Maurice Evans Signs with Atlanta Hawks, Who Are Not the Golden State Warriors

by Ben Q Rock on Jul 25, 2008 6:03 PM EDT in News Comment 15 comments

After verbally agreeing to sign with Golden State earlier this week, Maurice Evans backed out and asked for more money. The Warriors said, "Thanks, but no thanks," and instead matched the offer sheet Kelenna Azubuike signed with the Clippers. Neener neener, Baron Stealers!

Evans has found a home in Atlanta, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (ht: Hoopinion). Evans was as good as gone the moment Keith Bogans told the team he would exercise his player option this season, so this signing means little to us. We'll get to see him roast us -- the Hawks always roast us, it seems -- four times a year. It also means he'll play 41 games a year in the building in which he set his NBA career-high last April. Good times.

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Good pick up for the Hawks, he’s still being underpaid in my opinion. Guess the money isn’t out there right now.

by magic fanatic on Jul 25, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If Childress didn't get any money from the Hawks

Evans wasn’t likely to get money anywhere else.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jul 26, 2008 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll miss him

I’d much rather have Mo Evans than Pietrus.

by Marie on Jul 26, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Me too

Even though I’m biased and always thought Mo was underrated in his one year as a King.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jul 26, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t understand that. Pietrus is more athletic and bigger. Also a better defender.

I will admit though, he was fun guy to root for.

by magic fanatic on Jul 27, 2008 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just have my doubts about Pietrus

Not sure how effective he really is. Who knows, maybe he’ll prove me wrong.

by Marie on Jul 27, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The devil you know?

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by Ben Q Rock on Jul 28, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pietrus is younger, also. Evans will be 30 in November, and Pietrus is 26 and won’t turn 27 until February.

I thought Evans did a nice job with the Magic, but I applaud the Pietrus signing and with the drafting of Courtney Lee, the SG position should be much-improved this coming season.

by Mike from Illinois on Jul 28, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs