Updated: Hawks in talks about Korver
Vivlamore filling in for MC.
The Hawks are in “serious discussions” with the Bulls to acquire guard Kyle Korver, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. While talks continue, no deal has been completed.
The Chicago Tribune reported that a deal is done, via the Timberwolves, pending Korver passing a physical. However, the person familar with the situation said the talks have not progressed to that point.
The Bulls had to either guarantee Korver’s $5 million option for the 2012-13 season or waive him and pay $500,000 by Sunday.
In 65 games for the Bulls last season, Korver averaged 8.1 points in 22.6 minutes per game. Kover, 31, was a second-round pick (No. 51) by the Nets in the 2003 draft. He was traded to the 76ers, where he spent his first four-plus seasons. He also played for Jazz before playing the past two seasons with the Bulls.
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The Truth
July 13th, 2012
8:09 pm
“Not to be That Guy, but it’s Korver, not Kover”
Thanks TS
LoL, It’s Friday:
I used Kover because he can’t COVER
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
8:09 pm
“Montejunas is tearing it up in the summer league …
I bet that T-S is j****** off at the TV set right now as I type…”
T-S and pointguardslim are not the same person.
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
8:14 pm
Run Korver off screens and it can open up other things offensively, provided that players make quick decisions with the ball. It’s similar to how the Celtics open up things offensively by running Ray Allen off screens. Yes, he is a major liability in every other respect and shouldn’t play more than 15-20 minutes per game under any circumstances, but that doesn’t mean he is not a useful player if used correctly.
All that said, I’m pretty sure this is more about acquiring a contributor with an expiring contract who is easily movable in a subsequent trade. The Hawks are probably better off using Jenkins in that Ray Allen-like role of running off screens to catch and shoot.
steven a smith
July 13th, 2012
8:14 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
8:09 pm
“Gerald Green please!!”
Already signed with Indiana. 3 years $10 million.
Gerald Green is an athletic SCRUB!!! We don not need him. He does not have the BRAIN to win in playoff Basketball!
steven a smith
July 13th, 2012
8:16 pm
Keith Benson may make this team. He looks good playing the 5 position, very instinctive.
SuckerFree
July 13th, 2012
8:19 pm
Kyle Korver is a bench player…we all know that…it’s not like we are getting him to play against LBJ. The point is that our bench this year is MILES BETTER than the one we fielded last year. Without question. More diverse and these guys won’t struggle to score. It would be rare they give up a 12 pt lead.
The flip side is that our Starting 5 isn’t as strong because we have no proven starter at SG or SF. As much as we loathed Marvin Williams he was a starting caliber SF. Now we can mix and match and go small etc. etc. but the fact is that we need a SF. We have enough guards that can score in order to get by playing small but we need a SF.
I’m not sure who’s available. I know Anthony Randolph is available….he can play the 4 and Josh Smith can play the 3. That’s the best solution I see.
BIG DOG
July 13th, 2012
8:23 pm
Get ready for 2 – 1 – 2 Zone defense this year, JUST DAM
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
8:24 pm
I will say this — I’d rather have Korver than the guy (Vlad Rad) who was supposed to occupy that role last year. Role players are always better when they realize their limitations and play within them, and Korver is much better at that than Vlad Rad.
steven a smith
July 13th, 2012
8:25 pm
This is already the “deepest’ Hawks team since the Nique years. I am in. I will be purchasing NBA League Pass this season. Thank you Danny Ferry!!!
Sautee
July 13th, 2012
8:26 pm
Najeh, co-sign your 8:24 post.
BIG DOG
July 13th, 2012
8:27 pm
Hawks have no athleticism at SF except Josh, SMH
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
BIG DOG
July 13th, 2012
8:32 pm
Where is Pietrus, a great solid perimeter defender.
Hawks need defense not a team full of jumpshooter.
Starting to look more like Magic team with out D12.
BIG DOG IN THE HOUSE
vava74
July 13th, 2012
8:37 pm
Najeh,
I thought that the guy pushing last year for a Thabeet + Montiejunas trade was T-S.
I am wrong?
Ctrim
July 13th, 2012
8:41 pm
Does anyone know if we are under the cap after the Joe trade? Can we bid on amnestied players?
vava74
July 13th, 2012
8:42 pm
Ctrim,
Nope. We are capped out.
Sautee
July 13th, 2012
8:44 pm
vava,
They are different people. pointguardslim was the one pushing for that trade.
mudcat47
July 13th, 2012
8:54 pm
What the hell are we going to do with 8 shooting guards?
Shameless Hawks Fan
July 13th, 2012
8:55 pm
Hawks go from Sugar to shi#^>#%}. Ferry is lost without Duncan with Spurs and the Kang in Cleveland. No SuperStar is going to sign here. Forget it. Atlanta is home to most of these guys girl friends or groupies. Howard who grew up here has more azz here than he can keep up with. You think he wants to live here?? Whyyy so they all can bump into each other. Gathering up all of these scraps of players would be good if you use them for bait. BUT it’s not gonna happen! NBA players LOVE coming to Atlanta to play a game but not to STAY! Get Real with rebuilding this team!!!
Just Joe
July 13th, 2012
8:59 pm
You’ve gotta like this quote from Jenkins. “I’m going to get big minutes playing defense.”
Slimjr
July 13th, 2012
8:59 pm
Aquiring Shooters for his center piece?
NewKid: great observation ref Danny playing a little defense with the enemy[Houston] by using a third party[Chicago] to jam up [Houston] like he did to the [Nets] by trading ISO..
This guy is unreal? What a sly customer that Danny Ferry is…
Ex-Hawks Fan
July 13th, 2012
9:03 pm
@Shameless Hawks Fan:
You’re so right. I see it so clearly now. Losing Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams has destroyed this franchise, and we will never ever recover.
I’m throwing in the towel. Danny Ferry has proven conclusively that he will never be able to win in Atlanta, and all hope is lost. I’m going upstairs now to tell my young sons, who are getting ready for bed, that they can no longer be Hawks fans.
Then I’m getting online and ordering some Miami Heat merchandise. I just hope to God that my children will never remember these futile, hopeless times when they were losers cheering for their hometown team, instead of frontrunners chasing whatever superstar-laden team was the flavor of the month.
We have, as you so eloquently put it, gone from Sugar…to Sh*t. Thank you, Shameless Hawks Fan, for showing us all the way.
Ray
July 13th, 2012
9:06 pm
Danny Ferry knows what the heck he’s doing I say anyone trying to bring him down back off let the man work.
This guy isn’t BK and he’s def not Rick Lame Duck Sund. He knows Houston is after Dwight real bad like someone said he’s trying to jam up Houston so they can’t have all these pieces.
I got to admit based off 1 game John Jenkins just might kill it in the NBA and Benson isn’t looking that timid no more. But it’s just one game.
Still we’ve all be moaning and groaning for a Center Sign Keith Benson NOW!
Ex-Hawks Fan
July 13th, 2012
9:06 pm
Just kidding. Danny Ferry is brilliant, and I haven’t been this excited about the Hawks in years.
For the last time, we’re a better team now than when DF took over.
Slimjr
July 13th, 2012
9:10 pm
Jenkins maybe the 1st guy off the bench? This dude can play.Looks like he belongs! Nice.
Hawkeye
July 13th, 2012
9:11 pm
Thanks jdas, I hear that Sanders kid is the best of the bunch…………
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WL
July 13th, 2012
9:12 pm
Don’t be surprised if the hawks win between 46-50 gms this season!!!
THe DeGarmo
July 13th, 2012
9:16 pm
a guy making 5 mil won’t make the team? god you are a dumbass baller13.
Johnny Flynn
July 13th, 2012
9:33 pm
Matt Barnes to visit Hawks over the weeknend= big news. i would suppose that he starts if signed.
JProc41ATL
July 13th, 2012
9:37 pm
EVERYONE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS!
Last year Larry Drew had players that were left from Woodson’s system (heavy isolation players) that did not work in the motion offense. But now what Danny Ferry has done is get rid of the past Woodson/Sund era mistakes and bring in the new Drew/Ferry team (note: both want a great passing and great shooting team)! Last year the Hawks shot great from downtown with terrible shooters! Now bring in the top of the line gunners we have now and see what will happen! The motion offense will work with the players we have! Danny Ferry is doing better than I could have ever dreamed of in building this team! This team right now is as good (if not better) than last year’s team, yet there is still MORE room to go! We are one player (possibly Iggy or Rudy Gay) from being a serious title contender!
JProc41ATL
July 13th, 2012
9:39 pm
REMEMBER: In June, we had reached our ceiling. First week of July, we were a “lottery” team. But now, we have a great chance!
#BelieveInDanny!
Shameless Hawks Fan
July 13th, 2012
9:43 pm
If Ferry was given a green light he should have went the way of shipping out Josh Smith to get a real center not Joe. Marvin included or not. Joe had and amnesty tag over his head as long as wore a Hawks jersey. Hell he traded him and got NOTHiNG in return but warm bodies so what’s the difference? Teague Joe Marvin Al plus Bynum ..McGee ….Hibbert…. Hawes. Josh at 13 mil per was an easy cover to unload in a S/T or added in with 2 1st round picks or money or whatever the hell it took. Now it’s just gutted and STINKS!!!
tidog
July 13th, 2012
9:44 pm
John Jenkins performance is a reason why judgement should be reseved until a player is put in the heat of battle. Draft night isn’t the indicator. Now that he’s won some fans over on his first summmer league perfomance lets hope this is just the beginning of things to come.
tidog
July 13th, 2012
9:49 pm
oops” reserved “
heartofdarkness
July 13th, 2012
9:50 pm
Who will pass the ball to Korver?
Slimjr
July 13th, 2012
9:53 pm
Matt Barnes? Was he not on that Orlando Finals team in 07? Hmmmmmm
Slimjr
July 13th, 2012
9:53 pm
The plot thickens…
Nite Owl
July 13th, 2012
9:55 pm
@heartofdarkness:
All our bigs are athletic and good passers—Josh, Al, and Zaza have all shown the propensity to kick it out, especially on the break.
Add to that the guards that we have—Teague, Lou, Devin Harris, Morrow, Jenkins.
The better question is “who *wouldn’t* pass the ball to Korver?”
Rev in Tampa
July 13th, 2012
9:56 pm
“The point is that our bench this year is MILES BETTER than the one we fielded last year. Without question.”
And last year’s bench was miles better than Josh Powell & company. The bench might have been better that year if Larry Drew would have unglued Teague’s butt from the pines.
Nite Owl
July 13th, 2012
10:00 pm
@SHF:
Interesting scenario, but I don’t think we were going to get Bynum for Smoove. I wouldn’t give Hibbert the max, and I wouldn’t give McGee the time of day.
If Joe and Marvin had stayed, we would’ve continued to get nothing from Marvin, and Joe’s production would’ve continued to decline.
Though it is true that Hibbert/McGee/Bynum would’ve helped to rebound all the misses.
Keeping it Real
July 13th, 2012
10:07 pm
Get him out of here for someone we need, please.
Rev in Tampa
July 13th, 2012
10:07 pm
“EVERYONE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS!
Last year Larry Drew had players that were left from Woodson’s system (heavy isolation players) that did not work in the motion offense. But now what Danny Ferry has done is get rid of the past Woodson/Sund era mistakes and bring in the new Drew/Ferry team”
I’ve thought about it and here’s what I think – I think this is the first positive blog comment I read about Larry Drew in over one and a half years.
I believe this next season will reinforce our strong conviction that Larry Drew can’t coach.
Rev in Tampa
July 13th, 2012
10:09 pm
Where did Matt Barnes play last season? Did he start?
Shameless Hawks Fan
July 13th, 2012
10:22 pm
I will give Ferry a PASS… for now. But if gets caught holding cards there should be an amnesty clause setup for GM’s.
Double Dribble
July 13th, 2012
10:27 pm
Joe, we haven’t been this happy since your Phoenix days either!
You’ll be 2nd or 3rd string on the second tier team in NYC. Good for you. You could lead ants to a picnic.
That’s why you liked PHX so much, you were a backup. Can’t be the man. We shouldn’t have asked you to, or paid you to either
You are the weakest link, GOODBYE
The Truth
July 13th, 2012
10:27 pm
“Matt Barnes to visit Hawks over the weeknend= big news. i would suppose that he starts if signed.”
Source Please
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
10:41 pm
David Aldridge reports that the Dwight-to-Rockets talks are not active and not close to completion.
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
10:41 pm
The Rockets, according to a league source briefed on the discussions, are willing to take one bad contract back from the Magic, not two or three, as has been speculated. And in return, Houston will give up one of the their three first-round picks in last month’s Draft– Jeremy Lamb, Royce White or Terrence Jones –but only one.
Rev in Tampa
July 13th, 2012
10:46 pm
I am very disappointed by Joe Johnson’s comments today. For him to treat his time in Atlanta as a non-event was unclassy. Fans need to boo him out of Philips next year. Section 303 can lead the booing.
soullrenaissance
July 13th, 2012
10:53 pm
Average Joe is a classless trick who probably spent most of his MAX deal in Magic City – we can tell you were not excite – ya over-priced scrub.
Rev in Tampa
July 13th, 2012
10:55 pm
Joe is known for being a man of few words. He should have kept his mouth closed today.