s something I’m sure he’ll get with my agent about in the next few weeks,” Childress said. “I don’t know what they’re thinking.”
My thing is that Atl just needs to unload him or make a decision on the rest of their team. Bibby, MWilliams (wouldn't be a bad option for the Spurs either), Pachulia, and others are FA this year I believe. Who are they going to pay to come back along with JJ and Smith's contract. Might get interesting.
Childress about all those articles
http://www.superbasket.gr/?c=136&a=113345
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate
And on his twitter
http://twitter.com/JChillin
Not sure where this rumor and these quotes on si.com and espn.com came from. I never said any of that stuff!
Why on earth would they "just unload him" when it costs them nothing to retain his rights? He's still an asset that could bring something in return.
maybe they could trade him to us for splitters rights or some , since they need a big down low.....
Bump!
just mentioned him in another thread and asked myself if there are any news or rumors about him out there? (I mean real news, not KBP news)
if the Bouroussis plan fails, offering Childress the MLE seems to be a nice plan B. I don't think the Hawks would match, they have other (more important) questions to solve first and their wing positions are covered pretty well.
Are you kidding? The Hawks would match that in a heartbeat. It will take more than the MLE to get him back. He is making the equivalent of about 12 million a year depending on what state he is in. That would be a 50%paycut. I think Childress banks the cash for this contract and then tests the NBA again. He will still be plenty young to get a good long term contract.
The bigger problem with getting Childress for the MLE is that it would represent a substantial pay cut from what he is guaranteed in Greece. But the Hawks do have problems. Zaza may be a good target if Bourousis or Gortat don't work out.
Some recent discussion of the overall situation the Hawks face this summer written by the beat writer for the Atlanta Journal Cons ution:
http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2009/06/1...id=blogs_hawks
sorry guys, but don't get blinded by all the magical number talks and all the highly exaggerated numbers mostly brought up by KBP.
yes, he makes money he likely won't get in the NBA right now, but I don't buy the "twice the money" stuff. even the alleged net numbers have never been announced officially and mostly came from the totally unreliable Greek medias.
IMO he is maybe making the equivalent of about 8-9 million a year, still more than the MLE, but not by that much.
however, it was for three years and so 1/3 of that has been payed. if he can get a full 5 years/ MLE contract in the NBA (about 32 million $), he will think twice not to take it. that's not only more guaranteed money right now, it might even be the better deal in the long run. he turns 26 this week, so he would be 31 when the deal expires. still young enough to get another 3 high payed years. if he comes back to the NBA at 28, he either might have lost some of his market value (depending on what happened in Europe) AND he might struggle to get a big extension when his next NBA contract is expired. it's much harder to get a big extension at 33 than at 31. I'm pretty sure he is smart enough to think about this.
btw. why he might want out anyway? because Olympiacos is a bad team for him. that's why. and I can't see him get much fun playing for them.
why the Hawks will think twice before they match? they would get back a player who wanted out badly AND who they wouldn't need as much as they needed help at other positions. they need to re sign (or replace) Bibby, Williams, Pachulia and will try to extend JJ's contract this summer. teams usually hesitate to guarantee another 32 millions in such a situation. they might seek a S$T though.
IMO if the Spurs target Childress it would be a sign and trade. Bowen and Thomas would be attractive, especially if Zaza has to walk. In terms of the MLE...I wonder if Atlanta would match an MLE offer for Marvin Williams?
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