http://www.suntimes.com/output/bulls/cst-spt-bull16.html Hawks' interest in Curry seems genuine July 16, 2005 BY LACY J. BANKS Staff Reporter Advertisement Bulls restricted free-agent center Eddy Curry returned from Atlanta on Friday with a smile on his face and maybe even an offer to consider. Curry is the only free agent the Hawks have brought in, reflecting a genuine interest by general manager Billy Knight. ''Billy would not have brought Eddy in if he was not really interested in him ,'' a league source said. ''Remember that they have tendered a five-year, $70 million offer to [Phoenix Suns restricted free agent] Joe Johnson without having him to come in or take any physical. ''Billy is telling friends that he is confident that Eddy will pass the physical. He is more concerned about whether Eddy will be able to stay in shape , work hard and bring game every night than he is concerned about whether there will be problems getting his contract insured [because of Curry's irregular heartbeat].'' Curry's agent, Leon Rose, is hoping to get a multiyear deal paying Curry between $8 million and $10 million a year. What is uncertain is whether Knight at least put in an opening bid while Bulls operations chief John Paxson apparently is waiting to make sure Curry's heart is insured. The Hawks still have some $12 million worth of salary-cap room left for Curry after the Johnson offer. ''I have no comment about contract negotiations,'' Paxson said Friday when asked if the reports were true that the Bulls have not made a contract offer to Curry. He also offered no reaction to Curry's visit, saying, ''Our free agents are free to visit and talk with other teams.'' Knight also is interested in Bulls restricted free-agent forward Tyson Chandler and could invite Chandler -- who will be married next week -- for a visit. 大意是說到Curry的亞特蘭大之行,還滿順利的，老鷹對似乎有可能對Curry提出offer 扣除老鷹隊可能對Joe Johnson提出的合約後，薪資空間可能還有12m,而Curry的經紀人 希望的合約是複數年平均每年8m~10m(感覺還滿合理的..) --

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