awake. Groggy from the prior night at the Miami nightclub Cameo, he rolls over to see the name of his agent, Andrew Vye, glimmering on the screen. God, would Malcolm love to go back to sleep -- he and his friends got in only five hours earlier. But he knows the period in which NBA teams can sign new players has just begun.
"Good news," Vye says, when Malcolm calls him back. The Hawks are interested in Malcolm's services. More than interested. An offer is imminent.
Malcolm has spent the previous five years overseas. He has lived in France, Ukraine, Germany and Russia -- five years, four countries, three time zones.