ATL / PHX / CHA

[djjob23]

Atlanta Trades: Joe Johnson, Mike Bibby, 2nd
Atlanta Receives: Steve Nash, Matt Carroll, TE ($5.6M)
Hawks get rid of Joe's horrendous contract and receive a player that makes everyone around him better.

S. Nash / Teague
J. Crawford / Carroll / Jo. Crawford
M. Williams / Evans / Sy
J. Smith / Powell
A. Horford / Pachulia / Collins

Phoenix Trades: Steve Nash
Phoenix Receives: Boris Diaw, Mike Bibby, CHA (Unp) 1st, ATL 2nd
Phoenix, after trading J-Rich, are looking for a change. Although the Suns FO said they aren't shopping Nash, I think it's for "PR" reasons.

M. Bibby / Dragic
V. Carter / Childress / Dudley
G. Hill / Pietrus
B. Diaw / Frye / Warrick
M. Gortat / Lopez

Charlotte Trades: Boris Diaw, Matt Carroll, Unprotected 1st
Charlotte Receives: Joe Johnson
Bobcats switch a struggling PF and a 1st to a Prime player that fits with their aging cast.

D. Augustine / Livingston
J. Johnson / Henderson
S. Jackson / McGuire / Najera
G. Wallace / Thomas / Brown
N. Mohammed / K. Brown / Diop

Atlanta Contends, Phoenix Rebuilds, Charlotte Contends. So... what do ya think?

[HoopsGuru25]

It doesn't make sense for any team other than the Hawks. The Bobcats get a talent increase but they couldn't afford to pay him that much.

[djjob23]

Eh... I'm not sure about that. With this trade, Charlotte becomes top 5 in the east. (Boston, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, then charlotte. They would contend in the east for a few years. I think they would jump all over this opportunity. Plus aren't they already in lux?

[theatlfan]

Couple of things:
- CHA doesn't have a 1st to trade. CHI owns their 1st with huge protections starting in '12. The earliest 1st they could trade is like in '18.
- If PHX is looking to trade Nash, then I wouldn't think that this package would entice them enough to do it. Diaw and Bibby aren't even expirings, and they only get 1 1st. They got more than this for J-Rich and Turkoglu...
- As much as our fans may not want to hear it, we're not looking to trade JJ. We went out and recruited him and threw a lot of $$ @ him. We can say it was a mistake, that's fine. We can say you wouldn't have done it, that's fine too. But making trades with him involved is just a waste of time. Our FO wants him on the team, whether we like it or not.

[ray ray]

If the hawks want Steve Nash, then expect to part ways with either Josh Smith or Al Hardford.. Not need to get any other team involved.