Hawks News (8-24-03)

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Bobcats see advantage in draft provision (8-24-03).

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/sports/6605114.htm

The Atlanta Hawks have seven players under guaranteed contracts for '04-05. Discarding Allan Henderson's $8.2 million salary on Charlotte would make new Hawks owner David McDavid very happy.

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Ex-Wildcats returning to play at McKale Center (8-24-03).

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/s...uahoop0824.html

Eighteen former players who helped turn UA into one of college basketball's premier programs are expected to suit up. Tip-off is at 2 p.m.

Among those expected to play today are Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards), Jason Terry (Atlanta Hawks), Sean Rooks (New Orleans Hornets) and Luke Walton (Los Angeles Lakers). Others, retired from the NBA, include Sean Elliott, Steve Kerr, Tom Tolbert and Jud Buechler.

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INSIDE THE NBA (8-24-03).

http://www.ajc.com/print/content/epaper/ed...092293000d.html

Musselman is wearing a brave face and pitching the company line with about 50 points per game gone from what was an up-and-coming team: "In the short term --- and the long term --- this is for the best," he said. But change is nothing new for Musselman, a former Hawks assistant who cracked clipboards for six years in the CBA.