Oklahoma City Thunder: It’s been long journey for Atkins

 
BY Darnell Mayberry | Published: January 10, 2009   

Chucky Atkins had to fight for everything throughout his 10-year NBA career. The only thing given to him was an opportunity, a chance former Orlando coach Doc Rivers gave him prior to the 1999-2000 season to show the NBA world it had made a mistake.

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"He must have seen something in me that nobody else did,” said Atkins, the newest member of the Thunder after Wednesday’s trade from Denver that sent reserve center Johan...
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