<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Lorenzen Wright is the "old man" now. The 10-year veteran is the oldest player on a Hawks team that was the league's youngest last year and the veteran presence inside that the Hawks lacked during last season's 26-56 campaign. But he wears his age (30) well. About as well as he wore a stylish off-white checkerboard suit when he was reintroduced by Hawks general manager Billy Knight Wednesday afternoon in a conference room at Atlanta Spirit headquarters. Wright finally signed the two-year deal, worth more than $3 million per season, that brings him back to the franchise he spent two years with earlier in his career --- he spent the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons with the Hawks. "I've been to the playoffs at every stop of my career except this one," said Wright, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the seventh pick in the 1996 draft and spent the past five years in Memphis. "I feel like this is a second chance to fix that with the Hawks. And really, being back here for a second time feels like I'm back home. It really does. There's a lot of quality talent here, young talent, and hopefully I can provide some of whatever has been missing here since I left." Wright is eager to tackle his role as a mentor, both on and off the floor, to the Hawks' battery of young talent. As well he should be, on a roster that includes just two players --- Tyronn Lue is the other --- who have completed more than five NBA seasons. A rugged 6-foot-11, 240-pounder, Wright will have to lead as much by as example as he does with words. He's slated to serve as the backup to fourth-year center Zaza Pachulia, but could actually fill a variety of needs depending on how healthy the Hawks can stay throughout the season. "I'll let [Hawks coach Mike Woodson] decide that," Wright said when asked what role he is expected to fill. "Whatever it takes. If he wants me to come off the bench or sweep the floor. Whatever it takes, I'm going to do that." </div> Source
Thats always good to hear that a player is willing to do whatever it takes to win even if it means staying on the bench or "sweeping the floor" He should be a good addition to the Hawks.
