Theo Ratliff is set to have arthroscopic surgery today on his right hip, a move which will keep him off the court until mid-January.  The procedure is set to clean debris from Ratliff's right hip, smooth any rough areas and implement a procedure that will help generate new bone tissue.

In other Hawks news the team is negotiating with the Portland Trailblazers to bring disgruntled point guard Damon Stoudamire to Atlanta.  Such a move would require the Hawks to give up $12 million in salary, a move which would force them to give up key players in return.  New York and Golden State are the other teams vying for Stoudamire's services.