ATLANTA (AP) -There’s a new reason for the Atlanta Hawks to enter the 2009-10 season with a renewed sense of urgency.
This could be the team’s final season with Joe Johnson.
Johnson, the team’s three-time All-Star, top scorer and captain, plans to play out the final year of his contract this season and enter free agency instead of accepting the team’s offer of an extension.
The Hawks offered a four-year, $60 million extension this summer, but Johnson instead plans to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. He would join an expensive class of free agents also expected to include LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Johnson and the Hawks will open their preseason schedule with a home game against New Orleans on Wednesday night.
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