Atlanta Hawks sign Mo Evans to a 3-year/$7.5 mill contract...

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Hawks fill Childress' void by signing Evans
Veteran swingman signs multi-year deal, could slide into sixth-man role

By SEKOU SMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/25/08

The Hawks didn't waste any time filling the void left by Josh Childress, who signed a three-year deal with a Greek team Wednesday.

Journeyman Maurice Evans has agreed to terms with the Hawks on a three-year deal believed to be worth about $7.5 million, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Evans was reportedly close to signing a three-year deal with Golden State on Wednesday, one California newspaper reported.

But that was before Childress bolted for the Euro league and before the Warriors decided to match a three-year, $9 million offer sheet to their own restricted free agent swingman, Kelena Azubuike, from the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday.

Evans, a six-year veteran, started 47 games last season for Orlando, the Hawks' Southeast Division rival, including all 10 playoff games against Toronto and Detroit for the division champs.

He could slide into the sixth-man spot vacated when Childress opted for a deal with Greek power Olympiakos.

Evans, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound swingman, averaged 9.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 68 games last season after being traded to Orlando from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Evans, 29, has a reputation as a tenacious perimeter defender and opportunistic offensive threat. He's a career 37 percent shooter from beyond the 3-point line, and averaged a career-high 9.3 points last season.

Evans played the best game of his NBA career against the Hawks in April. He scored a career-high 27 points in a 121-105 win over the Hawks on April 15 at Philips Arena.

Since the start of the 2001-02 season, Evans has logged time with Minnesota, Sacramento, Detroit, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Magic, his longest stint with one team being the 2006-07 season with the Lakers and the seven games he played last season before being traded.

The Lakers traded Evans and Brian Cook to the Magic last November for Trevor Ariza.


Very nice pick-up for Atlanta...this'll definitel help fill the void left by Childress, for a much better price.

[the.SET]

Never really felt Mo Evans, but maybe he can step in and do a pretty good job off the bench for us. We gotta go after a true center tho.

["THE" MoSav]

he can hit the corner three, is a good rebounder and defender and is very athletic

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I thought Evans was a great back-up for Kobe...he'll do even more damage on a team like the Hawks.

[Lunatic]

VERY happy about this. Dude KILLED my raps in that playoff series lol. So glad we (atl) picked him up, great replacement for Childress. Dude can knock down them 3s with ease and we don't shoot the 3 very good, big plus.

[the.SET]

Guess I haven't watched much of his game. Hopefully he can give us a boost off the bench, but like I said we are still thin in the interior.

[Lunatic]

Guess I haven't watched much of his game. Hopefully he can give us a boost off the bench, but like I said we are still thin in the interior.

it's a good pickup for us set. big time, not as good as childress, but he'll do enough.

["THE" MoSav]

Guess I haven't watched much of his game. Hopefully he can give us a boost off the bench, but like I said we are still thin in the interior.

it's a good pickup for us set. big time, not as good as childress, but he'll do enough.

yeah but he does things that childress cant

[GangstaBoogy]

Ok I get it now. I was confused as fuck when I first saw this cuz I thought he had just went to Golden State.

[Stone Cold is Bout It, Bout It]

Sorry hawks fans, Mo sucks.

[Don Jacob]

he's a good player that'll bring in some production. but i see little impact

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Sorry hawks fans, Mo sucks.

Did you even watch him play for us as a back-up for Kobe in '06-'07? What about as a starter for Orlando?...he handled shit. In no way, shape, or form does he "suck".

["THE" MoSav]

Sorry hawks fans, Mo sucks.

Did you even watch him play for us as a back-up for Kobe in '06-'07? What about as a starter for Orlando?...he handled shit. In no way, shape, or form does he "suck".

exactly what i was thinking. he was good on the Kings when he first broke in the league as well..