Jeff Schultz Hawks can’t afford to slide back (and why not Chris Paul?)
Here’s a dream scenario: The Hawks deal Smith for Paul, re-sign Johnson and then convince LeBron James to follow Paul, his close friend, to Atlanta. Then the starting line up looks like this: Chris Paul, Joe Johnson, LeBron James, Al Horford and Some Guy Off The Street. Sweet! Wait until that goes viral on the Internet!
The Nets are willing to trade the #3 and anyone not named Brook Lopez, so to me Josh Smith won't be enough, and Jeff to me is overvaluing his value.