Atlanta Hawks: Draft prospects scheduled for workouts
The Hawks released a list of prospects scheduled to participate in workouts at Philips Arena from June 16-26 in preparation for the June 28 NBA draft. The Hawks own the No. 23 and 43 overall picks.
Below is the schedule, along with links to the players’ DraftExpress.com profiles. The sessions are closed to media but the Hawks said they would make players available for interviews following their workouts.
The Hawks have already evaluated prospects at pre-draft camps in New Jersey, Minnesota and Chicago.
June 16
Kris Joseph, F, Syracuse, Sr.
Doron Lamb, G, Kentucky, So.
Quincy Miller, F, Baylor, Fr.
June 17
Jared Cunningham, G, Oregon State, Jr.
John Jenkins, G, Vanderbilt, Jr.
June 19
Draymond Green, F, Michigan State, Sr.
Darius Miller, F, Kentucky, Sr.
June 20
Will Barton, G, Memphis, So.
William Buford, G, Ohio State, Sr.
Eric Griffin, F, Campbell, Sr.
Khris Middleton, F, Texas A & M, Jr.
Jeffery Taylor, F, Vanderbilt, Sr.
Hollis Thompson, F, Georgetown, Jr.
June 21
Miles Plumlee, F, Duke, Sr.
Garrett Stutz, C, Wichita State, Sr.
June 22
Kevin Jones, F, West Virginia, Sr.
Andrew Nicholson, F, St. Bonaventure, Sr.
Mike Scott, F, Virginia, Sr.
Royce White, F, Iowa State, So.
June 23
Festus Ezeli, C, Vanderbilt, Sr.
Scott Machado, G, Iona, Sr.
Fab Melo, C, Syracuse, So.
Henry Sims, F, Georgetown, Sr.
June 24
Jae Crowder, F, Marquette, Sr.
Moe Harkless, F, St. John’s, Fr.
June 26
Tyshawn Taylor, G, Kansas, Sr.
Tony Wroten, G, Washington, Fr.
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Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
12:11 pm
“I think LeBron opts out and tries to go back to the cap friendly Cavs, who have Irving, Thompson, and this years lottery pick still on rookie contracts, and tries to lead them to a Championship, rather than staying on what would then be a sinking ship called the Heat.”
Not after what went down with Dan Gilbert after he left. I think he may have had some idea like that when he signed a four year deal with an opt out, but I think that ship has sailed after all the sh-t Gilbert has talked about him. LeBron may leave Miami but he’s not going back to Cleveland, I don’t think.
SteveW
June 14th, 2012
12:12 pm
Ra’mon – You know, GSW was willing to trade for Dwight on a rental – maybe they would Josh also
Melvin
June 14th, 2012
12:16 pm
Another trade I think is possible would be Joe to INDY. They need an upgrade over Granger on the perimeter. Joe would compliment Hibbert much better than Granger could. If the Hawks could get Paul George and pick, it would be a great trade for them. George is a good prospect at SF and they would rid themselves of Joe salary. However, I think Indy would be more incline to sending back Granger.
SteveW
June 14th, 2012
12:16 pm
Najeh – I know what you mean – would have to be an awful lot of fence mending for that to happen. But LeBron may desire that homer moniker.
Or maybe he opts out and goes to the Lakers or Knicks. Maybe more likely. I can’t see him staying in an impossible situation, which is what Miami will gradually become.
Miller, Haslem on horrid contracts. And amnestying doesn’t help, because if your over the cap and luxury tax, you can’t sign more than a mini-mid. Battier aging, same with Anthony. 1st picks traded away to the Cavs in 2013 and 15 probably (some leeway on the Cavs part there I think). DWade breaking down.
SteveW
June 14th, 2012
12:19 pm
Man I don’t like Granger – he’s the almost star worse than Joe. But I do like George – but do they send George and the 26th pick for JJ? Maybe
But again, JJ is not going anywhere – we’re just daydreaming folks. It’s Josh and Marvin on the block, and that’s about it.
And ASG probably has to let Josh walk rather than trade him to save face. But we’ll see.
Astro Joe
June 14th, 2012
12:20 pm
Melvin, I would do Joe for Granger. I’m pretty sure Granger has 2 years left on his deal. Again, another example of finding a player to help the Hawks “tread water” and keep revenues fairly consistent.
Melvin
June 14th, 2012
12:22 pm
Astro,
But George may be a star in few years and he’s still on his rookie contract…
SteveW
June 14th, 2012
12:29 pm
Miami’s got over 78 mill in committed salaries next season. They’ve got Miller, Anthony and Haslem for 3 more years – the last years are player options. James Jones and Battier for 2 more seasons. Chalmers for 1 and then a Team option, same with Cole.
They’ve got some bad contracts.
And most everybody is getting raises every season – they’ve got over 75 mill committed for the 2014/15 season at this point.
Astro Joe
June 14th, 2012
12:32 pm
Melvin, which is why the Pacers won’t likely trade him.
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
12:53 pm
SteveW
June 14th, 2012
9:00 am
I don’t know if the Cavs can absorb his salary (last I checked, the Cavs were in incredible cap friendly position), but I’ve thought if you wanted to ditch JJ – The Cavs #24, 33 and 34 picks for JJ puts us in an awesome cap perspective – Convince Josh to stay, and your still sitting pretty.
Josh 16 m
Al 12 m
Teague 6 m
ZaZa 6 m
Ivan 2 m
That’s 42 m – And you’ve got room for a max FA to go with that core. And some good young draft picks as filler on the cheap with picks #23, 24, 33, 34, 43 in this draft.
And assuming we can dump Marvin. Ugh.
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True.
Now here’s the million dollar question. What Max free agent would come here, or sign an offer sheet?
For example, if the Hawks offered James Harden a max level contract ( 13 mill in 1st year ) . . and Brooklyn and the Celtics did the same, who doe James Harden sign with? If he signs with us, that’s an instant upgrade over JJ. If he doesn’t, now we’re moving down to the next guy . . until we find somebody that will sign with us.
Or ownership will just say that we’re going to stay under the salary cap for a while, in order to save money.
This organization can’t mess this Josh Smith situation up. If they just let him walk, the fans will never forgive them. If they trade JJ for scraps and future cap space, and that doesn’t materialize in us getting a guy that will help us, the fans won’t show up at the arena to watch Josh – Al – Teague.
GET IT RIGHT ASG.
Astro Joe
June 14th, 2012
12:59 pm
northcyde, they use 2nd round picks to help operating margins.
Plus, Sund is on record that they don’t want to “take a step back”. So unless there is a change in their strategy, anything that results in known production leaving for the promise of future production is likely a waste of data usage and keystrokes. It would appear the options available are trading production for production.
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
1:00 pm
BIG DOG
June 14th, 2012
9:09 am
Lakers Gasol for Joe
Session, Kobe, Joe, World, Bynum
Lakers will except this trade and work for both team with Joe and Gasol being almost the same age.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
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They want to get younger and more athletic . . and get some relief money wise.
So you’re for JJ for Gasol . . . but are you for Josh + Marvin for Gasol?
Hawks: Teague – 1st round pick – JJ – Horford – Gasol
Lakers: Sessions – Kobe – World – Smith – Bynum
KevinM
June 14th, 2012
1:08 pm
Najeh, on the Clippers, would you take Butler and Bledsoe and their 2nd round draft pick for Joe? Throw in Mo Williams in that deal as well as we have depth in the backcourt and Mo is a 1 year playa.
Butler fills the 3, Josh and Al up front until we move one of them….not so bad.
That wouldn’t be so bad IMO. Bledsoe would have to step up big time and we end up with a small backcourt in the interim. But do the Clips see CP3, Blake, Joe and DJordan as their nucleus?
“Ra’mon
June 14th, 2012
12:08 pm
SteveW, I don’t think theres a team in the Lottery that you could trade Josh for, because I don’t see him re-signing with either of those teams you would consider. Maybe Portland, but that’s about it.”
Ra’mon, no vision seeing Josh to Golden State, who Jerry West has been quoted as having interest?
Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
1:19 pm
I would trade All Whatever for Evans and the # 5 pick, then draft Andrew Nicholson in a heartbeat! Just saying!
Andrew is a ton more polished and talented on offense than any Big the Hawks have RIGHT NOW!
He will get buckets……
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
1:20 pm
THE IMMORTAL…I MUS WRITE
June 14th, 2012
10:38 am
Is it me or was josh Smith shooting the ball well this year. I keep hearing people complain about him taking shots. Gotta give him props he shot the ball better than Ive ever seen and to be honest Josh isnt that good of a low post player I would say hes average …..Even with his superb athleticism he doesnt have the post moves or size to play in the paint all the time.
Complain about josh but horford and JJ get passes for jacking up shots. Horford is a good player but- in real life he is a 6′9 jump shooting PF with a very limited post game -who avoids contact and in the paint. The man made the All Star team by default Imo.
Al would be fine if we could get Lopez to work on the blocks….yeah yeah he doesnt rebound well for his size but he is big and scores in the post and thats where we need help.
Our GM stinks like a bag full of Fish gutz …..OOOO thats nasty…. Dont allow Sund to blow this draft and FA period….. : (
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Did you see the shooting stats that I posted on Josh on Page 6? I don’t lie about the stats I post on players. They are what they are.
Josh didn’t shoot over 40% on any of this main 3 half court possessions. But he shot 70% on his transition fast break opportunities, mainly when he gave it to a guard, or if a guard had the ball and he filled the lane.
Although a small sample, Horford shot 50% on all three of his main offensive possessions. JJ shot over 40% on all 3 of his main offensive possessions.
Saying that Josh shot the ball well only elevated him from a bad shooter, to a slightly below average shooter.
Despite the numbers he put up, I now see why he gets a bad offensive rating. Conversely, his help defense last year was very good, even if some of his man defensive numbers were not as good as people would expect.
O'Brien
June 14th, 2012
1:20 pm
Najeh,
We have seen players benefit from a change of scenery (plus he would be closer to Kentucky), better team culture, and winning. Maybe Evans could be one of those players. And if it doesn’t work out, his contract expires next year.
terrell
June 14th, 2012
1:26 pm
Looks like they’re trying to find a starting sf FINALLY.
Real Hawks Fan76
June 14th, 2012
1:27 pm
Looking at this draft the Hawks need a Center so we can move Al Hoford to the PF position…..I do not want to see us get another forward 6-9
Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
1:28 pm
BTW, Miami takes it tonight!
Wade will draw fouls. Bosh will be aggressive in the post!
WiltJr is going for 40!
Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
1:36 pm
IMHO, the play of the year thus far:
Lebron at the 22.5 ft mark, beyond the top of the key straight up sizing up Durant defending him..
Lebron crosses Durant over on his lighting quick 1st step, he cuffs the ball as he is fouled[no call of course] by Durant while entering the paint area, as he beats Durant he explodes above the rim on the 2nd step as Kendrick Perkins attempts to block the shot.Lebron rises above Perkins and posterizes him!
The athletic ability to do that is off the charts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats why I call him WiltJr…Dam….
Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
1:39 pm
I dont want a 6′10″ PF who cant dribble worth a dam
Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
1:42 pm
Andrew would replace All at the 4! Josh moves to the 3 and resigns..ZaZa is our starting 5!
Our front line of Josh, Andrew, and ZaZa is pretty dangerous in the East…
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
1:50 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
11:12 am
I would do Joe for Evans + the #5 with the goal of a) shedding Joe’s contract which is imperative if this team wants to improve and b) trading Evans to someone else for more assets, but I don’t see Evans as a building block for a good team.
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See . . this is exactly what I’m talking about.
You spent the previous 3 – 4 post tearing down Tyreke, then say that you’d do a Tyreke + #5 for JJ? Then trade off Tyreke? Why even make that deal then, if you’re going to lose BOTH JJ and Evans in the process?
Whatever you see ( or don’t see ) in Tyreke, I’m sure a true NBA scout/front office see it too. So why would they give us “assets” for Tyreke?
The difference in Tyreke in ATL, and Jamal in ATL, is that Tyreke isn’t going to have 25% usage on this team and take shots away from other decent offensive players. You play him in the role he’s probably best suited for . . as a #3 or #4 scorer on a team that can facilitate on occasion and give you decent rebounding from the guard position. You don’t use him as a primary scorer.
Career FG%: Tyreke: 45.3% . . . Jamal: 40.8%
Career Assists: Tyreke: 5.3 . . . Jamal: 3.9
Career PER: Tyreke: 16.4 . . . Jamal: 15.3
I know you’re not a believe in why good/great players don’t choose ATL as a playing destination, but until something drastically changes about the perception of this franchise, big time free agents simply aren’t coming here, unless we trade for them. All the cap space in the world isn’t going to change that, until the perception is gone.
Grandad
June 14th, 2012
2:04 pm
Melvin
My post @ 12:48 am was in response to a query from AJ:
‘`Grandad, I just noticed that Henry Sims
is not even projected to be drafted in the 2nd round
by DraftExpress. How is that possible? `’
AJ proceded to laud his accomplishments
much like you just did.
My response; was to his question only.
I provided commentary that I have read.
Whether or not I agree is irrelevent but whatever the people
who are making the decisions to draft think is what matters.
I have made a similar point to yours that accomplishment
should be weighed against porential.
Yes, I do think measurement data has it`s place.
However, watching film and viewing the individual workouts
outweigh other data.
Example:
Andrew Nicholson – did not test well athletically.
But it`s undeniable the kid is a basketball player.
That`s why trying to pigeon-hole certain players is wrong.
Another example:
Jae Crowder – 6-4.5 = shooting guard size.
-It doesn`t matter-
This kid from Villa Rica, Ga. can play !
Big East player of the yr.
Not to mention strongest player at the combine !
* How do you measure this kid`s heart ?
So, Melvin, I hope I`ve given you a little better insight
into my eval. process.
Respectfully,
G-dad
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
2:10 pm
LOL @ watching JJ’s possessions in transition. A bunch of weak lay-ups and missed 3s.
Only shot 32% on his 3 pointers in transition and 37% FG overall. That puts him in the bottom half of the league as a transition scorer. Glad that only represents 11% of his possessions.
Despite shooting 39% from three this year, that dude missed a lot of open 3s in transition. And most of his shot attempts in transition were 3 pointers ( 79 threes attempted out of 115 shots ).
The only good thing he did in transition, was throw the ball to Smith for lay-ups and dunks.
Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
2:11 pm
ISO Joe is coming back better than ever..Stay tuned!
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:15 pm
“Why even make that deal then, if you’re going to lose BOTH JJ and Evans in the process?”
To clear Joe’s salary and pick up a player at #5 who may be a building block for a championship contending team, as opposed to Joe who at his salary cannot be more than a building block for a first round and out team as a Hawk.
Cap space has value beyond just pursuing free agents. The value of freeing up the cap space that Joe currently occupies will be apparent once the Hawks nuke the team and reload with young players who then need to be extended, similar to the situation OKC is in now.
“until something drastically changes about the perception of this franchise, big time free agents simply aren’t coming here, unless we trade for them.”
Big time free agents almost never change teams via free agency anyway. They usually get extended by their current teams or get traded. The 2010 summer was unprecedented because it had never happened before.
“The difference in Tyreke in ATL, and Jamal in ATL, is that Tyreke isn’t going to have 25% usage on this team and take shots away from other decent offensive players.”
Based on what? Tyreke’s career usage is almost identical to Jamal’s. How do you know he will decrease his usage for better teammates, when the whole reason he is on the trading block is because he couldn’t handle a decrease in usage this year?
I am not the Jamal fan that High-sider is, but there is a major inconsistency when you constantly rip on Jamal for being inefficient and then assume, despite evidence to the contrary, that Evans’ inefficiency won’t matter because his usage will decrease. How do you know LD won’t overuse Evans just like he overused Jamal? And on the flip side, how do you know Jamal’s usage wasn’t more a function of the way he was used than the player he is?
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:17 pm
To be clear I have no idea if there is a player available at #5 who actually will be a building block on a championship contender. I am just saying that pick has a lot of value if there is. Considering how untradeable Joe is and what a huge obstacle his contract is to any rebuilding effort, I am in favor of any trade that gets rid of him without taking on massive amounts of salary. This team plainly and simply will not become a championship contender as long as he is taking up a quarter of the salary cap.
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:20 pm
“We have seen players benefit from a change of scenery (plus he would be closer to Kentucky), better team culture, and winning. Maybe Evans could be one of those players. And if it doesn’t work out, his contract expires next year.”
I think you mean Memphis. I can see this argument because he is still a young player and it is conceivable that he can be coached (which then begs the question of whether LD can bring the best out of him). I am just saying it is a little premature to assume he will come in here and fit in just fine based on his career path so far.
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:26 pm
“Najeh, on the Clippers, would you take Butler and Bledsoe and their 2nd round draft pick for Joe? Throw in Mo Williams in that deal as well as we have depth in the backcourt and Mo is a 1 year playa.
Butler fills the 3, Josh and Al up front until we move one of them….not so bad.
That wouldn’t be so bad IMO. Bledsoe would have to step up big time and we end up with a small backcourt in the interim. ”
I don’t mind that at all. I am a little hesitant about having to pay Butler for two more seasons, since the whole point of trading Joe is to clear cap room, but Bledsoe is a very good young player, Mo Williams expires, and it may be possible to move Butler to a contender and acquire more picks and cap space if he is healthy.
That would leave you with Teague, Josh, and Al as your nucleus, with Bledsoe and whatever you get for Butler as potential trade assets.
“But do the Clips see CP3, Blake, Joe and DJordan as their nucleus?”
I don’t think it would take too much to convince them that Joe is the missing piece to put them over the top. They were weak all season at 2 guard. CP3’s contract expires after next season and if he doesn’t see that they are making moves to win a championship he could very easily leave. It would be a major financial gamble on their part, but if they think adding Joe can make them title contenders, they will do it.
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:29 pm
“All the cap space in the world isn’t going to change that, until the perception is gone.”
All the middling pseudo-stars in the world aren’t going to change that perception, either. The perception will be gone when this team gets a superstar and shows that it is willing to surround that superstar with the pieces necessary to contend for a championship. In order to get that superstar, they need a high draft pick. And in order to get that high draft pick, they need to nuke this team and tank. It is that simple.
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
2:29 pm
Conversely, JJ shoots 53% on his post ups . . but that only represents 12% of his possessions.
So post ups from 15 feet at the end of games isn’t an option, but JJ from 25 feet in an ISO situation is?
Come on Drew. Get a hold to your team man. Take Hubie Brown’s advice, and see where your players score the basketball most efficiency, and try to increase their shot attempts from that area.
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
2:32 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:29 pm
“All the cap space in the world isn’t going to change that, until the perception is gone.”
All the middling pseudo-stars in the world aren’t going to change that perception, either. The perception will be gone when this team gets a superstar and shows that it is willing to surround that superstar with the pieces necessary to contend for a championship. In order to get that superstar, they need a high draft pick. And in order to get that high draft pick, they need to nuke this team and tank. It is that simple.
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That means trading everybody then Najeh. No sense even keeping Teague and Horford around either, if that’s your thought process. Because we need to be as bad as possible to get that “hope” draft pick that you want.
5 years of futility then, unless we get a top 20 of all time player in the draft who becomes a superstar immediately.
I wonder how many of these posters would still follow the Hawks if we traded everybody off?
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:40 pm
“That means trading everybody then Najeh. No sense even keeping Teague and Horford around either, if that’s your thought process. Because we need to be as bad as possible to get that “hope” draft pick that you want.
5 years of futility then, unless we get a top 20 of all time player in the draft who becomes a superstar immediately.”
That’s fine with me. In fact, preferably, that top 20 all time player doesn’t become a superstar immediately, so that they can suck for a couple more years and get him a Westbrook and a Harden.
“I wonder how many of these posters would still follow the Hawks if we traded everybody off?”
If High-sider can stick around after Jamal got traded, I’m sure the rest of us can stick around after our respective favorite players get traded. I am more concerned about T-S, who will have nothing to write about if they get rid of Horford.
KevinM
June 14th, 2012
2:41 pm
Foye and Mo seemed to hit a lot of bombs for the Clips, but are they reliable enough in the playoffs? You have that argument with Joe as well.
But Joe under a different scheme and coach and perhaps playing with a CP3 will reinvigorate him like the years he had with Nash.
Bledsoe is a bullet ready to get big minutes after 2 years in LA. He played off the ball in Kentucky with Wall. I could see him going well with Teague…..with Mo Williams to back both of them up. Butler’s contract is reasonable since Joe had such a bloated number.
PG is critical to a SG, as we have seen numerous times.
Kidd takes care of the lineup, and can knock down a 3.
What would Nash’s numbers look like if he could get a SG to regularly knock down shots?
If DWill gets a SG, how good will he look?
I guess we know what Kobe is pining for?
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:41 pm
^that should say “after Jamal left as a free agent” obviously
Najeh Davenpoop
June 14th, 2012
2:42 pm
“So post ups from 15 feet at the end of games isn’t an option, but JJ from 25 feet in an ISO situation is?”
I agree he needs to post up a lot more. I am not sure that this is a viable end of game option, because inevitably he will get doubled in the post, and instead of quickly finding the open man he will dribble it out to the perimeter and launch a contested jumper. I’d rather see him getting the ball coming off screens at the end of games.
KevinM
June 14th, 2012
2:45 pm
2 draft updates:
1)Charlotte doesn’t like the so-called best players at 2, so they are now thinking Harrison Barnes if they can’t deal the pick.
MJ, have you rang Rick Sund yet?
2)2nd Sac-town rumor today: They won’t take that chance on Drummond at 5 since they have Cousins……I bet they want Beal if he slides that far.
KevinM
June 14th, 2012
2:56 pm
“Slimjr
June 14th, 2012
1:39 pm
I dont want a 6′10″ PF who cant dribble worth a dam”
Slim, LD told you that that was our attack mode offense…..Kamikaze Josh has it mastered….he’s teaching his tricks to ‘Ala-Pívot’ which is PF in Spanish….that fits Al.
Astro Joe
June 14th, 2012
3:02 pm
My guess is MJ is willing to move down a few slots (but stay in the top 10) but he may not find many takers. Some drafts have more than one franchise type player and others do not. I would take the almost certain production of Robinson, myself.
northcyde
June 14th, 2012
3:26 pm
Astro Joe
June 14th, 2012
12:59 pm
northcyde, they use 2nd round picks to help operating margins.
Plus, Sund is on record that they don’t want to “take a step back”. So unless there is a change in their strategy, anything that results in known production leaving for the promise of future production is likely a waste of data usage and keystrokes. It would appear the options available are trading production for production.
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You’re right.
I guess from a strictly business standpoint, this is a decent way to operate. If they’re satisfied with the Hawks winning 60% of their home games, while making the playoffs on occasion, I guess they’re content with that.
They love it when the league schedules the Heat, Lakers, Thunder, Bulls and Knicks on a Monday – Thursday, so they can make the most possible money. Relegate the Bobcats, Raptors, and Bucks to Friday – Sunday games, because people may go to those games just to do something on the weekends.
The hardcore fans of this team, unfortunately, represent a minority of the folks that go to Hawk games, so the pleas for the Hawks to make radical moves to reach championship level will fall on deaf ears.
- Hawks trade 1st round pick for a few 2nd round picks
- Hawks offer Josh Smith an extension ( that he will obviously turn down, to see what he’s worth on the free agent market )
- Hawks let Josh walk at the end of the season, accepting a large trade exception that they may or may not use
Fundamentals
June 14th, 2012
3:29 pm
I see no hope, when’s the interview with Stack coming now that we’re done with Damp & Collins?
Fundamentals
June 14th, 2012
3:31 pm
Think about what we could do with a 12 million dollar trade exception. 4 times more than we did with the 3 million dollar one = NOTHING!
We need the GM decision ASAP to at least give us a course, right now we’re just stuck in the summe of sameness!
Astro Joe
June 14th, 2012
3:45 pm
Think about what we could do with a 12 million dollar trade exception. 4 times more than we did with the 3 million dollar one = NOTHING!
We need the GM decision ASAP to at least give us a course, right now we’re just stuck in the summe of sameness!
Gearon shapes the team’s strategy and he is still around 9probably out-of-town, but still around). Sund executes the strategy. It wouldn’t shock me if they take the Fournier kid and keep him in Europe. They use the pick without spending a penny on his salary next season.
KevinM
June 14th, 2012
3:50 pm
Barkley was at the NBA draft one time and someone asked him who he thought the Clippers should take….Barkley responded:
“Don’t matter; they’re going to be be awful still”
Reminds me of the BAU group here in Atlanta….(Business As Usual)
cpsman_atlanta
June 14th, 2012
4:22 pm
Does this really matter? Atlanta Spirit Group is running the team; if you get drafted by this team, might as well consider changing careers, because you’ll never go anywhere with this ownership group. BOYCOTT ATLANTA SPIRIT GROUP!!! BELIEVE IN BLUELAND!!!
SteveW
June 14th, 2012
4:46 pm
The Cavs offered the Hornets #4, 24, 33 and 34 in the draft for #1 – Anthony Davis – And the Hornets turned them down immediately, according to Hoopsworld.
Bgrizzard
June 14th, 2012
5:42 pm
“It wouldn’t shock me if they take the Fournier kid and keep him in Europe.”
Fournier has let teams know he plans to play in the NBA next season. He’s not a draft-and-stash player.
THE IMMORTAL...I MUS WRITE
June 14th, 2012
6:14 pm
Northcyde, I wasnt saying Josh is a lights out shooter, He has improved his shot alot from past years was my point. that yung’n has gotten better every yr-if people around here cant see he was our best player this yr -they need Lasik surgery.
JJ is probably my least favorite Hawk behind Marvin. Why does he get a pass around here? If he can thrive in another market then ship his butt asap. Joe reached his ceiling 2 years ago.
I know its all a fantasy but how good would a JJ for Paul George/Psycho T
THE IMMORTAL...I MUS WRITE
June 14th, 2012
6:20 pm
Wow Steve T thats alot of picks The Gm in N.O must be Billy Knight. I may be in the minority but I dont see Anthony davis being a starin this league. he is Donyell Marshall without the jumshot. That man is rail thin,who is he gonna gaurd in the post…DH12, Bynum, Blake Griffin- Those guys are gonna eat that mans lunch. he is too light in the pants right now. I would have taken the 4 picks……
Anthony Davis ceiling is Marcus Camby