Another European Steal

Josh Childress, formerly of the Atlanta Hawks has decided to sign with a European team:
According to Slam Online:

"According to reports, he’s going to make almost $7 million a season, tax-free. I spoke to a Hawks source this morning who pointed out that for Josh to net the same amount of money in the NBA, he’s have to get a (pre-tax) contract worth over $10 million a season. And there’s no way the Hawks (or any other team, except for maybe the Knicks) can pay their 6th man that much scratch. $10 mil a season is starter money. Josh just had to go to Greece to be a starter. It sucks for the Hawks, but I don’t blame them at all. Josh is a great player, but at some point the Hawks have to be responsible financially. "

I personally am a big fan of Childress. A solid contributor as the sixth man of the Atlanta Hawks last season, Childress averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds. Very talented Stanford student, both smart and athletic. He was supposed to be a future star in the NBA, and now they've lost him. Just thought I would share this as basically a footnote to my first post yesterday.