Updated: Hawks acquire Korver
Vivlamore filling in for M.C.
Kyle Korver is the latest shooter being stockpiled on an ever-changing Hawks’ roster.
A trade for Korver, a guard known for his 3-point shooting, was completed Monday. The Hawks acquired the veteran from the Bulls for cash considerations.
“I appreciate the toughness and the competitive energy Kyle brings to the game every night, and we’re very excited to add
him to our team.” Danny Ferry, Hawks President of Basketball Operations/GM, said in a statement released by the team. “Adding him makes shooting an even greater strength for our club.”
The deal was several days in the making. Korver was in Atlanta for a physical on Saturday.
Korver was owed a $500,000 guarantee of his $5 million non-guaranteed salary for 2012-13 by the Bulls by Sunday.
“We led the NBA in wins two years in a row, and (I) loved the personalities and chemistry we had,” Korver told the Chicago Tribune Friday when news of the potential trade first surfaced. “The bond we had was unique. You always feel you could’ve done more, but everybody on our team gave it all we had and there’s at least some satisfaction in that.”
In 65 games for the Bulls last season, Korver averaged 8.1 points in 22.6 minutes per game. He was 10th in the NBA in 3-point percentage at .435 (118-for-271).
The Hawks have added shooters Lou Williams, Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow and first-round pick John Jenkins during the offseason.
Korver, 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.
- Chris Vivlamore
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Hawks Blog Legend Worldwide Clyde
July 17th, 2012
5:24 pm
PG-Teague, Devin Harris
SG-Morrow, Lou Will, Jenkins
SF-JSmith, Stevenson, Korver
PF-Horford, Ivan
C-Zaza,Petro, Benson
hawksfancents95
July 17th, 2012
5:27 pm
can anybody see a derrick williams for kyle korver or anthony morrow trade?
MINN paying 40 mill for batum seems really unappropriate for his talents(id give batum 3/12mill at most), idk why they value him so much when they just drafted dwill #2. give dwill a year and he will be productive. so do the hawks make a trade for a SF named williams drafted #2 overall again, or do we already know what that path holds?
vava74
July 17th, 2012
5:35 pm
Derrick is a power 3 with range.
I think he needs to get back to the basics and crash the paint and let the outside shot come back naturally.
I think he is a bit out of focus and too much in love with the long ball, much alike our own Josh.
It would be a curious experiment to have two guys with the same flaw on the same team. Would they finally realise but watching and getting frustrated with one another?
vava74
July 17th, 2012
5:36 pm
But= by
Jae Evolution
July 17th, 2012
5:46 pm
Josh Childress UFA now, I feel like he will return to Atlanta.
HoochCity
July 17th, 2012
5:51 pm
I notice that Benson has been taking shots in the blog and by various commentors. In spite of his critics, he looks like our best summer league player. Are we sure this guy can’t play? I like this team and have to believe we will trade one of the extra guards on this roster for a defensive minded SF.
vava74
July 17th, 2012
5:58 pm
Rod,
Jermaine is washed up. He’s been useless for two years now and any Celtics fan would gladly tell you that they would love to have Zaza instead of Jermaine at this stage.
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
6:30 pm
Jermaine is a corpse now
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
6:33 pm
@myrak43
Teague is still developing, he’s only had 1 year of starting. Keep letting him grow.
steven a smith
July 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
Al “Tito” Horford is a flat out “Scrub” Al Horford is Garbage. His instincts are average at best. He is a back-up player on most play-off teams—at best. And i a talking about him at the 4 position.
flash
July 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
If you are looking defensive minded tough SF, pass on former Warrior beanpole Anthony Randolph, and sign former Warrior Dominic McGuire.
i_am_soulstar
July 17th, 2012
6:44 pm
Joe hasn’t been this excited since his Phoenix days?
Joe gets excited? I was pretty sure this guy could have an orgy w/ the Hawks cheerleaders and keep a straight face.
steven a smith
July 17th, 2012
6:44 pm
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
3:47 pm
Jeff Teague better start over Devin…
Devin Harris is an “A” rated point guard in this league. Jeff Teague is a C+ point guard at best!
Hello!!!
i_am_soulstar
July 17th, 2012
6:54 pm
Jeff Teague PER 15.83 EWA 5.2
Devin Harris PER 16.08 EWA 4.4
Tough call.
Maybe Drew will let them battle it out in camp.
Or if Devin’s time here is likely to be temporary, maybe he’s stuck in a backup role regardless of whether or not he can beat JT0 out for the starting job.
I have my money on Teague continuing to improve and being a better point guard than Harris next season.
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
6:58 pm
@i_am_soulstar
I agree
steven a smith
July 17th, 2012
6:58 pm
I like Jeff Teague, however, he tends to get “Punked out” by guys like D. Rose and other elite point guards. He loses his confidence when playing against elite PGs.
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
7:05 pm
@steven a smith
Dog, I get where you’re coming from but I think he needs a little more time in the starting role.
That’s just me though.
flash
July 17th, 2012
7:13 pm
With Pachulia, I. Johnson, and Dominic Mcguire, toughness and defense will be our calling card
Buddy Grizzard
July 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
Carmelo is a HATER.
Buddy Grizzard
July 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Wroten regressing to the mean.
random
July 17th, 2012
8:05 pm
@buddy
Lol
jhan
July 17th, 2012
8:41 pm
Why would you take the keys away from Teague now? Now is his time to shine – he won’t have to constantly defer to Joe. Let him execute the offense & see what we have with him. If he works out we won’t have to overspend for CP3 or he will be great trade bait. Harris is not what he once was & will never be that good again.
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
9:19 pm
It looks like the hawks are back in the Howards sweeps stake hunt
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
9:20 pm
SI has a huge article on Josh Smoove who says hes here to stay….
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/sam_amick/07/17/josh-smith-hawks-dwight-howard/index.html
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
9:26 pm
Rejuvenated in Atlanta, Josh Smith holds out hope for Dwight Howard
LAS VEGAS — When last we checked in with Josh Smith in mid-March, he was a young man conflicted. The dynamic forward who spent all eight of his seasons in Atlanta reportedly wanted a change, a trade that would remove him from a team with a payroll so bloated that Smith understandably questioned what it meant for his long-term future.
Changes came, of course, but not the kind Smith envisioned. A new general manager arrived in late June, when former Cleveland GM and San Antonio executive Danny Ferry replaced longtime Hawks GM Rick Sund. A revamped roster came soon after, as Ferry dealt shooting guard Joe Johnson — and the four years and nearly $90 million remaining on his contract — to Brooklyn in a money-saving trade that has shifted the Hawks into rebuilding mode after five consecutive postseason berths.
Suddenly, circumstances have changed. And coming off a season in which he averaged 18.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks, Smith doesn’t seem so eager to get out of town anymore.
Similar to many other teams, the Hawks are creating financial flexibility with the hope that one of the league’s elusive stars will come to Atlanta either via trade or in the next round of free agency. Orlando center Dwight Howard certainly tops that list, and the Hawks — while seemingly an afterthought — have been among the teams in talks with the Magic. They want to acquire the player who grew up in Atlanta and counts Smith as one of his closest friends.
Like Howard, Smith has one year left on his contract (worth $13.2 million). But unlike Howard, Smith isn’t set on leaving the team with which he spent his entire career.
“It’s interesting,” Smith said this week in an interview with SI.com. “I think we have a great GM in Danny Ferry, and he has a plan that he’s putting together. It looks good. I really am just trying to get to know these guys, to build a relationship and see where the team is going to end up closer to veterans’ camp. I’m just excited. We have a lot of elite shooters, and I can see us being a run-and-gun shooting team.”
Asked if he still wants to be traded, Smith promptly responded, “No.”
That mentality was in full effect in Las Vegas, where Smith visited with new assistant general manager Wes Wilcox near the top of the stands at Cox Pavilion. The two had never met before they sat down together on Sunday. They spoke about everything from the franchise’s future to Smith’s young daughter, Genesis, and son, Josh, during a friendly chat that lasted longer than half an hour.
Wilcox touched on the Hawks’ influx of shooters, rookie John Jenkins (the 23rd pick in last month’s draft, from Vanderbilt), four-year pro Anthony Morrow (obtained in the Johnson deal) and three-point specialist Kyle Korver, the 31-year-old who arrived Monday in a trade with the Bulls. Jenkins was viewed as one of the best pure shooters in the draft and has impressed coaches thus far on the summer league circuit. He will play on a rookie-scale deal that could arguably be labeled the anti-Joe Johnson contract (it will pay him about $1 million next season). Korver, meanwhile, has just one year and an affordable $5 million remaining on his deal.
The run-and-gun portion of the program will be handled by new point guard Devin Harris, whose $8.5 million expiring contract was acquired from Utah in exchange for forward Marvin Williams, and newly signed guard Lou Williams, who averaged 14.9 points for Philadelphia last season. All of the additions will give the Hawks’ offense a new look after years of relying on Johnson as the first option. In the trade with Brooklyn for the six-time All-Star, Atlanta received a lottery-protected first-round pick in 2013, the Nets’ second-round pick in 2017 and a package of players with expiring contracts: Morrow, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, Johan Petro and DeShawn Stevenson. Only Williams, Jenkins and two-time All-Star center Al Horford (four years, $36 million remaining) are on the books for the 2013-14 season and beyond.
“I played a lot of years with Joe,” said Smith, who spent seven of his eight seasons with Johnson. “I built a relationship with him, like a brother relationship. And to see somebody depart that you’ve been playing with for so long, it’s tough. But at the end of the day, it’s still a business and I wish him the best. I definitely wish him the best.”
Smith isn’t expecting Howard to join him anytime soon, but he certainly welcomes the possibility. The two friends still keep in close contact, whether it’s having dinner together or Smith checking in on Howard to see how he’s handling the never-ending trade rumors.
“You never know” about getting Howard, Smith said. “I mean, everybody has a possibility of getting him. To have a guy of that caliber would definitely be awesome. But he has so much going on right now that I don’t want to clutter his head with any more of it. I know that he’s going through a lot right now with that decision, and it’s a long process for him. I don’t really bother him about it. I just call him sometimes to check up on him and see what he’s doing.”
According to Smith, the Hawks haven’t told him of any specific plans.
“I haven’t heard anything concrete yet,” he said. “I’m just getting to know these people, and I think later on the summer or even during the season we’ll come together and discuss the plans on going forward with the team.”
After a complete roster overhaul, those plans are just getting started. But for now, they appear to include Smith staying put.
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
” The run-and-gun portion of the program will be handled by new point guard Devin Harris, whose $8.5 million expiring contract was acquired from Utah in exchange for forward Marvin Williams, and newly signed guard Lou Williams, who averaged 14.9 points for Philadelphia last season. All of the additions will give the Hawks’ offense a new look after years of relying on Johnson as the first option. In the trade with Brooklyn for the six-time All-Star,”
BLACKMAN
July 17th, 2012
9:31 pm
HAWKS! OFF TO THE RACES….. SEEEYAAAA!
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
9:32 pm
I’m excited that we will hear more “JJJJJSMOOOOVVVEE” in Philips!!
SteveW
July 17th, 2012
9:41 pm
Was just posting part of that Sam Amick interview from SI.
So Josh no longer wants to get traded. Good. He’s headed towards a max deal here it looks like. He’ll be 28 on Dec. 5th 2013, part way into the 1st year of a 5 year contract. That means he’ll be 32 when it ends.
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30
31
32
For the slow learners here. Oh well – Great news!!
BTW A team of:
ZaZa
Al
Josh
Up front, will be one of the best frontlines in BB. Not the best, but very good.
And a backcourt of:
Teague/Harris
Lou/Morrow
Is going to be solid by anybody’s standards.
Even if we whiff on Dwight, I’m liking this team more and more.
And Ivan, Jenkins, Stevenson, Korver, even Petro just adds to the depth.
Maybe Benson, Scott, and Delfino fill out the roster.
Not sold on Jordan Williams and Pape Sy. Sure wish Scott could play the 3. Not looking promising yet.
BLACKMAN
July 17th, 2012
9:43 pm
Atlanta received a lottery-protected first-round pick in 2013,
Yes!!!!
BLACKMAN
July 17th, 2012
9:50 pm
ZaZa
Al
Josh
Up front, will be one of the best frontlines in BB. Not the best, but very good.
Not really. Al is the starting center and Josh is the power forward. There is no way we move smoove from the 4 as charity to Al. I agree that Zaza may beat Al out of his center position.
Harris Teague
Williams Morrow
Jenkins,Morrow
Smoove, Ivan
Howard (zaza until the trade
SteveW
July 17th, 2012
9:50 pm
The Nets are going to be formidable. Deep – deeper than the Heat – more balanced than the Heat.
Humphries and Evans at the PF give them crazy rebounding at that position – then an overseas player also who’s supposed to be pretty good.
But the Heat do have the Big 3, so we’ll see.
I like LeBron better now – great playoff performance all the way thru.
But I still don’t like the Heat.
BLACKMAN
July 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Damn
Harris
Williams
Jenkins
Smoove
Howard
That will put some teams away fast. real fast. better bring your “A” game.
Marcus
July 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
Lotta amnesty guys and unsigned FAs …
not sure who would fit our needs, but a SF would be nice …. Carl Landry?
I am not feelin’ Andray Blatche …. too much drama, like a reality show.
SteveW
July 17th, 2012
9:55 pm
Marvin’s going away gift, costing the Hawks a possible Championship.
Marvin falls on ZaZa’s foot and breaks it. ATL hides the injury.
ATL plays Boston tough. Al comes back. The missing piece is ZaZa. If ZaZa plays, good chance ATL wins the series.
Boston plays Miami to game 7 in the ECF’s. Lose. If ATL beats Boston having ZaZa, and Boston almost beat Miami, well, ATL may have very well beat Miami in that series. Bosh was hurt for some of it.
And ATL spanked OKC in Phillips in the regular season.
Marvin may have cost us a Championship.
Thanks Marv.
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
9:57 pm
The run-and-gun portion of the program will be handled by new point guard Devin Harris, and newly signed guard Lou Williams, who averaged 14.9 points for Philadelphia last season.
Harris
Williams
Jenkins
Smoove
Howard
Marcus
July 17th, 2012
9:59 pm
There are way too many combos and overlapping roles to pinpoint who will be the starting players and their positions. The only real thing “remotely” settled is that Josh will be a starter and Horford will be the 5.
There are a couple of veterans with expiring contracts who could float between starter and 2nd team
Larry James. T.
July 17th, 2012
10:02 pm
I am glad to move away from the Teague Marvin Al JJ core. I can say Amen Ferry That replaces the core. No more projects or excuses. The core is history. Heres the new starting team. – assistant general manager Wes Wilcox
New Day has come.
Harris
Williams
Jenkins
Smoove
Howard
BLACKMAN
July 17th, 2012
10:09 pm
Yeah, Ditto. if the assistant GM says Harris and Williams will handle our run and gun Then Im good I like that. Time to pull the plug on the core. Tried of the same ol S hit. Its a new day.
Harris
Williams
Jenkins
Smoove
Howard
This starting 5 can play with any time out there.
BLACKMAN
July 17th, 2012
10:13 pm
Harris
Williams
Jenkins
Smoove
Howard
*This starting 5 can play with any team out there.
Melvin
July 17th, 2012
10:19 pm
Asked if he still wants to be traded, (Josh) Smith promptly responded, “No.” SI.com
Uh oh, some of these bloggers may have to come off their stance that we have to trade Josh or he will walk in Free Agency…LOL
Break up the core baby!
July 17th, 2012
10:20 pm
“The Hawks have added shooters Lou Williams, Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow and first-round pick John Jenkins during the off season”
No more excuses for Teague or Al or Marvin nor JJ.
A new day has come.
Break up the core baby!
July 17th, 2012
10:23 pm
“It’s interesting,” Smith said this week in an interview with SI.com. “I think we have a great GM in Danny Ferry, and he has a plan that he’s putting together. It looks good. I’m just excited. We have a lot of elite shooters, and I can see us being a run-and-gun shooting team.”
Ditto on the LOL
“Uh oh, some of these bloggers may have to come off their stance that we have to trade Josh or he will walk in Free Agency…LOL”
They will find a new way to hate….
doc
July 17th, 2012
10:27 pm
melvin, it aint a done deal until they get er dun, bro.
maybe there can be some optimism. with that said i dont think josh walks without some return. he will be three steps ahead. the preceding gm’s were three steps behind and never managed player assets.
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
11:10 pm
Well things are pointing in the right direction. Breaking up the core that got us now were and was sinking is the right thing to do.
Rubeun
July 17th, 2012
11:12 pm
*Breaking up the core that got us nowhere and was sinking is the right thing to do.
UGA
July 17th, 2012
11:14 pm
Birdman was cut, Denver signed A Randolph…..via Denver Post
Melvin
July 17th, 2012
11:22 pm
Denver must have offered more money than the Hawks to Randolph b/c the Nuggets have a logjam at the forward positions so I can’t see him getting more playing time there then he would here.
TMACfan
July 17th, 2012
11:22 pm
Josh Smith is about to make his first All Star team this season.
Melvin
July 17th, 2012
11:25 pm
doc,
you are right. it done until it’s done but I like the direction its going…