Josh Childress to Sign in Greece?
FYG, Josh just signed 3 year contract with Olympiacos. There will be a press conference in half an hour Josh Childress to Sign in Greece?
 In a potentially stunning move that reflects the growing challenge Europe’s basketball leagues pose to the NBA, Atlanta Hawks free-agent forward Josh Childress is strongly considering a three-year, $20 million offer from Greek powerhouse Olympiakos, several league sources said Sunday night.Childress flew to Greece late Sunday and is scheduled to meet with Olympiakos officials on Monday. Childress, 25, is so flustered with the Hawks’ refusal to make a sign-and-trade deal to another team, one source familiar with his thinking believes there’s “better than a 50-50 chance” he’ll sign with Olympiakos. The team also will cover the Greek taxes for Childress, making the offer even more lucrative. “Unless he just gets there and doesn’t like it at all, I think he’s going to go,” one league source said. Childress is a restricted free agent, but the Hawks would have no matching rights with a FIBA contract. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ai4LKOewduB7s.twC59GI3O8vLYF?slug=aw-childressgreece072108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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