The world's best golfers began chasing eagles and birdies on Northern Ireland's Atlantic coast but hawks were only interested in seagulls as the 153rd British Open began on Thursday.

It was an important series of moves for a franchise that is trying to maximize their back court, led by perennially underrated All-Star Trae Young and defensive stalwart Dyson Daniels. In need of a rim runner and play finisher, Newell was a fantastic pick that can fortify their front court and provide youth at the power forward position.

The Hawks and Caleb Houstan have agreed to a one-year contract, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype reports ( Twitter link ).

The post Nets’ Terance Mann reacts to ‘crazy’ Brooklyn homecoming after Hawks trade appeared first on ClutchPoints. Terance Mann ’s trade to the Brooklyn Nets takes him back to the origin of his basketball journey. The newest Net was raised in Brooklyn, just minutes away from what is now Barclays Center.

Oso Ighodaro scored a game-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and racked up nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Second-round pick Koby Brea added 15 points, Yuri Collins went for 12 and Moses Wood chipped in 10.

Pettit followed up his dominant 1960-61 campaign by averaging 18.7 rebounds the following season. He also averaged a career high 31.1 points per game in 1961-62. He made the All-Star team, was named All-NBA First Team and finished sixth in MVP voting that season. Not only did Pettit appear in 78 games, but he averaged 42 minutes per game.

More specifically, the Hawks currently have 13 players under standard NBA contracts and two players on Two-Way contracts. That leaves Atlanta with two standard roster spots and one Two-Way spot open to add to the roster. Quickly, let's take a look at who is on board for the Hawks.

The Atlanta Hawks continue to add to their roster and today, it was reported by Michael Scotto at Hoopshype that former Magic forward Caleb Houstan was signing