Suicide lines: Jeremy Lin-spiration; Granger’s step back (Yahoo! Sports)

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Hawks want Horford extension (Yahoo! Sports)

Al Horford averaged 14.2 points per game last season for the Atlanta Hawks (along with 9.9 rebounds, 1.1 blocks,…
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Hawks add C Etan Thomas to frontcourt (AP)

The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City. He's averaged 5.8 point and 4.8 rebounds per game over his eight-year career, which includes 74 starts.
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New Hawks coach makes changing offensive identity a priority (SportingNews.com)

One thing virtually every scout around the NBA knew last season was that the Atlanta Hawks were set up to be a fairly deliberate offensive team. They were efficient and they were a pretty good scoring team, ranking 13th in the league in scoring at 101.7 points and 10th in field goal percentage (46.8). But [...]

Jamal Crawford drawing interest from three teams (SportingNews.com)

Three NBA teams have contacted the Atlanta Hawks about the availability of guard Jamal Crawford, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution . According to the report, which does not name the individual teams, all three clubs were turned away by the Hawks. Over the weekend, the Journal Constitution and other outlets reported that Crawford would [...]

Three teams ask about Hawks’ Crawford (Yahoo! Sports)

It became clear early this week that Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford and his agent want the team to hand over…
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Report: Hawks want to keep Horford off market (SportingNews.com)

The Atlanta Hawks do not want center Al Horford on the open market, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constituion . Horford, who averaged 14.2 points and 9.9 rebounds in 2009-10, can become a restricted free agent after the 2010-11 season. The Hawks reportedly want to lock up Horford now because "they know full well he’d be [...]

SL: Coach K keeping calm; Jennings ‘working on everything’ (Yahoo! Sports)

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