AJC: Pape Sy in the fold

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Pape Sy is in Atlanta

It’s finally official: Pape Sy, Atlanta’s second-round draft pick in June, has signed with the Hawks after securing a buyout from French club Le Havre. Sy’s contract is fully guaranteed for 2010-11 at the rookie minimum of $473,604.

Sy is at Philips Arena today for informal workouts. I’m headed over to catch up with him and will have more later.

It should be noted that for all the heat ASG takes for the perception that they clutch their wallets too tightly, the Hawks contributed significant money to the buyout of a player who could be headed for the D-League this season (and will carry 14 players on their roster). You can tell L.D. is really high on Sy, so the Hawks spent some cash to get him over here and now can have some say in his development for this season.

MC

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