FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, December 9, 2011 CONTACT: Arthur Triche, Jon Steinberg or Jason Roose, Hawks Media Relations (404) 878-3800

ATLANTA HAWKS RE-SIGN JASON COLLINS, INK TRACY McGRADY AND KEITH BENSON 16-Year veteran Jerry Stackhouse among five others added to Training Camp roster

ATLANTA, GA ----- The today re-signed Jason Collins, and signed seven-time All-Star guard/forward Tracy McGrady as well as rookie second-round draft pick Keith Benson, according to Executive Vice President/General Manager Rick Sund. Per team policy, terms were not disclosed.

Now in his third season in an Atlanta uniform, Collins appeared in 49 regular season games (28 starts) for the Hawks last year, averaging 2.0 ppg and 2.1 rpg in 12.1 mpg (.479 FG%, .659 FT%). He also played in 12 postseason games (nine starting assignments) during the 2011 NBA Playoffs, putting up 1.8 ppg and 1.4 rpg in 13.2 mpg (.643 FG%). Collins has suited up for 645 career regular season games and 90 playoff contests with New Jersey, Memphis, Minnesota and the Hawks.

McGrady comes to the Hawks from the Pistons, where in 72 games (39 starts) last season, he averaged 8.0 ppg, 3.5 apg and 3.5 rpg in 23.4 mpg (.442 FG%, .341 3FG%, .698 FT%). The ninth-leading active NBA scorer (18,108 points), McGrady has compiled career averages of 20.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.6 apg and 1.3 spg in 33.7 mpg (.435 FG%, .337 3FG%, .747 FT%). He has appeared in 886 games (703 starts) with Toronto (1997-00), Orlando (2000-04), Houston (2004-10), New York (2010) and Detroit (2010-11).

A seven-time All-Star, McGrady has also seen action in 38 career playoff games, where he’s tallied 28.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 6.2 apg and 1.3 spg in 42.2 mpg (.430 FG%, .301 3FG%, .756 FT%). The Auburndale, FL native was the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2001, was named All-NBA first team in 2002 and 2003, All-league second team in 2001, 2004 and 2007, and third team in 2005 and 2008. McGrady led the NBA in scoring in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Benson was selected by the Hawks in the second round (48 th overall) in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Oakland University. An AP All-America Honorable Mention pick as a junior and senior, he averaged 14.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg and 2.7 bpg (.558 FG%, .379 3FG%, .679 FT%) in 135 career games for the Golden Grizzlies, while setting the record for career blocked shots (363) and the school mark for double-doubles (48).

As a senior, the 6’11 Benson averaged 17.9 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 3.6 bpg and 1.1 apg (.547 FG%, .643 FT%) en route to his second consecutive Summit League Player of the Year award while also garnering Defensive Player of the Year honors. He tallied 17.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 3.3 bpg (.533 FG%, .724 FT%) in his junior season.

Additionally, the Hawks have added 16-year veteran and two-time All-Star Jerry Stackhouse, Charles Garcia, Zach Graham, Ivan Johnson and Donald Sloan to the training camp roster.

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The Hawks’ 2011-12 training camp roster is available on page 2 of this release.

2011-12 ATLANTA HAWKS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (as of December 9, 2011)

ST # Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs 13 Keith Benson F/C 6-11 230 08/13/88 Oakland/USA R 34 Jason Collins C 7-0 265 12/02/78 Stanford/USA 10 45 Charles Garcia F 6-10 230 10/13/88 Seattle/USA R 32 Zach Graham G 6-6 210 03/28/89 Mississippi/USA R 6 Kirk Hinrich G 6-4 190 01/02/81 Kansas/USA 8 15 Al Horford F/C 6-10 246 06/03/86 Florida/Dominican Republic 4 44 Ivan Johnson F 6-8 230 04/10/84 Cal. St. San Bernadino/USA R 2 Joe Johnson G 6-7 240 06/29/81 Arkansas/USA 10 1 Tracy McGrady G 6-8 223 05/24/79 Mt. Zion Christian Academy (NC)/USA 14 27 Zaza Pachulia F/C 6-11 275 02/10/84 Ulker/Republic of Georgia 8 25 Magnum Rolle F 6-11 235 02/23/86 Louisiana Tech/Bahamas R 12 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 01/15/88 Texas A&M/USA R 5 Josh Smith F 6-9 225 12/05/85 Oak Hill Academy (VA)/USA 7 42 Jerry Stackhouse F/G 6-6 218 11/05/74 North Carolina/USA 16 19 G/F 6-7 225 04/05/88 STB Le Havre/France 1 0 Jeff Teague G 6-2 181 06/10/88 Wake Forest/USA 2 24 Marvin Williams F 6-9 240 06/19/86 North Carolina/USA 6

HEAD COACH: Larry Drew (Missouri) Assistant Coaches: Lester Conner (Oregon State), Bob Bender (Duke), Kenny Gattison (Old Dominion), Tyrone Hill (Xavier) Player Development Instructor: Nick Van Exel (Cincinnati)

Assistant Coach/Player Performance: Pete Radulovic (Loyola Marymount) Athletic Trainer: Wally Blase (Winona State) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Chattin Hill (Central Washington)

Numerical Roster 0 Jeff Teague 13 Keith Benson 27 Zaza Pachulia 1 Tracy McGrady 15 Al Horford 32 Zach Graham 2 Joe Johnson 19 Pape Sy 34 Jason Collins 5 Josh Smith 24 Marvin Williams 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 Kirk Hinrich 25 Magnum Rolle 44 Ivan Johnson 12 Donald Sloan 45 Charles Garcia