▁re bound ing ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁hands ▁down ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁league ' s ▁Most ▁Im pro ved ▁Player ▁award . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁Al aska ' s ▁success ▁starting ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁alongside ▁Jo jo ▁Last im osa , ▁Johnny ▁A bar ri ent os , ▁P och ▁Ju in io ▁and ▁import ▁Se an ▁Ch amb ers . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Mil k men ▁became ▁the ▁fourth ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁P BA ▁Grand sl am ▁and ▁Haw kins ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁M yth ical ▁Five ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁' H awk ' ▁won ▁nine ▁champion ships ▁with ▁Al aska ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁P BA ▁season . ▁ ▁Fed Ex ▁Express ▁Cont ro vers y ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁T and u ay ▁Rh um ▁Masters ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁ball club ▁dis band ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁players ▁absor bed ▁by ▁its ▁bu yer , ▁the ▁Fed Ex ▁Express . ▁However , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁management ▁had ▁a ▁fe ud . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁terms ▁of ▁sal ary ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁with ▁the ▁Masters ▁while ▁the ▁Express ▁based ▁their ▁contract ▁on ▁written ▁ones . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁left ▁unsigned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁C oca - Col a