The Atlanta Hawks have reached out to free agent veteran Earl Boykins, confirmed a league source to RealGM.

Boykins helped stabilize a tumultuous season for the Washington Wizards, appearing in 67 games and averaging 14.2 points per 36 minutes. His 09-10 season was a return to the NBA after a lucrative interlude playing in Italy for Virtus Bologna during the 08-09 season.

Despite being 34-years-old, Boykins remains one of the NBA's most effective scorers off the bench.

Boykins is amongst a group of veteran free agent guards, including Earl Watson, Jannero Pargo and Rafer Alston.