ATLANTA — Free agent point guard Mike Bibby has agreed to a three-year deal worth an estimated $18 million to return to the Hawks, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Bibby, 31, guided the Hawks to back-to-back playoff appearances in his year and half with the team after being acquired in a trade with Sacramento at the trade deadline in February 2008.
 MIKKI K. HARRIS /Cox Newspapers Atlanta Hawks's Mike Bibby (10) drives the baseline during a game against the Indiana Pacers at Philips Arena on March 13, 2009. For a larger, high resolution image, click HERE |
An 11-year veteran, Bibby averaged 14.9 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 last season for the Hawks, who won 47 games during the regular season and advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time in over a decade.
Bibby's deal is the first of several the Hawks have to get done this summer. Hawks general manager Rick Sund was scheduled to fly to Washington Tuesday to meet with representatives for fellow Hawks free agents Marvin Williams, Zaza Pachulia and Josh Childress.
Williams and Childress are restricted free agents, while Pachulia is an unrestricted free agent.
Sekou Smith writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
