Hawks Match Offer for Josh Smith

[wolf30]

Atlanta Hawks General Manager Rick Sund announced tonight that the club has retained forward Josh Smith and matched the offer sheet of the Memphis Grizzlies. “Tonight, the Hawks organization received an offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies for Josh Smith,” said Sund. “We are happy to announce that we will match their offer sheet. Ownership, management and the team are happy to have Josh return as a member of the Hawks. We look forward to training camp in October and we will continue to look at additional opportunities to improve our roster.”

Smith, whom the Hawks drafted with the 17th pick overall in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft, has finished second in the NBA in blocks per game in each of the past two years and averaged team-highs in blocks per game (2.80) and steals per game (1.57), while also ranking second on the Hawks in points per game (17.2), rebounds per game (8.2) and assists per game (3.4) in 81 appearances last season.

wow...didnt take long at all

 

[.snowy]

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Hawks_Re_Sig...ith_080808.html

Just to confirm.

 

[yezzir]

Lol, I love how two people are always caught posting the same thing recently.

But yeah, that didn't take long at all.

 

[$tunna]

Told u so!

 

[Pugz]

Told u so!

None of us actually thought that the Hawks wouldn't match this. So there no need to say I told you so :butwiggle:


j/k

 

[$tunna]

Yeah but it feels good to say lol

 

[.dk92]

Told u so!

arty: :butwiggle: arty:

 

[.s31t]

Shocker

 

[RipCity32]

Not a shocker to me, the Hawks would be dumb to not sign him.

 

[.loggie]

they shouldve waited until day 7 just to get everyone in Memphis' hopes up. thatd be hella funny

 

[yezzir]

they shouldve waited until day 7 just to get everyone in Memphis' hopes up. thatd be hella funny

Lol, that'd be hilarious.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Post in team forum please.