April 2015 Atlanta Hawks Wiretap

Hawks Sign Arsalan Kazemi To Camp Deal

Sep 29, 2015 11:26 AM

The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Arsalan Kazemi.

Kazemi became the first Iranian national to be drafted by an NBA franchise when he was selected in the second round (54th overall) of the 2013 NBA Draft by Washington (his draft rights were subsequently traded to Philadelphia).

A 6-7 forward, Kazemi played his first three seasons of college basketball at Rice (2009-12) before transferring to Oregon for his senior year (2012-13) and helping the Ducks to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. He played in 130 career games as a collegian recording 11.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.5 in assists in 29.0 minutes (.559 FG%, .678 FT%), including averaging a double-double during his sophomore (15.2 points/11.0 rebounds) and junior seasons (12.1 points/10.3 rebounds).

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Edgar Sosa Signs Camp Deal With Hawks

Sep 19, 2015 11:02 AM

Edgar Sosa has signed a camp deal with the Atlanta Hawks.

Sosa went undrafted out of Louisville in 2010 and was most recently playing in Italy.

Sosa only played in Summer League in 2010 with the Detroit Pistons.

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DeQuan Jones Signs Camp Deal With Hawks

Sep 16, 2015 6:33 PM

DeQuan Jones has agreed on a training camp deal with the Atlanta Hawks.

Jones played for the Orlando Magic during the 12-13 season, appearing in 63 games.

Jones played for the Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans during the 2014 Summer League.

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NBA Prohibits 'Legacy Marks' To Become Primary Logo

Sep 8, 2015 12:33 PM

The Atlanta Hawks were unable to bring back their iconic "Pac-Man" logo in full due to the NBA's rules prohibiting "legacy marks" as primary logos, so the franchise had to be creative in bringing it back. The NBA believes bringing back logos would cannibalize the separate revenue stream for vintage goods.

The Hawks sharpened the beak, tilted its head downward and added a little cleft around its chin.

“We did this thinking about Bud’s [Mike Budenholzer’s] style of play, and he’s all about attack, attack, attack,” Hawks' chief creative officer Peter Sorckoff said.

Budenholzer had some degree of input on adding “Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club” around the logo. Budenholzer liked the idea that the franchise was larger than any particular group of players. 

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