Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.

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  1. Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  2. Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem scores against the New Orleans Hornets as Julian Wright (32) looks on in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Miami, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. The Heat won 102-101.
  3. Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford, right, is fouled while going to the basket against New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright (32) and forward Darius Songaila (partially obscured) during the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game Saturday Nov. 14, 2009, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 121-98.
  4. Phoenix Suns' Leandro Barbosa (10), of Brazil, gets past New Orleans Hornets' Hilton Armstrong, left, and Julian Wright (32) for a score in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Hornets 124-104.
  5. Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu (26), of Turkey, goes to the basket in front of New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright (32) and center Darius Songaila, rear, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
  6. New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright (L) loses control of the ball while trying to dribble around Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Boston, Massachusetts November 1, 2009.
  7. Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  8. Atlanta Hawks' Mario West, right, grabs a loose ball from New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  9. Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) goes up against New Orleans Hornets center Earl Barron, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. Teague led the Hawks with 19 points for the night as the they won 108-102.
  10. Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) draws a foul from New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey, rear, with Hornets forward Darius Songaila, right, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. Teague lead the Hawks with 19 points for the night as the the Hawks won 108-102.
  11. Atlanta Hawks forward Othello Hunter (50) takes a shot against New Orleans Hornets forward Darius Songaila (9) during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  12. New Orleans Hornets guard Devin Brown, right, drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby, left, during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta.
  13. New Orleans Hornets guard Bobby Brown, right, drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.

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