Hawks meet with rep for Kenyon Martin
The Hawks met Thursday with a representative for center Kenyon Martin, according to a person with knowledge of the team’s thinking.
Martin, 34, averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 48 games for the Nuggets last season. The 11-year veteran signed a one-year deal to play in China with Xinjiang during the NBA lockout last summer. He is eligible to return to the NBA following the Chinese season in several weeks.
Martin has reportedly been offered a contract by the Heat. ESPN recently reported that he is also interested in signing with the Clippers, Spurs and Knicks, along with the Hawks and Heat.
Martin could make a decision by the end of the week. According to reports FIBA has cleared Martin, allowing him to sign with an NBA team.
The Hawks have used a combination of Zaza Pachulia, Jason Collins and Ivan Johnson at center since the loss of Al Horford last month to a torn pectoral muscle. While the Hawks are 9-2 in the 11 games without Horford, teams with dominant big men can present problems. Martin (6-foot-9, 240) could help in that regard.
The Hawks could probably only offer Martin the veteran minimum in salary. They do offer a team that has made the playoffs the past four seasons, including three straight trips to the Eastern Conference semifinals. They are currently tied for third in the conference behind the Bulls and Sixers.
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Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
6:26 pm
and im not grandad for real.
yodaddybrother
February 2nd, 2012
6:26 pm
hey bruh…Josh Smith has always been better than Al Horford but Josh always gets the snub on the All Star vote.
Al Horford is a good player but what he does is replaceable. That’s why you see the Hawks able to insert Zaza into the starting lineup and keep on rolling. Only fantasy land and NBA2K12 wanna be managers want to trade him though. That’s just dumb
Eric.
February 2nd, 2012
6:27 pm
Damn Trolls are having a thriller night. OK grandad thats enough.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
6:32 pm
Boy, I must have really gotten the troll’s goat for him to try and steal my handle in a vain attempt to draw attention away from this:
The troll posts over and over about how awful Horford is, and yet tries to use Einstein’s quote about insanity never realizing that it fits his three year rampage to a T. Where is Department of Unintended Irony when you need him?
Big Crimson 75
February 2nd, 2012
6:38 pm
Do it baby, Do it!!!
This guy would be perfect for us!!
K-Mart can play plus the attitude he brings!!
Perfect for this team.
Plus, he & Al can play together when Al gets back!!
You go Atl Spirit!!
Pimptabulously
February 2nd, 2012
6:46 pm
Yo, troll, I dont know wtf you talking bout Josh got over 100k more votes than Al. The only way Al gets on the All star team is as a coaches add on reserve.
Grandad, subtlety what ever the f@ck your name is you boy Al is why the Hawks cant get to the second round.
Idiot Watch
February 2nd, 2012
6:48 pm
Subtlety “Boy, I must have really gotten the troll’s goat”
In other news the Pot called the kettle black.
Buddy Grizzard
February 2nd, 2012
6:48 pm
Smith.Leur.Bogut soooo mad… you mad bro? Troll much?
Buddy Grizzard
February 2nd, 2012
6:49 pm
Zaza took it to your boy Bogut… Leur barely played… Ilyasova better than both of them… what’s the Philly score? So mad…
Pimptabulously
February 2nd, 2012
6:49 pm
Check that Subtlety Grandad thats why they cant get out of the second round.
Grandad
February 2nd, 2012
6:49 pm
Im am not me.
Grandad
February 2nd, 2012
6:50 pm
* I am not Subtlety
Buddy Grizzard
February 2nd, 2012
6:51 pm
You gonna cry Smith.Leur.Bogut? Here’s a tissue.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
6:52 pm
No one here is disagreeing that Al held us back some. But even Al had the right idea. The Hawks still need a center. And here you are still b!tch!n about someone who’s not playing this year.
But tell me what your 3 years of railing against Horford has changed? Nada.
So do you fit the Einstein quote?
Little Crimson 75
February 2nd, 2012
6:53 pm
If you trade Al for Kmart you still have a power forward playing center. unless we get one of the 7 – 10 centers who are better than Al, then we should keep our non defensive power forward rather than trade for yours.
Eric.
February 2nd, 2012
6:55 pm
“No one here is disagreeing that Al held us back some. But even Al had the right idea. The Hawks still need a center.”
Damn, A troll with some sense.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
6:57 pm
More sense than saying the same damn thing for 3 solid years.
CrαZy
February 2nd, 2012
6:59 pm
The CrαZy at 6:15 must have nothing better to do than act like a douchenozzle if he has to use other peoples monikers to get a rise out of people. Chris please block for using others monikers!!!
Eric.
February 2nd, 2012
6:59 pm
Well im out of here, I did not come to see the troll hour. I just wanted to see if there was any movement on the hawks getting a Center.
Both of you troll with the 1500 names have the fck at it and after you 2 bitches finish, we still need a starting center.
Later girls.
Chris
February 2nd, 2012
7:00 pm
Fck you troll.
tckr83
February 2nd, 2012
7:01 pm
I can assure you I am not grandad, I’ve disagreed with the guy more than a few times… I’m just a poster with common sense. You’re not going to get (save a few) anyone in here better than Horford unless you blow everything up on a 16-6 team that can legitimately win an wide-open East this year.
All those centers mentioned… stats don’t tell everything. The offenses run in those teams go more through them than the offense does Al Horford in Atlanta. With Teague in there now, Horford is the fourth option offensively… right in front of Marvin, the 5th option. The guy just isn’t going to score 20+ points a game unless he’s in the zone or has a favorable matchup that night. The shots just aren’t there. Horford plays tough and does his job better than most, not all, but most.
I really can’t say that Horford is a problem in Atlanta… Dwight Howard would be nice, but it’s just not reality.
Grandad
February 2nd, 2012
7:02 pm
I really dont like it when you guys attack my trolls and not the other guys trolls. That’s not fair.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
7:02 pm
LOL @ Eric (troll) running away when his hypocrisy is exposed.
Figures.
tckr83
February 2nd, 2012
7:03 pm
and im not me either.
tckr83
February 2nd, 2012
7:05 pm
*Im mean im not Grandad
tckr83
February 2nd, 2012
7:07 pm
Funny guy. Grow up child.
CrαZy
February 2nd, 2012
7:07 pm
AJC really needs to have registered accounts… I can’t stand when people act like idiots!!
Pimptabulously
February 2nd, 2012
7:10 pm
Ok tckr83 you are the last troll standing with your sybil azz. CraZy b!tch.
tckr83
February 2nd, 2012
7:15 pm
^ If you say so… and yes, the AJC needs to have registered accounts.
Bobby Hebert.
February 2nd, 2012
7:41 pm
Have All the troll went home?
Troll Patrol.
February 2nd, 2012
7:55 pm
grandad broke the record with the most trolls use on one blog by one man today.
Subtlety
CrαZy
Yodaddybrother
KBB
ya boy JC
Hmmm
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Leedsatlanta
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strick
New Birth
Jewish King of Israel, Eddie Long
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Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
8:10 pm
Troll your best hope is that I’m someone else’s figment. Grandad is too nice. He wouldn’t hold your feet to the fire over your hypocrisy. But I’ll be glad to.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
8:11 pm
BTW, how much did that 3 years of ranting change? Nothing.
Insane.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
8:42 pm
now im the king troll. Im your worst nightmare. Al horford for ever punks.
Subtlety
February 2nd, 2012
8:42 pm
Now rant on that.
Newson
February 2nd, 2012
8:59 pm
Teague needs to be trade,cut or bench. Another nasty performance tonight. Lets get hinrich back in the line up.
Larry
February 2nd, 2012
9:08 pm
I hope the news that Al horford has not been traded doesnt affect the teams moral. I know many of the players where hoping to get a full time starting center. But as of yet Al has not been traded. Well see how this news impacts Hawks play…..
Jimmy
February 2nd, 2012
9:13 pm
teague needs to be traded With Al. and Larry Drew should be traded Also. Has a NBA coach ever been traded?
Newson
February 2nd, 2012
9:15 pm
Jimmy I agree. Looks like the hawks are getting blown out tonight. The Grizzles backcourt is just too much for teague.
Newson
February 2nd, 2012
9:16 pm
Yea the grizzles have 5 players in double figures and 3 are guards.
Larry
February 2nd, 2012
9:17 pm
JJ and Josh are the only two players in double figures for atlanta. How sad. I think its starting to set in that they couldnt get any one to take Al in trade.
Larry
February 2nd, 2012
9:21 pm
I cant watch any more. Hawks need a center and need to start Hinrich
Larry
February 2nd, 2012
9:26 pm
Grizzles have 5 players in double figures hawks have 2.
Teague has 4 points and is no help.
Sundusky
February 2nd, 2012
9:27 pm
Grandad, send me youre number again.
Sundusky
February 2nd, 2012
9:30 pm
Jimmy Damn Grizzles have 3 guards in double figures. teague has 4 points.
Sundusky
February 2nd, 2012
9:32 pm
Grandad send me your number again.
Hawks have conceded the game and all the starters and key players on the bench. Its mop up with 8 minutes to play.
Larry
February 2nd, 2012
9:34 pm
Well I guess all the team moral is gone now that they know Al is not being accepting in any of the trade offers being made. Youd think some one would take 1 of the offers, we are talking All star Al right?
The Monger
February 2nd, 2012
9:35 pm
The idiocracy in here surrounding what consitutes a “big” man in the NBA is mindboggling. The stupid comments come in packs. As stated before there are VERY FEW legit 7 footers who can even contribute at all to an NBA team. I can think of only a few decent 7 footers in this league who can score, rebound, and arent injury prone. You guys on here would not want a 6′9 240 lb. dominant power forward who has been in the NBA for 11 years and is known for his aggressive, banging, hardnosed style because he is ONLY 6 foot 9??? Are you serious?? Like those 2 inches make that much of a difference?? You guys would rather have a 6′11 dude with a 10 inch vertical rather than the 6′9 guy with a 39 inch vertical? Its funny to hear comments like ‘we dont need Martin we need a “BIG”, a real banger and basher”… That is EXACTLY what Martin is..The hawks need rebounders, bangers, and shot blockers and Martin is ALL of that. He has a career rebounding average of 7.2 per game, including years of 10.0, 9.5, and 9.4 rebounds a game. (at 6′9). He has a career shot block average of 1.2 per game (at 6′9). Also as a bonus he has a career scoring average of 13.5 (at 6′9). AND YOU GUYS DONT WANT THIS GUY BECAUSE HE IS 6′9 and not 6′11??? REALLY???
The Monger
February 2nd, 2012
9:41 pm
By the way Al Horford is listed at 6′10 and Kenyon Martin at 6′9. Is this what you fools are really arguing about?? One inch?? Really?? Nevermind the fact that Kenyon Martin has a higher vertical, is much more tenacious around the rim, is a more aggressive defender, and has a fire and passion for the game that is on par with the elites of the league. But hey he is 6′9 right, so lets pass on him..yeah right fools…
hawks D
February 3rd, 2012
5:13 am
we are running out of guys Sund. Make a deal!!!!!!!!!!!! Zaza and Ivan cannot handle this by themselves……no way