<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Cedric Bozeman's Hawks career lasted 29 games. The rookie reserve was waived Tuesday, making space on the roster for the Hawks to add another player before they kick off the 2007 portion of their schedule in Toronto. Bozeman played in 23 of the Hawks' 29 games and started five games at point guard while Speedy Claxton was recovering from injury. After making the team as a free agent training camp invitee, the former UCLA star averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebound. The Hawks would have had to guarantee Bozeman's contract for the remainder of the year if he had stayed on the roster past Jan. 10. "We're trying to bring some guys in on 10-days [contracts] and see if we can't jump-start this thing," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "It's not a knock on Boze. We knew what he could bring to the table. He has a future in our league. But I think he needs to go somewhere he can play. It just won't happen just sitting. The next guy we bring in is going to play. "We have to start experimenting with the 10th,11th, 12th and 13th guy and see if we can't identify a guy who has fallen through the cracks." The Hawks have three point guards in Claxton, Tyronn Lue and third-year man Royal Ivey, who started 66 games at the point last season. Ivey didn't play early in the season but has since regained his spot in the rotation. But there is still a hole in the rotation, with starting forward Josh Smith out for at least three more weeks after hernia surgery. That's where Bozeman's former UCLA teammate, Dijon Thompson, could enter the picture. The Hawks may sign him to a 10-day contract as early as Friday. Thompson made the Phoenix Suns' roster as a rookie but was later assigned to the NBDL, where he starred for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. He went to training camp with Golden State in October but was released before the exhibition season ended. Thompson, a 6-8, 215-pound forward, is currently the sixth-leading scorer (20.3) in the D-League and also averages 9.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Thunderbirds.</div> Source
