Billy Knight
Billy Knight
William R. "Billy" Knightis an American former professional basketball player who most recently served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks from 2003–08...
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Right now we just think about Jason and his family, his wife and a daughter. We're going to miss him.
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He's a talented young guy. He's physical and he likes to bang inside. He's also a hungry, young guy. And being the first player from Uruguay to play in the NBA, he's eager to compete. He wants to make a statement for the people back home.
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Joe has tremendous upside and provides our franchise with a player whose talents are worthy of All-Star consideration, ... He has the versatility to play several positions for Coach (Mike) Woodson. Not only is Joe extremely gifted on the offensive end, his size on defense will give us a tremendous advantage against most teams. When you team him up with a combination of Josh Childress, Josh Smith, Al Harrington, Marvin Williams, Salim Stoudamire and Zaza Pachulia, we feel we have one of the best up-and-coming rosters in the league.
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If you uncover something, then you get into more specific testing. We rely on the medical professionals. Exams don't have to be standardized. Teams are going to do everything that they can to make sure players are going to be all right. That's always at the forefront of what you're doing.
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Nothing can explain it. You just sit around in disbelief for a while. And then you think of his family.
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We call it 'be a pro,' ... We think if you look professional, you'll feel professional and you'll have a better chance of being professional.
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We will truly miss Jasons personality and his spirit, and he will be in the thoughts and minds of our team and organization forever,
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We felt it was needed even if the league hadn't done something. We felt it was necessary because we have a lot impressionable young guys, and we wanted them to have the right impression about the league.