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I will be shocked if Brooklyn sends a re-signed Brook Lopez to Atlanta in exchange of Joe Johnson.
That would be a good move by Atlanta imo.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Brooklyn and Atlanta are engaged in talks on a possible Joe Johnson trade, sources tell Y! Nets plan would be to pair with Deron Williams.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Both Hawks and Nets are engaged in talks on several fronts. No deal close on Johnson, but sides have gone back and forth on possibility.
I will be shocked if Brooklyn sends a re-signed Brook Lopez to Atlanta in exchange of Joe Johnson.
That would be a good move by Atlanta imo.
Alright now, this is what I call an offseason.
That draft was so boring with practically no trade talks.
Danny Ferry at work! Executive of the year IMMEDIATELY if he unloads Joe Johnson piece of contract. I still cringe of the thought of that massive piece of crap. Baby Chee-ses
Desperation time for Brooklyn
Joe Johnson to the Nets for all the Nets you've never heard of
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/stor...on-sources-say
So let's say nets acquire JJ, does the CBA prevent them from turning around and trading JJ themselves at the feb deadline (say for Dwight)?
No, they can trade JJ. But there is no way ORL would do that so it's moot.
Ferry is making moves:
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Just going online and on SportsCenter: Hawks have agreed in principle to deal Marvin Williams to Utah for Devin Harris to shed even more $
Even with Williams and Johnson, Nyets still probably only move to the middle of the pack. Wonder what else they have up their sleeves....
I can't believe the Nets would do that. Turn down a chance of getting Dwight Howard while trading away a pick for the right's to absorb Joe Johnson's monstrous deal?
That might be the dumbest move I've ever heard. They were going to get D-Ho either by trade or in free agency next season. Instead, they commit salary cap suicide by trading for Joe Johnson?
That can't be real.
Marvin Williams to Utah is pretty good news for the Spurs since that will hopefully stop them for bidding on Danny Green.
Unless Danny Ferry now wants to bring in a more cap friendly player in Green to replace Marvin...
The Nets just didnt have what Orlando wanted. Brooklyn already said that Orlando didnt want to deal with them, so they had to move on. You can't wait for a crybaby superstar forever...
Ferry doing an amazing job.
Maybe he'd like to help us by taking Bonner or Blair? Pretty please.
His deal was expiring. At worst the Nets would have been the heavy favorites if they kept open the necessary salary cap room.
Howard is a championship caliber centepiece. Johnson, Wallace and even Williams are all scrubs compared to him.
If Ferry trading away Marvin leads to him throwing a MLE type deal at Green that would suc and I can definitely see that happening unfortunately. While Ferry is doing well now, he is still Ferry and really likes Green.
Utah dealing Harris for another forward is curious, but it's a smart move for ATL. Ferry just owning other GMs right now.
Also, in thinking about it - there is no way that Deron didn't give them to OK. Maybe Deron is the one that soured on Dwight? Even if that is the case, as an organization you have to step in and run the ship and not let players (who only care about themselves and winning now) make decisions.
That is what happens when you are held hostage (which Nets feel like they are with Deron or bust).
Depending on what they do. ATL was a playoff team, now they aren't anywhere close IMO (especially if they deal Smith for cap space and not talent). He has done a good job getting cap space, but he hasn't got any real young talent or high picks (the NJ trade was lottery protected I think) so it has to turn into something for it to matter.
Luckily, he has Horford still & Teague is at least some upside. I would probably keep Smith if I were them and build around Horford/Smith.
Could happen.
Dwight/Horford
I still think ATL is a playoff team assuming Ferry doesn't trade Smith (most likely 5-8 seed though). JJ's overrated, and few of their star players were in-and-out of their lineup, mainly Horford most of the shortened season.
I'm curious how the 2013 off-season will look for them in whom they'll target.
Ferry is probably gearing up to take a run at Howard. Who cares if right now he "wouldn't commit beyond next season". They're home for him and they've got two of his best friends, in Smith and Morrow. Bring him in for a year, take the Nets out of the mix next summer and they'd probably have as good a chance by next summer (remember, Williams wasn't exactly thrilled to be a Net at first; now he's likely to re-sign with them). They also have a very solid package to offer, starting with Horford and Teague. For ancillary assets, they have two 1sts in the next draft and they're loaded with expiring contracts.
I'm hearing that the Mavs are now the team Howard wants to go to, but the reality is, they've got nothing of any significance to offer.
Well depending on how Teague develops, CP3 could definitely be in play. Dwight too.
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