![]() ![]() He stretched and prepared for practice but was held out by Woodson, who said he's not interested in setting Williams back any further for the sake of mini-camp, which ends Thursday. He showed up Tuesday morning with a noticeable bruise, Woodson said. The rookie labored through both sessions Monday with tightness in his hamstring. Williams signed his rookie contract late Tuesday, a multi-year deal that will pay him about $3.8 million during the upcoming season based on the NBA's rookie salary scale. "I can't stand watching from the sideline," Williams said. The rookie forward wanted back on the floor after missing the morning session at Philips Arena with a bruised right hamstring. ![]() Marvin Williams was in Mike Woodson's office moments after the Hawks finished practice Tuesday morning pleading his case. Notes: Williams, Hawks come to terms (Full Story) The 6-foot-9 Johnson and 6-10 Rhymer are coming off a championship run with the Rome Gladiators of the World Basketball Association, a team coached by Hawks scout Harold Ellis, who was also named WBA Coach of the Year. "Those guys gave us a little something extra inside and we needed that." "I don't think there's any question that we were more physical ," Woodson said. Shawnson Johnson, who played at LSU and North Texas, and Kitwana Rhymer, who played at UMass, joined the practice party and immediately caught Woodson's attention. Rhymer's Statistics With WBA Champion Rome Gladiators:īlurb On Rhymer From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (7/12/05):Īfter spending the first day without enough big men to work the way Woodson wanted, the Hawks added two more center prospects to the roster before Tuesday morning's session. He scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his 43 minutes of action during the week. Rhymer played in five of the Hawks' six games and made his only start against the Jazz on July 15. Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, San Antonio, Seattle and Utah all participated. The Hawks just completed the 2005 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue which ran from July 15-22 and was hosted by the Utah Jazz. Rhymer played in 21 games averaging just over 7 points and 6 rebounds per game to help the Rome Gladiators win the World Basketball Association Championship on July 2. Former UMass standout Kitwana Rhymer is now with the Atlanta Hawks Summer League team after being added to the roster earlier this month. ![]()
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