Atlanta Hawks: Hawks trade second-round draft pick for cash
The Hawks, as expected, didn’t make any major trades by today’s 3 p.m. deadline. Instead, they sent a second-round pick to Golden State for cash to help offset their first-ever luxury-tax bill that will be due at season’s end.
Under CBA rules, picks can be sold for up to $3 million but the Hawks will receive much less for their pick since first-round picks routinely sold for $3 million under the old CBA. In addition, under the new CBA there is an annual cap of $3 million on cash involved in trades, further driving down the price of picks.
The Hawks owned two second-round picks after acquiring one from the Suns in the Josh Childress sign-and-trade last summer. The Warriors will receive the lesser of the two picks and, since the Suns likely will finish with a worse record than the Hawks, Atlanta probably will keep that pick.
It was a quiet trade season overall for the Eastern Conference, with only three developments figure to affect the Hawks.
The Magic still will be a factor when the one potential blockbuster fizzled and Dwight Howard (ultimately) chose to to opt in for 2012-13. The Pacers traded a second-round draft pick to Toronto for Leandro Barbosa, who gives them some needed offensive punch. And the Sixers traded Ricky Sanchez to Memphis for Sam Young.
That was it as far as teams currently leading the Hawks in the East. The Bucks were the only other team in position for a playoff spot to make a move, acquiring Monta Ellis and Ekpe Udoh for Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson.
Check back later for a video blog with my thoughts on the Hawks.
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Sautee
March 15th, 2012
4:05 pm
“First off Sautee, you have to UNDERSTAND that being ELITE is what you do in the REGULAR SEASON not the PLAYOFFS, so that KILLS your argument right there.”
First off, it was Rick Sund who said we were elite because we were one of 3 teams to make it to the second round. Does Rick Sund now deny saying that?
And, let’s see where are we in the regular season standings?
Oh, we’re 6th in the East and 10 teams have better records than we do. Is that elite? Nope.
Rick Sund
March 15th, 2012
4:05 pm
Some of you fans have to admit that we maintained CONSISTENCY. TMACfan, we APPRECIATE your support. Ray remember that our GOAL is CONSISTENCY. This year we wanted to win 3 GAMES in the SECOND ROUND, but injuries have really slowed us down. Ray don’t be like fans of other teams that are UNGRATEFUL. Just wait until we are HEALTHY. Collins will be a BIG HELP FOR US.
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:06 pm
Is there any regular blogger here who can buy in to us standing pat?
I just don’t understand the mindset of a team who could very well still drop out of the playoff picture.
My wish now since we can’t make a move is to simply let this thing implode, waste another season rooting on these guys, and dismantle the oldest team in the league. Sund has his money now….its too late for him to feel any pain.
I hope many of you stay away from Philips because of the actions this management group is taking. That’s the only way retribution can occur.
The ASG has to be the most incompetent group every assembled. Sund and LD are just 2 hangers on who would rat out their mother to keep their position.
Am I showing how disgruntled I am? Nene? McGee? Camby? Good gosh.
Josh, I hope you get your wish.
Ray
March 15th, 2012
4:07 pm
Anyone could do a better job then this boneheaded thing we call an ownership and I mean anyone.
Rick Sund
March 15th, 2012
4:07 pm
@Sautee
Actually Sautee it was my boss Michael Gearon who said that so please get your facts straight before you post. So basically we are a TOP 11 team in the NBA. With all of our INJURIES. Sautee you are MAKING MY POINT. Can you imagine where we would be if we were HEALTHY.
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:10 pm
Where are all the Stephen Jackson bashers today? That could be a very good move and dump Richard Jefferson’s contract in the same move.
Sund, after 32 years, you still are clueless!
STRETCH
March 15th, 2012
4:12 pm
“Nate MacMillan fired. Some may recall that I predicted he would be the hawks head coach next year. Long-time linkage to Sund.”
Astro Joe,
Looks like its all aligning to be just that.
#disappointedhawksfan2012
March 15th, 2012
4:14 pm
Where were the Hawks in the McGhee trade. He’s enough of a center to move Al to the for spot!
STRETCH
March 15th, 2012
4:16 pm
People are wondering why the Hawks didnt get in on any of those big men deals? Well, cause Sund probably wasnt invited, reason being, nobody wants anything the Hawks have to offer!
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:16 pm
Ray, I stated that same thing the other day and Astro Joe just has a different opinion.
There are plenty of guys here who could do what Sund is doing….reading a book, selling any future assets we have to keep these jerks in their position.
Astro Joe
March 15th, 2012
4:16 pm
Kevin, seems like it is quite possible that Sund was only offered a few magic beans and/or flat soda in return for what he was willing to trade. Without knowing the specifics about every trade discussed, it is hard to say if he should have done something or even if he did the right thing by NOT moving forward with a trade. At the end of the day, he answers to his bosses and not the fan base.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 15th, 2012
4:17 pm
so the hawks wont resign kirk what was the point of not trading him?
EmirS.
March 15th, 2012
4:17 pm
You know it’s funny, I came on today….checked all the trades that were made and wasn’t a bit surprised that we didn’t make any significant moves. I wasn’t mad or angry or upset….it’s become like second nature. I don’t expect these guys to do anything, anymore. It’s a shame we have this talent pool, but not using it to get pieces we really need.
Oh well.
Micheal
March 15th, 2012
4:18 pm
I am just trying to figure out why do I stay loyal to this team. Its getting to a point that I just want to jump ship to another team. I been a Hawks fan since I was a little boy when I live in SE Georgia and I never lose my pride as a Hawk fan but this is just push it. i dont know what ASG and Sund smoking but they need to put it back.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 15th, 2012
4:18 pm
lets eggg sund house up
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:19 pm
The Lakers even found a taker for Derek Fisher….and Thabeet found a new home?
This city and these bloggers here who support this organization deserve better.
Boo to the ASG and Rick Sund.
TMACfan
March 15th, 2012
4:20 pm
YES WE NEED TO EGG THE $#IT OUT OF HIS HOUSE
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 15th, 2012
4:21 pm
^^^michael I feel your pain homie I just stop spending my hard earned money on going to the games now im getting to the point where I just dont care anymore
Hawks Ticket Office
March 15th, 2012
4:22 pm
@Rod and CraZy: We never even had record of you as a season ticket holder anyway. Enjoy watching on TV. Next in line please!
JaeEvolution
March 15th, 2012
4:23 pm
Crazy to think the quick and sudden developement of Faried made Nene, who some on here were drooling for, expendable. Even crazier to think a year ago we traded our chance to get him away for a guy who is a shell of himself currently and we couldn’t even get a pick for.
O'Brien
March 15th, 2012
4:23 pm
AJ,
Ironically, LD said na interview that LD reminds him of a young Nate McMillan.
northcyde,
My issue is how do you give JJ one of the richest contracts in the League, and then sit on your hands? Is JJ’s contract really worth 2 homeplayoff games (JJ gets us 2 hoome games in the second round imo)
O'Brien
March 15th, 2012
4:24 pm
And to be fair to RIck Sund, the issue is ASG.
Micheal
March 15th, 2012
4:27 pm
I think its time for the fans to say what they really feel about this organization. I got a feeling that these r-tards will drive the product down so badly that they will sell to a owner that will send this team to another city and that is happen right now. It is the same for the Trashers fans right now (they are still in first place the SE divison). Somebody needs to find a way so our voices can be heard or we going to lose another professional team.
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:28 pm
AJ, excuses left and right, the facts are the ASG and Sund are okay with mediocrity and continue to screw the fan base.
I hope the media in this city continue to bash their logic and actions of the ASG and never give them an opportunity to promote their agenda.
If they are only being offered ‘beans’ than perhaps its because they have no idea what an asset is? I wouldn’t be surprised to hear Sund was expecting a #1 in return for a Marvin…the same guy who said Bibby was in his prime……simply amazing.
Grandad
March 15th, 2012
4:28 pm
” I hate the Hawks ”
I have been accused of being a hater;
and finally someone can be right.
I *’`hate`’* the Hawks -not the team- the ‘`organization`’
the [A]ss-clown [S]und [G]rope. (ASG)
grope – defined;
feel one’s way:
to search blindly or uncertainly
to feel or search about uncertainly for something
to search uncertainly or with difficulty for a solution
to find or make one’s way
to feel about with the hands; molestation
On the other hand:
” I love March Madness ”
It don`t git no better`n this ! … Ain`t it great !
Thurs – - -> Sun … Wall to Wall Basketball … Haw … !
Sautee
March 15th, 2012
4:29 pm
“At the end of the day, he answers to his bosses and not the fan base.”
And his bosses think we are “entertaining enough”. SMGDH
bird
March 15th, 2012
4:33 pm
Yawn
LT
March 15th, 2012
4:34 pm
Hawk fans never have anything to be excited about
cp
March 15th, 2012
4:34 pm
@KevinM. Even if the Hawks miss the playoffs do you really think they will make any real changes? I can easily see the ASG using injuries as an excuse as to why the Hawks miss the playoffs. It would give them another reason to keep this team together. The only hope is a new owner. I dont think missing the playoffs will be enough. These guys keep excuses on deck so missing the playoffs would give them a good reason to talk about all the injuries this year.
hawkfan
March 15th, 2012
4:35 pm
well even though we stand pat this time, I feel it had something to do with all the injuries we have had this season, if the team was healthy enough and producing better, other teams would be more interested in trading, especially in horford’s situation, rick sund probably thinks we are on the talent level of chicago bulls and so he feels we are good enough to compete and should only get “healthy” up until the playoffs
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:37 pm
OB, if you are bringing in a guy with 32 years experience and his best transaction is drafting the 8th best PG in 2009, I think there’s more problems than just the ASG.
Amnesty isn’t an option, our drafts are mediocre at best, and Sund himself has told you that there are no superstars coming to Atlanta.
At this rate, why do you even have a GM?
So the next time LD says we were tired after another lackadaisical defeat, we should just shrug and keep supporting the model here…..
supa
March 15th, 2012
4:40 pm
@ rick sund…how dare you say that we don’t understand or have patience….i’m very offended…i’ve had patience with this team for 33 years, been a die hard fan through all of the mediocrity, and it’s embarrassing to know that this team is only built to beat sub-par, below 500 teams and they don’t that consistently…never mind the JJ contract now bcuz we were in a bad position years prior that dumb A__ contract…..the owners don’t care about winning, did u know that atlanta was recently voted worst sport city in america? think hawks have anything to do with that? but for once in ur career u are 100% correct im we’re outta patience…take this team..owners and stadium to toronto…maybe they can make u champions…follow the way of the thrashers….bye
LT
March 15th, 2012
4:42 pm
“This city and these bloggers here who support this organization deserve better.”
ryan
March 15th, 2012
4:46 pm
Two words BOYCOTT BOYCOTT !
Micheal
March 15th, 2012
4:47 pm
The ASG is scaring people away. They did it in the NHL and continue to do so in the NBA.
@LT,
Heck the whole state of Georgia deserve better than this excuse of an outfit called All Suck ____ Group. They want people into seat, they want more money. Heck I got a feeling that they just use the money from GS to fund that new scoreboard. This ownership need to go, really go and never come back.
KevinM
March 15th, 2012
4:49 pm
hawkfan, if not for Teague last year, our 2nd round record would be worse than 2-16.
Lucky with Teague, not so lucky with being healthy.
But built in excuses are the norm for this GM and his bosses.
cp, I expect nothing good to come from standing pat. There is lots of basketball left to play, and the depth continues to dwindle.
It’s hard to be optimistic when its blantantly obvious more help is needed. I guess Collins will fill the void though huh?
I’ll go check and see if there are any NDBLers willing to come in for 8.50/hour. There’s always Antoine Walker!
High-sider
March 15th, 2012
4:49 pm
Sarge aka Nate McMillan fired!? They actually listed to me and got rid of McM [McMistake]?
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/03/15/reports-blazers-fire-mcmillan/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
supa
March 15th, 2012
4:55 pm
i rolls wit OKC now….hate to switch it up but i want something to cheer for…i feel like a sellout but hey…atleast the team is winning!!!!!!!!
Dept. Of Unintended Irony
March 15th, 2012
4:56 pm
“They actually listed to me and got rid of McM [McMistake]?”
They are leaning your way?
Melvin
March 15th, 2012
5:01 pm
Astro,
I think we can connect the dots that the Hawks were trying to move Kirk without taking back salary or equal salary. They were probably trying to save money in any trade deal that were propose. Like you said, follow the money. Jamal couldn’t go to a team he preferred in a sign and trade deal b/c the Hawks didnt want to take back salary. Josh Chills deals looks even worst now that they sold the pick and didn’t use the TPE they got from Phx for him. ASG thought they could pull the wool over their fans eyes by signing Joe to the max contract alwhile trying to sell the team to get from under the responsiblity of seeing it thru. These owners are over their heads and budget. Sell this team to someone who can afford to run it properly.
supa
March 15th, 2012
5:02 pm
“this year we wanted to win 3 games in the second round” 4-3 gets u sent home u idiot….and we wonder why players won’t come here…can you imagine what omari stoudamire thought when rick sund made that sales pitch? “umm yeah, we wanna pay u and JJ wit this 120 million dollars, hell we don’t even want a championship ring for u, just help us get 3 wins in the second round”….omari responds: “hello, NY? please fly me up outta here asap, these clowns don’t wanna win”
Dawg
March 15th, 2012
5:04 pm
Why should anyone have any hope for this team? Josh, get out if you can.
Ms. Jones
March 15th, 2012
5:05 pm
This article should be title- Deja vu? “Cash Conscience Hawks Sells draft pick”.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 15th, 2012
5:07 pm
Ka-Fizzle!
What a dud of A fire-cracker! The ASKG remind me of why I dumped my last boy-friend:
In the bedroom, he was done before he started. At the restaurant, he was spent before he pulled his wallet out. Besides, I had to pick him up for dates and for the kicker: he didn’t know any body, who knew anybody, who had a job!
I can do bad all by myself. Shout out to Sautee for the word of the day: Ka-Fizzle!
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FTPB: O’Brien … Yeah man, Marvin probably fell out of bed and hurt his hip that morning.
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Biggie Lou, thunder rocks … (LOL) my walking dead buddy! I gotta go back and re-read your comments FTPB, it was too much good stuff to absorb at first read. I find our dialogue more riveting than the Hawks lately. I’ll get back to you later with my reply. But, the basement will be the next big movie scene, if not the barn. Maybe both, because that barn has been more at play than the inside of the house so far – right? I mean after the surgery to save the kid, the big sit down dinner and, the attempted suicide
scene … Not much has happened inside there.
We didn’t even know there was a basement? Old farm houses typically just have the shelter on the outside, like in the Wizard of Oz. I forget what you call those things … A bunker for tornadoes? A canning shed? Anyway … The basement will be something to see next.
I am NOT a movie buff at all, more into reading medical books and watching sports. Mainly because, I always know what gonna’ happen before it does and I find most obvious plots extremely boring and generally fall asleep in cinema theaters or, like In The Passion of Christ … I just walk out after 10 mins, due to the violence. So, this walking dead is special for me, because I’m hooked – which is awfully rare for a “wanna be” know it all like me. LOL
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About the hawks! Nothing new there … I’ve yet to read MC’s new blog up yet, as usual it’s probably old news by now. We know more and sooner than the blog prints. This blog can’t keep up with current news cycles and twitter technology. The “information super highway” has out-paced the world in 2 seconds flat.
tyger
March 15th, 2012
5:08 pm
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
Phipps Arena, March 16 vs Wizards
Ray
March 15th, 2012
5:12 pm
So my Final Four Teams to support as it stands right now.
T-wolves, OKC, Dallas, and 76ers with the Pacers being right there
DHD
March 15th, 2012
5:12 pm
The NBA started?
Chuck
March 15th, 2012
5:13 pm
At least Cubs fans have Wrigleyville.
Hawks fans have CNN Center… yeah, I can’t wait to spend hours there before and after a weekend game.
Hawks Basketball!
It’s slightly above average!
High-sider
March 15th, 2012
5:13 pm
This is the trade that should have went down. (smh)
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7tv9d6j
Buddy Grizzard
March 15th, 2012
5:13 pm
I can’t wait until somebody in the organization points to the fact that the Hawks are one of the only teams to go into the luxury tax this year as proof of its commitment to winning. We went into the luxury tax for:
Jerry Stackhouse
If the Hawks kept Keith Benson on the roster instead of Stackhouse, he would be on a sub-veterans minimum deal and probably would have made the signing of Damp until the end of the season unnecessary. Benson blocked more shots in the pre-season than Damp has this season.