Atlanta Journal Constitution: Hawks sign Maurice Evans

The contract is 3 years and 7.5 million, which is a little more than Golden State was prepared to give him.

over 3 years ago Mike Prada 4 comments 0 recs |

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Hmmm

I’m a big fan of Kelenna Azubuike, and I like Evans too, but it seems odd to me that they both got so much more money than Matt Barnes. Several of the other cats we discussed as our backup 3 (Tony Allen f’rinstance) also got a lot better cheddar. What’s wrong with Matt B?

"Now, obviously individual production does not unilaterally equal better team production, but there's a high level of causation."

by Vanilla Gorilla on Jul 25, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions

Guys

Barnes chose the situation over the cash. He could have gotten a bit more from someone. Instead he took over a million to play with the Phoenix Suns. That’s an indication of how the Suns are perceived by players around the league. Its also the value of playing with a PG like Nash and a C like Shaq.

For Evans this is his last best shot at a payday. He has to take the most money regardless of where its coming from. In this case he took the Hawks cash. He should also see plenty of time in their rotation.

Meanwhile, we have ‘been in contact’ with Devin Brown’s people but are not listed with the top few teams interested in him. The other side of waiting out the market is that there isn’t much left to choose from after other teams get theirs.

by Jheiser3 on Jul 26, 2008 9:51 AM EDT reply actions