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Posted: 11:31 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013
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Add Damien Wilkins to the list of former Hawks who will be in training camp.
Wilkins, who played 52 games for the team during the 2010-11 season, will be a non-roster invite when camp begins Oct. 1.
Wilkins joins former Hawks player Royal Ivey, who agreed to an invitation Wednesday, in camp. Like Ivey, Wilkins played last season with the 76ers. The 6-foot-6 guard/small forward averaged 6.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 18.0 minutes in 61 games, including 21 starts.
The invitations to Wilkins and Ivey could be out of concern that Lou Williams may not be ready by the start of the season as he rehabs from a torn ACL.
Wilkins, a nine-year veteran who has also played for the SuperSonics, Thunder, Timberwolves and Pistons, has career averages of 6.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Wilkins played at North Carolina State and Georgia before entering the NBA as an undrafted free agent. He made the SuperSonics roster out of training camp and spent his first four and most productive seasons in Seattle. He is the son of former NBA player Gerald Wilkins and the nephew of Hawks great and Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.
Wilkins has been working out at Philips Arena this summer.
Wilkins brings the total number of players on the Hawks training camp roster to 18. The number includes 14 roster players and invites David Lighty, Eric Dawson, Ivey and Wilkins.
The Hawks will hold media day on Sept. 30 and begin training camp the following day. The first preseason game is Oct. 7 at the Heat.
The Hawks can carry a maximum of 15 players. General manager Danny Ferry has previously stated his desire to have the flexibility of an open roster spot heading into the season.
Chris Vivlamore is the beat writer for the Atlanta Hawks at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AJC Atlanta Hawks blog
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