Josh Childress managed to create leverage as a restricted free agent Childress' move to Europe is the next phase in a shrinking basketball world Will other U.S.-born players head overseas if Childress thrives in Europe? Leverage is owning Ventnor Avenue after the guy with the thimble buys Atlantic Avenue and Marvin Gardens. Leverage is packing a two-liter bottle of water in a no-liter lifeboat. Leverage, at its most fundamental, is two customers, one widget. NBA players -- and in particular, a certain category of NBA players known as restricted free agents -- suddenly appear to have newfound leverage in the wake of former Atlanta swingman Josh Childress' decision Wednesday to sign with Olympiakos of Greece rather than re-up with the Hawks or settle for whatever offer sheet might come his way from the league's other 29 teams....
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