Al Horford is entering the final season of his current contract and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2016 when the cap increases.

Horford was recently asked what made him decide to wait until free agency to address his contract with the Atlanta Hawks.

"For me, I'm very happy in Atlanta," said Horford. "It's one of those things where I don't want any contract talks to be a distraction for my team and me. I feel like my focus this year is for us to build and be better. Since we can't do anything right now, we'll wait until the season's over and then we can start talking about all that."

The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard/forward Jason Richardson.

A 13-year NBA veteran, Richardson has played in 857 career regular season games (842 starts) with Golden State, Phoenix, Orlando, Charlotte and Philadelphia, averaging 17.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 34.1 minutes.

In 37 postseason games, he has put in 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.1 minutes.

In 19 games last season with the 76ers, Richardson averaged 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 21.9 minutes.

Jason Richardson will sign a non-guaranteed contract with the Atlanta Hawks.

Richardson, 34, averaged 9.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in a little less than 22 minutes per game in 19 contests last season with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Malik Rose has been hired by the Atlanta Hawks as manager of basketball operations.

Rose has worked in television since the end of his playing career.

Rose spent most of his career with the San Antonio Spurs when Mike Budenholzer was also with the organization.

The Atlanta Hawks have hired Michael Blackstone as assistant general manager and John Treloar as director of player personnel.

Jeff Peterson has also been promoted to director of scouting, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Blackstone previously served as the executive director of basketball operations for the Cavaliers. He most recently worked at SNI (Shapiro Negotiation Institute), a consulting firm that specializes in professional training and coaching located in Baltimore.

Treloar has served as director of player personnel for the Suns. Prior to joining the Suns, the basketball veteran was coach of the Cavaliers’ NBA Development League affiliate in Erie. He aslo has collegiate experience after serving on staffs at Indiana and LSU.

New Hawks general manager Wes Wilcox has worked with both Blackstone and Treloar in the past when he was with the Cavaliers organization.