Official: Willie Green S&T to LAC (for Schortsanitis)

Post #1 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:44 pm

Yep.

Willie Green for rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis (and the creation of a TPE).
http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2012/07/30/a ... logs_hawks

Discuss.

Post #2 » by **Trader_Joe** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:51 pm

Interestingly written article.
Informative yet objective and biased at the same time.

Post #3 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:57 pm

Trader_Joe wrote:Interestingly written article.
Informative yet objective and biased at the same time.

I liked this:

Like pretty much every key Hawks reserve, Green struggled to score in the playoffs against the Celtics.

It might be true, but you really should never count on Willie Green for any significant offense. Also, I think he's solid if incredibly unspectacular. I like it for LAC, but I'm not sure that isn't 100% ex-Sixer bias.

x- · Post #4 » by x- » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:33 pm

To me ATL 'won' this trade, because not having Willie Green on your team > having Willie Green on your team.

Then again, Green will be the Clippers 5th guard, so who cares, really. They probably could have done worse I guess.
Still, the Hawks got a TPE for a player who isn't very good and they wouldn't have re-signed anyway.
Call it a win-win if you will, I probably just dislike Green more than I should.

Post #5 » by **loserX** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:05 am

Green is fine, but he's a lesser Lou Williams, and the Hawks had the equal Lou Williams, so no sense in keeping Green around.

Clips get a bench guard who can shoot a little; that should help with Mo and Foye and Nick Young all gone.

rugby-hook · Post #6 » by **rugby-hook** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:43 am

It seems that LAC will now pay the LT with this salary. Green does not appear to be worth the LT costs.

Post #7 » by **Trader_Joe** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:45 am

rugby-hook wrote:It seems that LAC will now pay the LT with this salary. Green does not appear to be worth the LT costs.

This site has them just under....

http://www.hoopsworld.com/los-angeles-c ... eam-salary

Besides they can always make moves to lower costs later on.

Post #8 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:50 am

Trader_Joe wrote:
rugby-hook wrote:It seems that LAC will now pay the LT with this salary. Green does not appear to be worth the LT costs.

This site has them just under....

http://www.hoopsworld.com/los-angeles-c ... eam-salary

Besides they can always make moves to lower costs later on.

I think I am the biggest use sham/storytellers/... instead of hoopshype proponent. But they have done a very nice job of these temporary updates. I trust these, and tip my cap to what they have been doing. Off topic but its a willie green sign and trade thread so its okay, right?

rugby-hook · Post #9 » by **rugby-hook** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:55 am

I thought it was reported that Green was getting close to $2.0mm per year, which is lower than the the Hoopsworld salary chart.