NBA Trade Deadline: Deron Williams Headed To Nets, Devin Harris & Derrick Favors Headed West

Unreal...

this is maddening….I was just going to comment that we need a “Trade Chatter” posts to post all the rumors we’re hearing around the league. Well done!

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by dstdeelite on Feb 23, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions

unbelievable for the jazz

not surprising for the Nets. I can’t believe they traded Deron williams because of Sloan leaving…..yeah I think its true

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Feb 23, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions

That and that New York rumor about him wanting to go there probably sealed the deal

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions

The Atlanta Hawks are working hard to move point guard Mike Bibby(notes), and Washington’s Kirk Hinrich(notes) has emerged as a real target for them. Denver’s Raymond Felton(notes) and Portland’s Andre Miller(notes) also are looming large on the Hawks’ radar, sources say. The Hawks have inquired about the Nets’ Harris, but there are no deal possibilities there, sources said.

The Hawks are trying hard to rid themselves of the three years and $23.2 million left on Marvin Williams’(notes) contract after this season. "For what he makes, it’s a tough sell," said one NBA coach whose team desires a forward who can score the ball.

The Hawks also have explored trying to trade guard Jeff Teague(notes) and swingman Maurice Evans(notes) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guards Ramon Sessions(notes) and Manny Harris(notes), one source said.

– Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, 7:10 p.m. ET, Feb. 22

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Feb 23, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions

Another foe in the eastern conference...Ugh

we couldn’t handle the Nets with Harris. Ugh

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by dstdeelite on Feb 23, 2011 11:33 AM EST reply actions

am I the only one

who feels so bad for Jerry Sloan?

and do some thing, Hawks!

by kamaboko319 on Feb 23, 2011 11:35 AM EST reply actions

what

fire LD?

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Feb 23, 2011 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

For Jerry Sloan?

Then YES.

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by Duff_Man on Feb 23, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions

That'd be a no brainer

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Feb 23, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions

This is the worst playoff year

ever

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Feb 23, 2011 11:37 AM EST reply actions

Odds Sloan is back with the Jazz shortly?

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by Duff_Man on Feb 23, 2011 11:38 AM EST reply actions

lol

he’s already there

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Feb 23, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions

if he returns, we'll know Williams was indeed the problem

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by dstdeelite on Feb 23, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions

That is very nearly a family run organization and Sloan was part of that family

I am surprised he got moved this fast but not surprised that he got traded especially after it was rumored he wanted to goto the Knicks.

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

this is nerve-wracking

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by dstdeelite on Feb 23, 2011 11:46 AM EST reply actions

I had a dream

that Nash was throwing alley oops to Nene in a Hawks uniform (sigh)….. it was all a dream, I used to read Slam Magazine

The game is the game.

by a hooter's baby on Feb 23, 2011 11:56 AM EST reply actions

Then you woke up and realized who the owners were

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by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Cmart34 on Feb 23, 2011 12:03 PM EST reply actions

So of all the big names going around, we're eying Kirk Heinrich???????

What the hell is up with this organization?

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by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 12:09 PM EST reply actions

We better be going for Dwight in 2012

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by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

My thoughts exactly

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

Lack of coveted assets

We didn’t have the pieces to offer to make the deal for Deron because of our utter lack of a serviceable PG to include in the deal.

by Evil Dallas on Feb 23, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions

I don't know, I think a package of Smoove, Jamal, Teague and a first round pick might have looked pretty good

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions

that does look good

The game is the game.

by a hooter's baby on Feb 23, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions

go after Felton

nobody wants Marvin at his price…move somebody else…..Zaza, Mo, Jamal, Teague…..I’m gonna say it……I think we should keep Bibby….don’t kill me….but for what he is he one of the best…a deep shooting pick and roll PG….that works in the playoffs

by Cmart34 on Feb 23, 2011 12:13 PM EST reply actions

Whatever happened to the Sessions rumor?

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by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 12:17 PM EST reply actions

It is still out there

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

My suspicion

Is that the Cavs are waiting to maximize what they can get for Sessions. Our offer wasn’t so sweet they had to do it.

I put forth an idea of a three way deal:

Josh Smith to NJ
for
Brook Lopez
Troy Murphy’s expiring contract (before it goes to GSW)
1st round pick

Murphy/Bibby/Evans/2nd round pick to Cleveland (only a second because of the cap savings for Cleveland)
for
Sessions and Antwan Jamison (it’s really a 3 way trade, but if needed exceptions could make it happen as separate deals)

New lineup
Sessions/Teague
Johnson/Crawford/Crawford/Sy
Williams/Wilkins
Horford/Jamison/Powell
Lopez/Pachulia/Collins/Thomas

I would miss Josh, but that lineup fixes a lot of our issues and maintains scoring off the bench with Crawford and Jamison. Also it stays under the luxury tax this year if my math is right.

by Evil Dallas on Feb 23, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions

Hmmm

I would immediately jump on Jersey’s bandwagon. I remember reading everyone on their roster was tradeable with the exception of Lopez though

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions

Murphy is already gone

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions

Yep

I was too late with the suggestion. They may have not been willing to do it anyway.

by Evil Dallas on Feb 23, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

Have no fear

Gery Woelfel: Several teams interested in Ramon Sessions … The Hawks being at the head of the group. Twitter

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

I can name 53 players I'd rather have than Hinrich

For God’s sake, I’d take Terrance Williams off Houston’s hands. He isn’t doing anything there.

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 12:32 PM EST reply actions

That dude is talented

So talented that you have to be a complete screw up to not get on the court in New Jersey or Houston. The Hawks don’t need him.

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions

He fits right in with our growing list of underachievers

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions

...........sigh

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If Tyrone Hill and Sam Cassell had a staring contest, who would win?
On an unknown date in the year 2012, Mike Brown and Mike Woodson will come together to discuss offensive strategies.

by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions

well I guess if you put it that way

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

Thats it, you can only name 53?

Hell bring back Flip Murray

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If Tyrone Hill and Sam Cassell had a staring contest, who would win?
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by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions

How will JJ react to Bibby being traded, if that should happen?

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by dstdeelite on Feb 23, 2011 1:00 PM EST reply actions

lol can you imagine JJ being not fired up to play? can it possibly get worse than now?

@amurphyii

by S.W.A.T. Murph on Feb 23, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

He won't even notice Bibby's not on the team until mid March

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

hahahahahha

Partially functional, half of me is comfortable. the other half is close to the cliff like Mrs Huckstable
If Tyrone Hill and Sam Cassell had a staring contest, who would win?
On an unknown date in the year 2012, Mike Brown and Mike Woodson will come together to discuss offensive strategies.

by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

The question is: How will Josh react?

The game is the game.

by a hooter's baby on Feb 23, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

where do you find this?

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If Tyrone Hill and Sam Cassell had a staring contest, who would win?
On an unknown date in the year 2012, Mike Brown and Mike Woodson will come together to discuss offensive strategies.

by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 1:17 PM EST up reply actions

Really not feeling this Captain Kirk Rumor

yes…dudes a slight upgrade over Bibby but he’s not pushing us over the threshold. in fact i predict us losing even more games with him starting over Bibby!

@amurphyii

by S.W.A.T. Murph on Feb 23, 2011 1:01 PM EST reply actions

the only thing Hinrich will bring IMO, is better defense...then again my grandmother could probably provide that as well

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by dstdeelite on Feb 23, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

I agree with the better defense theory but Rondo, Rose, Nelson, and every other point in the east including Deron Williams will destroy him

@amurphyii

by S.W.A.T. Murph on Feb 23, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions

Hard to be a fan

These are the days it is hard to be a Hawks fan,

I don’t want to sit in this sad situation, but what choice do I have I am a fan.

To see a team with so many problems be so completely incactive and not progressive is disgusting. It is becoming increasingly hard to spend money on a product that is so inept.

And last, but not least if Deron Williams is tradeable then Joe Johnson is surerly expendable whether it is trading him or not signing him to a contract many people outside of LEbron James and Kobe could live up to.

If I wasn’t at work I would be crying in my pillow at home.

by RealSquawk on Feb 23, 2011 1:11 PM EST reply actions

It just amazes me of how we were once talking about harris and sessions to heinrich

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If Tyrone Hill and Sam Cassell had a staring contest, who would win?
On an unknown date in the year 2012, Mike Brown and Mike Woodson will come together to discuss offensive strategies.

by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 1:26 PM EST reply actions

Keep in mind that the Sessions rumor is still in play

Guys we have probably inquired about a lot of things. Sounded like we wanted to send Bibby to Washington and they weren’t too keen on that. The Wizards bloggers are pretty much squashing the rumor. At this point I think Sessions is probably more likely but Cleveland may take it all the way to the deadline.

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by Kris Willis on Feb 23, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions

The Hinrich rumor

Tells me that they blame all their woes on their defense. However, changing Bibby into Hinrich doesn’t solve that. Jamal Crawford is horrible on D as well and plays such an important role that we’re not escaping that.

I think the main problem is that the team settles for jump shots. Give me Sessions or Brooks, so that we have a jump shot alternative in the starting lineup. Now if we had both Sessions and Hinrich then we’d have a good platoon.

by Evil Dallas on Feb 23, 2011 1:30 PM EST reply actions

The team settling for jumpshots

I can’t help, but think there is just way too many characters in that lockerroom who take the game a little too lightly. And who easily tune out the coach.

The coaches here get no respect and demand non either.

by RealSquawk on Feb 23, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions

Gerald Wallace is being shopped hard

Would it be worthwhile to investigate turning Jamal Crawford’s expiring deal into Gerald Wallace? Crash could possibly change the team’s mentality.

by Evil Dallas on Feb 23, 2011 2:00 PM EST reply actions

please no more forwards!! Billy Knight still haunts my dreams...

@amurphyii

by S.W.A.T. Murph on Feb 23, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

NOT THAT NAME!!!!!

Partially functional, half of me is comfortable. the other half is close to the cliff like Mrs Huckstable
If Tyrone Hill and Sam Cassell had a staring contest, who would win?
On an unknown date in the year 2012, Mike Brown and Mike Woodson will come together to discuss offensive strategies.

by Throw on Feb 23, 2011 3:22 PM EST up reply actions

Wallace is likely going to Portland

by frootbooty on Feb 23, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

unfreakin believable

by ATLpaul on Feb 23, 2011 2:24 PM EST reply actions

Just heard Bob Knight on Mike and Mike.

He said that your own offense is the most susceptible to problems aka you dont shoot well. Defense is something that isn’t just important . It has to happen and has to be a very high quality that will enable you to win at any level when your offense isnt clicking well. To put together a team that is not good with defense is a team that is going to be in the middle of the pack and resigned to be in the middle of the pack

@amurphyii

by S.W.A.T. Murph on Feb 23, 2011 2:27 PM EST reply actions

This will make all you Smoove haters happy

Jason Fleming – 02/23/2011 3:07pm EST-

The Atlanta Hawks are open for business. They want to make a move, have wanted to make a move, but just about everyone on their roster can be had.

Now, that’s not saying they are having a fire sale. Not at all. The Hawks are looking to get better, and if trading a piece one might not normally think they would trade will do that, they are open. Marvin Williams has been shopped for awhile and would they’d like to move him. Mike Bibby is available for a point guard. Jamal Crawford they will discuss, but they have to get value in return equal to what he brings them off the bench – which is a lot.

Al Horford is a Poison Pill Provision player due to signing his early extension, but would likely be off the table anyway. The Hawks also don’t’t seem interested in moving Joe Johnson.

However, in a change from earlier they will listen to offers for Josh Smith. They are not actively looking to move Smith, and any offer better return them a significant piece of talent, but they will at least not hang up the phone until they hear what another team is thinking. They still see Smith as a cornerstone…so to get him the offer would need to be approached in that fashion.