Mark Price joins Hawks as consultant

Mark Price has joined the Hawks as a shooting consultant, the team announced Wednesday. Price, the four-time NBA All-Star from Georgia Tech, spent last season as the shooting consultant for Memphis.

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Bita Honarvar / bhonarvar@ajc.com

Former Georgia Tech and NBA player Mark Price has joined the Hawks as a shooting consultant.

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“I’m very excited and honored to accept this new position with the Hawks,” Price said in a statement. “I’m thrilled to join coach [Mike] Woodson and his staff and look forward to working with such a promising organization filled with incredibly talented and exciting players.”

The team also announced Monday that former Tech player Duane Ferrell was named Player Relations and Programs Manager. Ferrell worked for Washington from 2001-04 in player development.

“Coach Woodson thought it was important that we add a shooting specialist to the staff,” Hawks general manager Rick Sund said in a statement. “Mark is recognized as one of the premier shooters in the history of the league, and is a welcome addition to our coaching staff.”