Training camp roster news

[gurpilo]

Will Bynum and Richard Solomon have signed with Hawks for training camp. Bynum have some flashes during the past seasons, wonder if he could make the roster and provide help at PG while Jack is out.

[GameTime]

Ryan Kelly also signed  a non-guaranteed deal

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/report-hawks-sign-ryan-kelly-to-non-guaranteed-contract/

Definitely fits our scheme

 

[Blunt91]

This is the Deepest training camp roster we have had in some time.

[Gray Mule]

Roster just looking gooder and gooder!

To me, it keeps looking more and more likely the Hawks will not fall into the lottery,

regardless of what some "experts" expect.  We lost two and they meant "everything"

and we have nothing left to compete with.  Gee!  Really !!

[hawkman]

Will "The Thrill" Bynum and Jack on the same team? This GT fan says yes!!!

[capstone21]

Bynum and Kelly gives us some good practice squads before the roster is cut down

[hazer]

BSPN's prediction Hawks will miss playoffs is hilarious. They NEVER learn, which is fine with me. Hawks are at LEAST 5th in the East. Told-ya-so's crow is so much more fun than over-hyped letdowns (see Bulls, Wizards, Celts, Rockets, etc)...

[NBASupes]

These are some decent players. Not the typical crew. 

[BrazilianHawk]

I'm glad. People working to put a good team together.

[Guest]

Bynum gets another shot and a special reunion with Hawks

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Will Bynum and Jarrett Jack are teammates again.

And now roommates.

More than 12 years have passed since they were a part of Georgia Tech’s appearance in the NCAA Tournament national championship game, a berth earned when Bynum scored in the final seconds of a thrilling semifinal victory. Each went on to have productive NBA careers.

Their basketball paths have merged in Atlanta again.

Bynum recently signed with the Hawks on a non-guaranteed deal, a long-shot chance to keep his NBA dream alive. Jack signed as an unrestricted free agent this summer. Several days ago, Bynum moved in with Jack for training camp. The living arrangement has allowed the friends to reminisce.

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CURTIS COMPTON

Hawks guard Will Bynum during Hawks media day on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

“We are talking about everything,” Bynum said. “It’s crazy, along our paths when you are chasing trying to be great and mastering your craft, you kind of lose sight of what you done during the process. It’s crazy to talk to Jarrett about some of the things we’ve done together and the memories that we have together. To have the opportunity to play with him again is amazing.”

Certainly, talk turned to 2004. Bynum drove the lane, after taking the ball from Jack, and scored a layup with 1.5 seconds left for a 67-65 victory over Oklahoma State. Georgia Tech lost a 12-point lead when John Lucas hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 26.3 seconds left. Bynum’s game-winner was the Yellow Jackets’ first basket in 3:40. Georgia Tech lost to Connecticut in the title game two nights later.

A group of former players from that team, including Bynum and Jack, recently reunited at the school for a football game.

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Georgia Tech’s Will Bynum, center, is congratulated by teammates Jarrett Jack, right, and Isma’il Muhammad, after winning their national semfinal game ... Read More

“People were saying it was the biggest shot in Georgia Tech history,” Bynum said. “History? I thought about it. History? It’s crazy hearing that.”

Bynum played eight NBA seasons with the Warriors, Pistons and Wizards. There were also stints in the NBA Development League and overseas. He played much of the last two seasons in China. This summer, Bynum was home in Chicago working out and hoping for another chance in the NBA. He was also tending to his wife, seven months along in a high-risk pregnancy. Returning overseas was not an option.

Then the Hawks called. Bynum came to Atlanta for a two-day workout and left with a training camp invite. The guard knows the chances are slim of making the final roster but he has been here before.

“It’s a unique situation,” Bynum said. “But I’m prepared. My mentality, I pretty much live with my back against the wall. This is nothing new for me. I’ve been to camps with Chauncey Billups. Allen Iverson, Rodney Stuckey, Brandon Knight. This is something similar. It’s nothing new to me. I’m extremely comfortable. I’m on the edge. I play on the edge. That’s my mentality.”

Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said Bynum has contributed early in training camp. He praised his experience and grit.

“He’s tough and makes those loose ball, winning type plays,” Budenholzer said. “I think he understands the pick-and-roll game. He’s been throwing up some nice passes to Dwight (Howard). He has played a lot of basketball between the NBA and internationally. You can see it.”

Bynum said he hasn’t reflected on the whole of his basketball career. There will be time for that when he is done play. But Bynum’s recent conversations with Jack have spurred memories of their days at Georgia Tech. He shared one of their favorites.

Bynum said that then-coach Paul Hewitt got the team to the outdoor track at 4:30 a.m. on a rainy start to the day. The mission was timed runs, four 400 meters, six 200 meters, eight 100 meters and 10 50 meters. Bynum didn’t make it. He passed out and fell during one of the runs. After teammates Mario West and Jack jumped over him they returned to help him to a nearby ambulance where Bynum was treated for severe dehydration. They can laugh about it now.

“He is like a brother to me,” Jack said. “A guy that went through a tremendous amounts of ups, downs, highs, lows. Back in college, going to the Final Four. Will hit the game-winning shot that sent us to the national championship. It’s a bond that we have with each other that is forever cemented. For him to be standing next to me in an Atlanta Hawks uniform, couldn’t be a better story so far.

http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/basketball/bynum-gets-another-shot-and-a-special-reunion-with/nsg8F/

[Watchman]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Bynum gets another shot and a special reunion with Hawks

http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/basketball/bynum-gets-another-shot-and-a-special-reunion-with/nsg8F/

Seems like a great guy, but I don't see how we can carry that many point guards (Schröder, Jack, Delaney and Bynum)(?)

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Watchman said:

Seems like a great guy, but I don't see how we can carry that many point guards (Schröder, Jack, Delaney and Bynum)(?)

We won't.  He won't make the roster.  Camp body.

[Thomas]

Sure that they have great memories of making it to the ncaa championship game together. That was a very clutch team. But like you said there just isn't any room here so maybe there is a chance Bynum can land and stick somewhere. Odds are really stacked against him but there is pretty good money in other leagues too as an ex Jacket in China well knows.

[capstone21]

2 hours ago, Watchman said:

Seems like a great guy, but I don't see how we can carry that many point guards (Schröder, Jack, Delaney and Bynum)(?)

He has no chance of making the team ... Barring trade ...one of Moose (most likely), Scott or Edy will also be getting cut before the season starts too

[Guest]

3 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

We won't.  He won't make the roster.  Camp body.

Ya but he's a baller, pitbull style. He's gonna make guys worry about their spots on the roster.

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, Spud2Nique said:

Ya but he's a baller, pitbull style. He's gonna make guys worry about their spots on the roster.

Only Jack need worry 

[sturt]

15 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Only Jack need worry 

Actually, there's more truth to that than there normally would be since Jack's salary is a minimum deal and if, in fact, his journey back to health appears to be slower than hoped originally coupled with Bynum having a fantabulous preseason. Could make Budcox pause for thought. Not likely, but could. Put it this way, of the camp bodies, he would seem to me to be the one with the best shot at pulling off the unlikely.

[AHF]

15 minutes ago, sturt said:

Actually, there's more truth to that than there normally would be since Jack's salary is a minimum deal and if, in fact, his journey back to health appears to be slower than hoped originally coupled with Bynum having a fantabulous preseason. Could make Budcox pause for thought. Not likely, but could. Put it this way, of the camp bodies, he would seem to me to be the one with the best shot at pulling off the unlikely.

JBH has been predicting that Jack will be the cut given Sap's health and Scott's legal uncertainty.

[sturt]

3 minutes ago, AHF said:

JBH has been predicting that Jack will be the cut given Sap's health and Scott's legal uncertainty.

Reasonable, I suppose, but of course, none of that helps Bynum if Moose, Scott and Edy remain.

I was one of those who took Wilcox's after draft comments about Bembry to mean they actually project him as a potential 3rd point guard.... just used the term "ball distributor" instead of "point guard." Didn't know whether to take that seriously. But, yeah, I suppose it's true that Sap's situation might be a prime mover in making that happen.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, AHF said:

JBH has been predicting that Jack will be the cut given Sap's health and Scott's legal uncertainty.

Also Tiago coming off hip surgery.