Hawks' Childress snubs NBA for Greek deal

AFP - July 24, 2008

ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - Josh Childress turned his back on the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks and signed a three-year deal worth 20 million dollars on Wednesday with the Greek club Olympiakos.

The deal, the richest contract in European basketball history, trumped a five-year offer for 33 million dollars that Childresss received from the Hawks and Childress can opt out of...Read more

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