Making the Hawks a Contender...
Posted: Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:01 pm
Trade No. 1 (between ATL, New Orleans, & Denver)
Hornets get:
Jeff Teague
Josh Smith
Kosta Koufos
Hawks get:
Chris Paul
Al Harrington
Quincy Pondexter
Nuggets get:
Marvin Williams
WHY IT COULD WORK FOR THE HAWKS:
A "Big 3" of Paul, JJ, and Horford is pretty damn good and would ensure the Hawks can stay in the hunt beside teams like Chicago, Miami, and NY.
Trade No.2 (between ATL & Oklahoma City)
Hawks get:
Nazr Mohammed
Nate Robinson
Thunder get:
Kirk Hinrich
WHY IT COULD WORK FOR THE HAWKS:
They get a good bench spark plug in Robinson and a starting 5 in Mohammed.
FREE AGENCY:
Sign TayShaun Prince - 3 years/21 million (using mid-level exception)
why?
Prince would be a great compliment to JJ on the perimeter since he is a good defender and would be tasked with guarding the opposing team's best perimeter play, opening up JJ to focus on putting points on the board.
Sign DJ Mbenga - 1 year/vet minimum
why?
Gives Hawks some shot-blocking in the middle.
Sign Marquis Daniels - 1 year/vet minimum
why?
Could be a good backup 2G for JJ.
NEW HAWKS ROSTER:
PG-Chris Paul/Nate Robinson
SG-Joe Johnson/Marquis Daniels
SF-TayShaun Prince/Tracy McGrady/Quincy Pondexter/Pape Sy
PF-Al Horford/Al Harrington
C-Nazr Mohammed/Zaza Pachulia/DJ Mbenga
Hornets get:
Jeff Teague
Josh Smith
Kosta Koufos
Hawks get:
Chris Paul
Al Harrington
Quincy Pondexter
Nuggets get:
Marvin Williams
WHY IT COULD WORK FOR THE HAWKS:
A "Big 3" of Paul, JJ, and Horford is pretty damn good and would ensure the Hawks can stay in the hunt beside teams like Chicago, Miami, and NY.
Trade No.2 (between ATL & Oklahoma City)
Hawks get:
Nazr Mohammed
Nate Robinson
Thunder get:
Kirk Hinrich
WHY IT COULD WORK FOR THE HAWKS:
They get a good bench spark plug in Robinson and a starting 5 in Mohammed.
FREE AGENCY:
Sign TayShaun Prince - 3 years/21 million (using mid-level exception)
why?
Prince would be a great compliment to JJ on the perimeter since he is a good defender and would be tasked with guarding the opposing team's best perimeter play, opening up JJ to focus on putting points on the board.
Sign DJ Mbenga - 1 year/vet minimum
why?
Gives Hawks some shot-blocking in the middle.
Sign Marquis Daniels - 1 year/vet minimum
why?
Could be a good backup 2G for JJ.
NEW HAWKS ROSTER:
PG-Chris Paul/Nate Robinson
SG-Joe Johnson/Marquis Daniels
SF-TayShaun Prince/Tracy McGrady/Quincy Pondexter/Pape Sy
PF-Al Horford/Al Harrington
C-Nazr Mohammed/Zaza Pachulia/DJ Mbenga