Everyone is overlooking the Atlanta Hawks this season. They didn't do much in the offseason but now that the regular season has started, Atlanta is on fire. After beating the Washington Wizards by a final score of 101-83 on Wednesday, the Hawks are now 2-0 with a total margin of victory of 54 points.

The latest NBA collective bargaining agreement will include an amnesty provision that will allow each team to waive a player and erase the contract from their salary cap. Who are the best NBA amnesty candidates? Here is our look at the top ten.

1. Rashard Lewis, Washington Wizards
Although massively overpaid, Rashard Lewis can still play.

With the NBA season set to begin on Christmas Day, let's take a further look at the basketball landscape. We already looked at the NBA power rankings to see the best teams in basketball. Now, let's look at the worst. Here are the top 10 worst teams in the NBA headed into the 2011-12 season.

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Javaris Crittenton is a free man. For the time being, at least. Javaris Critten was freed on a $230,000 bond on Tuesday. The former NBA player has been charged in a murder of 22-year-old woman.

According to police, Crittenton was shooting at a man who had previously robbed him and accidentally hit Julian Jones.

Once upon a time, the Los Angeles Lakers were high on Javaris Crittenton and viewed him as a legit NBA player. In fact, some Lakers fans compared his ability at a young age to one Kobe Bryant. However, those thoughts are a distant memory as the 23-year-old is currently wanted for murder in Atlanta, Georgia.

Now that we know the order of the 2011 NBA Draft, it's time to start the predictions. While this draft is considered weak, especially in the lottery, there are some teams that should really be able to help themselves most notably the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have the first and fourth picks in the draft!

To the surprise of no one, Blake Griffin was a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie first team for the 2011 NBA season. Somewhat surprising is the fact that John Wall wasn't a unanimous first team choice he got 28 of 29 needed votes. The other three players on the first team were DeMarcus Cousins, Gary Neal and Landry Fields.

Going into the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Blake Griffin was the overwhelming favorite. In his rookie campaign, the Los Angeles Clippers forward has thrown down some of the most epic dunks ever seen on an NBA court. While Blake Griffin, as expected, won the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest, the best dunker on the court was actually Javale McGee of the Washington Wizards.

Who will be in the NBA slam dunk contest? That question has a new answer as of Thursday. Since Brandon Jennings is dealing with a foot injury, he has been replaced by DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan came in second place last year in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest behind Nate Robinson.

In addition to DeRozan, this year's dunkathon will feature Javale McGee, a center for the Washington Wizards; Serge Ibaka, the shotblocking bigman for the Oklahoma City Thunder; and Blake Griffin, the NBA Rookie of the Year.