A couple of articles on Jackie Butler

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Jackie Butler

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Another Jackie Butler Article

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"Maybe people will bring him in (to their summer camp)," Atlanta Hawks general manager Billy Knight says. "But they know he's a work in progress."

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[capstone21]

How many HS players were not drafted this year?

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Jackie Butler

[Gray Mule]

I believe he's signed up to be on the Atlanta Hawk's

summer league squad.

A couple of weeks there might give him the boost he needs.

Otherwise, there is the D.L.

Too bad the N.B.A. doesn't have a minor league like the

major league baseball teams. That would be so much better,

I think, than what we have now. Hawks could have their

own players under contract and learning.

[Nicholasp27]

9ppg/9.3rpg in 20 mins is not too shabby

and 17/28 rebounds were OFFENSIVE

we could use a guy who can clean up like that...

i'm glad we got him on our summer league and i hope he makes the team as a project backup power forward

let him develop and backup kmart/boozer/swift/okur/whoever we get

i can think of two other players recently who weren't drafted but made a team...ben wallace and marquis daniels...we'd be happy to have either

[Derek]

I would not be opposed to the Hawks keeping him. Let these young guys grow together and build some chemistry. It's not like ATL will contend this season. If the light goes on for all of them at the same time, the Hawks will have a very nice team.