NBA Trade Rumors: Chris Kaman And The Atlanta Hawks

Would a man dying of thirst in desert pass on water?
Would a man sentenced to prison for life pass on J-Lo?
Would Hawks fans being sentenced to lifetime of Zaza/Collins pass on a live seven footer?

So now that we establish the interest level exists, the tough question is what do we give up?

I say we don’t trade Zaza. Even though most people know me as someone not necessarily loving of Zaza (I still have nightmares every time he fumbles going up for a shot inside, drops a Teague pass or otherwise sky jumps exactly half an inch on a good sunny Georgian day), I still see value in him (see the flip-flop!!!) and I have gotten used to his fumbling ways (see what repetition does to good judgement). He is tough, he likes to foul, and he is not afraid to go inside (a precious commodity with current crop of Hawks big men). And if we trade Zaza, then we got no backups again.

So then who do we give up? I say we certainly trade Kirk and his contract.

What if that is not enough???

Then it is a very tough decision. Do we give up Marvin? While I have every confidence that Marvin will revert back to stealth mode in exactly one game, I still see value in him. He does like to show up against weaker opposition, and seems like he is getting back to having 2-3 good games every 10 games as opposed to one good game every 10.

So then I say, go and do everything possible by trading Captain Kirk, and may be a round 2 draft pick and perhaps some cash, and let’s get the center we need.

That would make the Hawks go over the Tax Threshold and we just wouldn’t think about doing that. The only way that would work is if they send about $4 million in Cash Considerations along with Kaman which seems even more unlikely.

Again, what the hell is the infatuation with a 7’0 guy who would be more than likely injured during playoffs time? This is a freaking rental to boot. Build off the success the players have now especially when you take into account how difficult it will be to achieve the same type of chemistry if Kaman does come over. People, we saw what happens when you mess up chemistry when Boston traded Kendrick Perkins for Jeff Green. Yeah, it sounds good ole’ fantasy on paper but reality doesn’t work that way.

Sure looks like a season savior….

I really do think he could help us out and would upgrade the center position for us. The main issues I see are:

1. He can’t stay healthy.
2. What we have seems to be working pretty well.
3. Our management and ownership doesn’t have the balls.

What is very odd is how the Hornets are certainly driving the price down by benching him. Just an odd set of circumstances. Could be a gamble, but sometimes you have to.

There are really not any teams that are one piece or one big man away from contending that also have the pieces to send to NO. The price is just too high for most teams. That’s why Boston is hoping that he gets bought out, so that they could get him for the vet minimum. I floated the idea of Horford for Kaman. I am 50/50 on that. Al could be back for for some regular season games and be ready for the playoffs and it would be a gamble by parting with a major piece of the core for a rental. And even with the extra cap space in the summer, Dwight doesn’t seem to have Atlanta on his radar.

for all the reasons already mentioned. The hawks are not that desparate to kill their depth for………..what?

would scare the women and children away from Philips

Just seen this trade on ESPN:

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Atlanta Hawks

Needs: The Hawks have been built around a core of inefficient “almost stars”. One high-volume shooter is great when the offense breaks down, but too many get you stuck in an isolation-heavy offense. Atlanta needs an efficient star to pair with Joe Johnson.

The trade: Smith, Teague and 2012 first-round pick to the Lakers for Pau Gasol

A possible alternative here is Amare Stoudemire, in part because Smith and Carmelo Anthony deserve each other.

Note: For this trade to work, Atlanta would need to throw in a little more salary from its bench, which will free up March 1.

At 1 st I said no way. Then I looked at it as if our current healthy 5 vs the 5 after the trade for Gasol and I said do it. Although I would be hesitant to part w/ the 1 st round pick. But since the Hawks aren’t going that route, Istill think Kirk should be traded as close to the trade deadline as possible,which may drive up his value slighty and Hawks management should see what we could get for Josh since I highly doubt they are trading Horford and may be unable to resign Josh at the end of next season.

Since when has Kaman been known as decent defensive player in his career?