Last shot at Dampier.

For nearly two months, Thomas has been unable to work a sign-and-trade with Golden State, and nothing has changed on that front. The Warriors have no interest in Kurt Thomas or anyone else that Thomas has offered. So Isiah Thomas somehow will have to convince Dampier to take the mid-level exception, starting at around $5 million, rather than the four-year, $40 million standing offer that the Atlanta Hawks have on the table.

Several league sources said that Dampier, 30, who walked away from $17 million that he had coming to him from the Warriors over the next two years in order to gain his free agency this summer, is not about to pass up the Hawks' money.

One person with knowledge of the trade talks said last night that Memphis is out of the running, adding, "We all expect Dampier to go to Atlanta. They've got more money than anybody else."

Dampier to Hawks?

He kept everyone guessing the entire summer. To go from Golden-State to Atlanta...*sigh* It's all about the money I guess.

Atlanta is in the East and they should be better than last year, but I agree - it certainly does seem to be about the money. He'd be a nice acquisition for the Hawks, although he's probably not worth the money I'm guessing they'll be paying him.