Atlanta Hawks GM Search - Can't Blame Them For Trying

The only thing going for the Atlanta Hawks right now is that they are in one of the most marketable cities to young athletes. Their brief post season run is all but forgotten now that the Celtics have been exposed as the pretenders they are. If the new GM is stuck with Woodson, then that's less than ideal... why have a GM at all, some would say. Of course, there's also that whole, "not having a draft pick" this year that might stop a new GM from coming.

ESPN reports that Grant is latest candidate to drink the wine and taste the food, but reject the Atlanta Hawks.

Hawks part-owner Michael Gearon Jr. told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday that the process "is coming to a close," but it was not immediately known whom Atlanta will turn to now. One source close to the process described the Hawks as "scrambling" because they believed they had Grant, who ultimately decided against making the leap from one of the most stable franchises in the league to a team that just halted the league's longest playoff drought and which is known for feuding factions in its crowded ownership group.

GM Candidate List

• Chris Grant - Assistant GM Cleveland Cavs - REJECTED OFFER
  
• David Lindsey - Assistant GM San Antonio Spurs - REJECTED OFFER
  
• Tommy Sheppard - VP of Basketball Admin (Also being wooed by NY)
  
• Dave Wohl - Assistant GM Boston Celtics
  
• John Gabriel - Personnel Scout Portland Trail Blazers
• Billy King - Former 76er GM - PRAYERS FROM HEAVEN ARE BLOCKING HIM
  

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