"Damn, I almost forgot about this. Hey, Lenny, get Mike a car to take him to the airport!" Lenny Wilkens shouted.
D'Antoni looked gloomy; he had thought that after all Roger said, the Hawks would welcome him.
Seeing D'Antoni almost in tears, Lenny Wilkens couldn't help but smile: "Hahahaha, okay, I'm just kidding, screw Italy! Welcome to the coaching team, Mike. We need your experience with fast-paced offense, and we need you to tweak some details."
D'Antoni wiped his eyes: "Our offense next season will be first by a landslide; I swear it by my beard!"
A few days later, the Hawks announced two signings.
Pete Babcock first acquired Stephen Jackson, who played for the Nets last season.
The reason Stephen Jackson was still not signed is because, despite struggling for three years overseas, playing for 17 teams worldwide before finally making it to the NBA, he didn't seem to put in much effort last season.
