Partnership's agreement to take responsibility
for paying that amount of the Stewart indebtedness attributable to the three lots never conveyed
to Vineyard Bay. (1)  The promissory note and collateral transfer of note provide the mechanism by
which the Partnership would meet its obligation.  The Partnership's obligation to reimburse
Vineyard Bay for debt over and above that related to the property it actually received was
inartfully characterized as an "assumption agreement."  The mistake Vineyard Bay makes is to
argue that this assumption created new obligations between the Partnership and the Stewarts when
it was simply a term used to describe the Partnership's acknowledgement that Vineyard Bay be
reimbursed for that portion of the Stewart indebtedness corresponding to the three lots owned by
other parties.  The promissory note obligated the Partnership to transfer funds inits downtown Philips Arena home to an Atlanta suburb. The Braves announced late in 2013 that they will be relocating ‎to Cobb County, roughly 15 miles away from their Turner Field home downtown, starting with the 2017 season.

Groups and individuals interested in the buying the Hawks, as well as the team's current ownership, were required to signed nondisclosure agreements which prevent them from commenting on the sale process.‎

At All-Star Weekend in New York last month, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the Atlanta sale process: "That has moved along the course that we expected. There are several very interested parties who are looking at the team. It is on schedule."‎

Over the new two weeks, sources say, ‎representatives from the two companies chosen by the Hawks' outgoing ownership to