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Hilton Armstrong - F/C - Hawks

Nets GM Billy King praised Hilton Armstrong at the team's free agent mini-camp.

"What I like about Hilton is he's long and he knows how to play," King said. "I think the biggest thing for Hilton is doing it consistently." The No. 12 overall selection of the 2006 draft class is hoping to catch on with the Nets prior to training camp and has expressed excitement about potentially being on Brooklyn's inaugural roster.
Related: Nets
Source: New York Post
May 24 - 9:07 AM
Joe Johnson - G/F - Hawks

Larry Drew has had the third year option on his contract picked up and will return as Hawks head coach.

Contrary to an earlier report from the Portland Tribune which called Drew's return "unlikely," the head coach will return to the Atlanta bench. It's going to be an interesting offseason for Atlanta as the team looks to improve without having much flexibility to do so.
Source: Sekou Smith on Twitter
May 18 - 12:35 PM
Joe Johnson - G/F - Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are talking to General Manager Rick Sund about returning next season.

Sund is in the last year of his contract and has drawn interest from the Blazers. The Hawks are also undecided on Head Coach Larry Drew's future.
Source: Michael Cunningham on Twitter
May 16 - 7:16 PM
Joe Johnson - G/F - Hawks

The Portland Tribune reports that Larry Drew's contract option for next season is unlikely to be exercised.

Although it's certainly possible the head coach won't be retained, take this with a grain of salt right now. The fact that the report is from Portland rather than Atlanta is odd, but the Hawks will have to make a decision on its head coach before long.
Source: Portland Tribune
May 16 - 9:44 AM
Al Horford - F/C - Hawks

The NBA admitted on Friday that a late foul call cost the Hawks an extra free throw with 3.1 seconds remaining in Game 6.

The Hawks were down two points and inbounding the ball under their own basket, but the Celtics fouled Al Horford before the ball was inbounded. It should have resulted in one free throw and possession as an 'away from the play' foul, but instead the Hawks simply inbounded again. Horford proceeded to miss a free throw with 2.3 seconds remaining, then mistakenly made the second FT instead of intentionally missing with Atlanta out of timeouts. The procession of errors handed Boston a first-round victory.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 12 - 10:50 AM
Al Horford - F/C - Hawks

Al Horford played 46 minutes on his way to 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block in the Hawks' Game 6 loss to the Celtics on Thursday.

Horford missed the deciding free throw late and had seven turnovers, but it's practically impossible to let that color his gutty performance tonight. Josh Smith scored 18 points with nine boards, four assists, two steals, and one block, but uncorked a groaning long jumper that missed short in crunch time and played some uninspired defense late. Jeff Teague hit just 2-of-9 shots for five points with six assists, Marvin Williams went for 16 and eight with four threes but rode the pine a bit too much late, and Joe Johnson hit 7-of-17 shots for 17 points but missed on a patented iso-Joe late, as well.
Related: Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Jeff Teague
May 10 - 11:33 PM
Zaza Pachulia - F/C - Hawks

Zaza Pachulia (foot) will not play in Thursday's Game 6 against the Celtics.

Pachulia has a bone chip in his foot and hasn't played since April 13. The Hawks will roll with Al Horford and Erick Dampier as their primary centers again Thursday.
Source: Michael Cunningham on Twitter
May 10 - 10:50 AM
Al Horford - F/C - Hawks

Al Horford (pectoral) is starting for the Hawks once again Thursday.

The Hawks are going to roll with the same starting lineup that won them Game 5: Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith and Horford. After missing virtually the entire year, Horford impressively blew up for 19 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocks in 41 minutes on Tuesday.
Source: Michael Cunningham on Twitter
May 10 - 10:49 AM
Al Horford - F/C - Hawks

Al Horford, who was supposedly on a minutes count, played 41 of them and hit 8-of-15 shots for 19 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocks to lead the Hawks to an 87-86 win over the Celtics in Game 5.

The Hawks turned it over on a horrible inbounds pass with 10 seconds left, and then Rajon Rondo fumbled the ball late, as the Hawks held on for the one-point win. Josh Smith added 13 points, 16 rebounds and six assists on 6-of-16 shooting, Joe Johnson scored 15, Jeff Teague had 16 points and two 3-pointers, and Marvin Williams had 15 points and three 3-pointers. The Hawks five starters were the only ones in double figures, and Game 6 is in Boston on Thursday, with the Celtics leading the series 3-2.
Related: Jeff Teague, Rajon Rondo, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Joe Johnson
May 8 - 10:45 PM
Marvin Williams - F - Hawks

Marvin Williams and Al Horford will join Josh Smith, Jeff Teague and Joe Johnson in the starting lineup for Tuesday's Game 5.

Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins started in Game 4, but this is clearly a more powerful offensive lineup that will take the court tonight. The Hawks are hoping Avery Bradley will match up with Johnson and that Marvin will be able to contain Paul Pierce. We'll see.
Related: Al Horford
Source: John Hollinger on Twitter
May 8 - 7:43 PM
Al Horford - F/C - Hawks

Al Horford, who is expected to start for Tuesday's Game 5, will be on a minutes limit.

He's still trying to bounce back from his pectoral injury and played 20 minutes in Sunday's Game 4 loss. Our guess would be a 25-minute game from Horford tonight, as the Hawks face a must-win situation down 3-1 to the Celtics.
Source: Michael Cunningham on Twitter
May 8 - 7:07 PM
Marvin Williams - F - Hawks

Marvin Williams will move into the starting lineup for Tuesday's Game 5 against the Celtics.

Joe Johnson will move from small forward to shooting guard, replacing Kirk Hinrich. Williams will start at small forward, where he averaged 9.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 37 games as a starter during the regular season.
Related: Kirk Hinrich, Joe Johnson
Source: Steve Bulpett on Twitter
May 8 - 11:25 AM
Al Horford - F/C - Hawks

Al Horford will move into the starting lineup for Tuesday's Game 5 against the Celtics.

Larry Drew knows it's now or never for his team with the Hawks down 3-1 in the series. Horford played in his first game since surgery in Game 4 with 12 points and five rebounds in 20 minutes, and he'll be thrown right into the fire on Tuesday night. He'll replace Jason Collins at center.
Related: Jason Collins, Marvin Williams
Source: Steve Bulpett on Twitter
May 8 - 11:22 AM
Joe Johnson - G/F - Hawks

Joe Johnson said he is not happy with his offensive touches in the first-round series against the Celtics.

Johnson got 28 shots up in Game 3, but just eight in Game 4. For the series, he's at 17.0 attempts per game, more than his 15.5 shots per game during the regular season. The bigger concern is Johnson's efficiency -- he's shooting 36.8 percent from the field, 24.0 percent from 3-point range and 71.4 percent from the line in the playoffs.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 7 - 5:45 PM
Josh Smith - F - Hawks

Returning from a sprained knee, Josh Smith led the Hawks with 15 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, but he also committed six turnovers in a Game 4 loss in Boston.

Smoove clearly wasn't 100 percent and he admitted before the game that he's concerned about aggravating the injury -- he has patellar tendinitis which causes weakness in the joint. He will undoubtedly be in uniform for Game 5 on Tuesday.
May 6 - 9:38 PM

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