At this point, what kind of trade value does Josh Smith have?
I thought that this season Josh had finally become a man, but through the playoffs, he has proven that he is still just a child, and always will be. He has no championship heart, basketball IQ or toughness.
What he does have is incredible talent and the ability to put butts in seats and help a franchise out during the regular season. He also has a relatively cheap contract for a guy who consistently fills up 5 stat lines.
Therefore, what can we reasonably get for him? Would Minnesota trade Jefferson straight up for Josh? Could Sund put together a package with Josh as the focal point, fix Billy Kn*ght's egregious mistake and bring Chris Paul to town?
The fallout from the pathetic playoff showing of the team this year is going to negatively affect any potential momentum the franchise had heading into next year. It is clear that Joe is not a money player, and I firmly believe that ASG should let him walk unless he is willing to be paid what he is ACTUALLY WORTH, which is well short of max.
Mike Woodson clearly should not be back, as he is just not a good enough tactician or spiritual leader to get his teams to play hard or smart.
Al Horford should be the centerpiece of this team and franchise, as he is the only player out there with toughness, talent and heart. Unfortunately, he is also out of position. It is time to move him to PF and build the team around him. Josh just does not fit in anymore. He cannot shoot (but God knows he still does, so lazy, sickening), so he cannot play SF, so it is time to ship him.
Childress is likely to come back as the country he is currently living in is falling in around him. He would be an ok SF. That would give the opportunity to move him or Marvin or use one of them for bench depth.
The team will need a true center to play alongside Al. Do we move Josh to accomplish that? Just curious what everyone thinks we could get for Josh, as he simply has no place in Atlanta anymore to me.
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Idk.. Man
Man is an ateltic freak a specimen if he can reconstruct tht J he could be a above average player one of the only PF that can pass
Not up for discussing a trade on Smoove...too much potential
Ask me again after a good coach gets to him and he produces the same results. Then I might have a different opinion. Otherwise I can’t get with that right now.
Bet it hit the rim!
that "potential" is killing us...
at some point, we have to wonder if he’ll ever grow up. This series certainly hasn’t been a good sign.
Josh and Marvin
Sign and trade for Rudy Gay and Thabeet. We now have a traditional SF,PF,C combo.
Al Jefferson would be awesome, but I don’t think it’s very realistic.
A front court of Horford and Jefferson would be sick.
by get swoll yunel on May 9, 2010 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
Josh has huge trade value, but you really would need to get back an elite player like Chris Paul or a top 5 draft pick for such a trade to be worth it to the Hawks. Rick Sund’s creativity and ownership’s willingness to spend money on this team will be sorely tested this summer.
Josh Smith is a gifted player but a risk for any team taking him. First, the team getting him would have to have the coaching staff to try and mold him. That takes like 90% of the NBA out of the equation (though plenty of teams ill-eqipped for him would still take him). There is a lot of work needed on Josh in my opinion to break him of his bad habits. He still likes the long 2, he still likes the 3, he has too many defensive lapses in a given game and he sometimes checks out of games mentally. I wouldn’t trade him for a top 5 draft pick due to the risk of drafting another Marvin Williams. Smith has significant trade value but needs a lot of work, dedication and elite coaching to reach his potential.
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
Marvin Williams is a good player
but he wasn’t the right pick at all.
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Speechless...Hawks clearly have the momentum, Dwight is out of the game
Jamal is taking over….Josh destroys the momentum with one sequence by taking a long two-point jumper, then failing to get back on defense. If anyone watching the last two series believes that Josh Smith can be a top-3 player for an elite NBA team, I have some land I would love to sell you. He is just a spoiled baby, and all the talent in the world doesn’t mean dick if you have no mental toughness or heart.

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