Atlanta Hawks: Bibby for Hinrich in five-player deal
Loading ...Phoenix–After striking out in their efforts to acquire point guards Devin Harris and Raymond Felton, the Hawks agreed to terms with the Wizards on a trade for veteran Kirk Hinrich and athletic big man Hilton Armstrong, the team announced tonight.
As part of the deal, the Hawks sent Mike Bibby, rookie Jordan Crawford, swingman Mo Evans and their 2011 first-round draft pick to the Wizards.
Bibby, Crawford and Evans were informed of the trade prior to the team’s game against Phoenix tonight. Jeff Teague replaced Bibby in the starting lineup.
Hawks coach Larry Drew declined to comment on the trade before the game because it wasn’t yet official.
The Bulls selected Hinrich, 30, with the seventh overall pick out of Kansas in the 2003 draft. The Bulls traded him to Washington last summer along with Kevin Seraphin.
The Hawks expect Hinrich to shore up their weak perimeter defense, which has put stress on the team defense as players constantly scramble to help against dribble penetration. Like Bibby, Hinrich is a good spot-up shooter but is a better playmaker off the dribble and should help Atlanta’s fast break.
The Hawks also hope Hinrich (6-4, 190), who’s earned a reputation as a hard-nosed player, will provide toughness and leadership. He and Marvin Williams went at it during a game in Chicago last season, with both earning technical fouls.
“I’ve always been a super fan of Kirk,” Williams said. “Watching him at Kansas, he just competes, man. In college, coach [Roy] Williams would always make reference to Kirk Hinrich and say he has that toughness and that attitude.”
Armstrong (6-11, 235 pounds) is limited offensively and doesn’t rebound well for his size. But he’s an athletic leaper who could find a role helping the Hawks protect the rim, which also is a weakness (especially when Josh Smith is not in the game).
“I think in the paint he can block some shots and be able to add that inside presence and help us out down there a little bit,” Smith said.
The trade is another move for the Hawks that could help them now at the expense of future flexibility and development of young players.
Both Armstrong and Evans’ contracts expire after the season. Hinrich is scheduled to make $8 million next season compared to salaries of $6.2 million for Bibby and $1.1 million for Crawford . That would add roughly $700,000 to Atlanta’s estimated $65 million in committed salaries for 2011-12.
The Hawks also had to part with the draft pick and Crawford, whom they acquired in a draft night trade in 2010 after the Nets selected him No. 27 overall. The shooting guard had played sparingly this season, appearing in just 16 of 56 games.
Finally, the trade is the latest indication that the Hawks don’t intend to give Teague a larger role. Teague, the No. 19 overall pick in the 2009 draft, had played in 46 of 56 games for an average of 11.6 minutes entering the game tonight.
The Hawks acquired Hinrich after a wide search for a trading partner in an urgent attempt to acquire a point guard.
A league source with knowledge of Atlanta’s inquiries said the team tried to swing a trade for Harris before the Nets sent him to Utah in a deal that got them All-Star Deron Williams. The source said the Hawks also were rebuffed when they inquired about point guard Raymond Felton after New York traded him to the Nuggets as part of the Carmelo Anthony trade.
The Hawks also had interest in Cleveland point guard Ramon Sessions, according to the source.
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951 comments Add your comment
Tremaine
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
Welcome back Jamal.
SteveW
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
I would like to see us bring in Teague and JJ for Marvin and Wilkens and see what happens.
J.J.M
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
WHY DO WE KEEP SWITCHING
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
I can live with Gortat scoring on post ups.
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
LD lit them up in the locker rm in LA last night…..Good for LD…
craig
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
Whats the problem? Ask the ATL Spirits to trade Hinrich and ZaZa for NeNe ……and pick up Iverson !!! To advance pass the second Rd. we must have a center and a leader to support an leader ( NeNe, Johnson, Iverson) Lets begin this process, I will be there in the Eastern Conf. finals
Wabe
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
They’re switching that pick…
SteveW
February 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
We needed that 24 footer Josh. Good shot says LD (I’m joking)
Tremaine
February 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
The hawks made this comeback with Joe on the bench.
richbrave
February 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
Hawks always an afterthought..I feel Sund-burned!
February 23rd, 2011
10:38 pm
Atlanta is an NBA city with a team that NBA stars don’t want to play for. Shaq left us at the alter in the pre-season and we can’t even get a deal for Deron, Raymond Felton or any other point guard? The ESPN trade machine says the deal is a +2 in the win column for the Hawks. Can we take that +2 in Round 2 of the post season, or do we have to use it on a home game versus a sub .500 team?? Can’t wait for NBA collective bargaining and contraction.
Take heart my man. I’ve seen plenty of both and I consider KIRK HINRICH a two step upgrade over MIKE BIBBY. I’d be more disheartened by CRAWFORD leaving town and giving up the #1.
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
Damien Wilkins will prove to be an asset.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
It only now occurred to me that Joe has been on the bench for a huge chunk of this comeback. That guy couldn’t have possibly been more invisible in this game.
Wabe
February 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
It’s either switch on that pick and get the ball out of Nash’s hands…
Or let Nash weave his way around and find open jumpers.
Or easy pick and roll buckets.
They’re hand is forced. They have to switch on that.
Ryan
February 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
I don’t mind the trade…almost no risk in the move and you hope that it gives us a spark. Hinrich is an upgrade over Bibby, mainly because of his defense. Financially we are basically in the exact same position with this trade and with our history of late 1st round picks, we either trade the pick for cash or they end up sitting on the bench and then we trade them a couple years later…
SteveW
February 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Wonder who we bring in after the TO. And good for LD if he smoked um last nite
RethinkPossible
February 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Temaine – Excellent point, lets hope he earns his paycheck and closes this game out.
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Josh cut that out Dude your not Ray Allen!!!!!!!!!1
ATLFAN1
February 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
marvin for sessions and parker
crawford for mayo and thabeet
zaza and powell for ben wallace and wilcox
this could make us better, obviously it won’t happen but this seems like a good competing roster..
hinrich/sessions/teague
johnson/mayo/parker
smith/parker/wilkins
horford/wilcox/thomas
wallace/thabeet/collins
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
lol @ poop steady @ work on that trade machine.. hopefully something shakes..
Joe still recovering from LA hang over.. trust me.
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
veteran.
RethinkPossible
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Invisible who?
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
big shot Joe..
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
big shot JOE!!!!Tied//////////
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
look @ DAMIEN!!!!!
Wabe
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Look at Damien frontin…
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Joe passed up an open Smoove in the corner to take that 3 himself. Usually that doesn’t happen.
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
26 footer…………..Come on Joe………..
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
nasty.
prison mike
February 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
this guy drew doesn’t have any balls and play teague the rest of the way.
CJ
February 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
I left this blog 4 years ago and the same complaints are still valid. Granted the Hawks aren’t total losers like back then but man…..they sure do know how to run in place. Still giving away picks and better than average talent for marginal talent I see.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
I have heard people say Nash is overrated. I’m sorry but that is nuts.
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Damien is a damn hell raiser.
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
oh no…
chem
February 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
I love how Dominique thinks “Damien and Joe Johnson are interchangeable”
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Al why the hell are you leaving your feet when Gortat pump fakes at the free throw line.
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
DEFENSE GET A STOP PLEASE>>>>5 straight baskets..That may do it…
lewis
February 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Jamal Crawford – 30 minutes 0 assists
MsDee
February 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
We are being out-coached right now!!
J.J.M
February 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
horrible..game over..learn how to play d and not switch every time down
EmirS.
February 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
He needs to put in Teague. Let him run the team. Let him gain his confidence in these nail-bitter’s. Put him in with JJ, Josh and Al!
SteveW
February 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
Bring in Teague for Wilkens
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
well.. this is where Bibby might have come through w/ a clutch bomb.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
They need to get Smoove the ball on the block again. I hope they don’t come out of this timeout going perimeter with Joe and Jamal, although deep down inside I know they will.
RethinkPossible
February 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
We know it is not going to happen, but he needs to play JT. Take a chance
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
How does Damien drop 42 pts on the Hawks then we get him and its like he forgot how to score the ball?? Come on Damien…Calm down dude….
SteveW
February 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
We are a better team simply be having Teague and Wilkens play for Bibby and Mo’.
Tremaine
February 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
That lineup been out there pretty much the whole quarter probably tired by now.
slimjr
February 23rd, 2011
11:03 pm
game over…………………shoot…………….
Najeh Davenpoop
February 23rd, 2011
11:03 pm
Ever since Joe came in, the Suns have outscored the Hawks something like 10-3, and Joe just committed another offensive foul. Just saying…
bigdave
February 23rd, 2011
11:03 pm
costly.