Hawks waste no time, Match offer from Grizz

[.GR]

From Real GM

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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.

 

[wolf30]

damnit Greg I made the thread at the same time as u.

 

[.GR]

Except you posted it in the wrong spot.

 

[Pugz]

Umm, duh! Why wouldn't they match that?! It's lower than what Josh wanted from the Hawks lol, he should have just played this year on the salary he would gotten(or just sign a 1 year deal) then he could have walked the FAcy.