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Do you ever feel like you were ahead of your time, drafted a few years too early? Spencer Hawes: I kind of joke about my buddies. I missed the max [contract] by a couple of years. Well, I think the game just wasn’t in such a good place [like today] and I mean, my game as well. I came in kind of as a more traditional old-school post-up player and I realized that pretty quickly that wasn’t working. So, I kind of had to figure out a different way to try and get on the floor and help the team win.

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Spencer Hawes: I think the load management bullsh*t has finally has finally gotten to bump at least as far as I understand it, but I just remember coming into a league like guys making it a point of pride to play 82 games and I fortunately was able to do it once. I think the culture was different. There’s probably the easiest answer for it where that was something that you really take pride in. I think that that culture shifted probably starting with the organizations and I think was well-intentioned. It’s funny, you always hear the argument from people asking why you play every game. But for me, it’s like, well, there’s a kid whose dad saved up money to come watch me play, and I don’t want to let that kid down. I always thought that was a pretty solid argument, and I never really gave it too much more thought.

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Spencer Hawes: I remember last year, one of my best friends, Mitch Johnson, who coaches for the Spurs, was playing Portland. A bunch of us went down to see the game, and leading up to it, we were all excited, wondering about Victor Wembanyama, “Is he playing? I want to see what this guy looks like in person.” When we got there, he did a couple of those insane moves, like that “go-go gadget” Space Jam thing, where his foot landed before he even dunked the ball. It was wild – something I’d never seen or even imagined before. I turned to my buddy and said, “I think he traveled there, but how do you even officiate something like that?” It was just unreal. Sorry for the tangent, but yeah, it’s those moments where you realize how incredible it is to see certain players in person, and you don’t want to miss out on that.

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Basketball-Reference: Tyrese Haliburton is the 5th player in our database—and the first since Spencer Hawes in 2014—to have a game with 0 points and a plus-minus of -40 or worse.

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Spencer Hawes: Statistically inaccurate statement, buttttt if we want to talk about someone whose career got saved by Doc… 🐸☕

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“Seattle’s a hoop city — that’s our sport,” former NBA lottery pick and Seattle native Spencer Hawes who spent 10 seasons in the NBA from 2007-17 told The Athletic. “I love the Seahawks. I mean, I’m as big a fan as anybody. But I always tell people at the end of the day, this is a basketball town.”

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The Mavericks also discussed a deal with the Washington Wizards of Hardaway Jr. for Spencer Dinwiddie, but one source suggested that deal had not gone very far on either side.

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Percy Allen: Washington Huskies men’s basketball assistant Will Conroy organizes rally addressing race and social justice that includes Breanna Stewart, Jamal Crawford, Zach LaVine, Isaiah Thomas, Jewell Loyd, Spencer Hawes and Brandon Roy.

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A Sixers official confirmed that seven-time NBA all-star Joe Johnson and former Sixer Spencer Hawes were among the players who had workouts with the team on Thursday. ESPN first reported that these two would work out for the team. The official said there were more players at the workout but would not disclose the names, adding that Thursday continued a long tradition of looking at players.

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Adrian Wojnarowski: 7-footer Spencer Hawes is working out for the 76ers Thursday, league sources tell ESPN. Hawes, 31, has played 10 years in NBA and played with Lakers G-League team last season. @Marc J. Spears reported Joe Johnson is part of Philly workout too.

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Pretty good story in G-League: Spencer Hawes, out of NBA a year ago, carved body into best shape of his life and has made impressive return to Lakers affiliate. Over 20 PPG past 5 games, including 29 tonight. Shooting 59 percent on 3's. He's on NBA's radar for a call-up.

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Bill Oram: The South Bay Lakers are adding veteran NBA big man Spencer Hawes after he signed into the G League

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Adam Johnson: NBA veteran Spencer Hawes has signed a G League contract and is available to be claimed off waivers league source tells @2Ways10Days

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Hawes has stayed in game shape, training in his native city of Seattle. Last season, his first on the outskirts of the NBA since 2007, he grew excited with each passing rumor and every potential roster opening. “I don’t want to go out getting cut,” Hawes says. “I know it’s a rare thing to kind of go out on your terms. But I still have a lot in the tank.”

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