English: Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards, 2008-09 Regular Season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forward Joe Johnson in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for five players and a draft pick, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
The Hawks get Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Williams and Johan Petro. They also will get DeShawn Stevenson in a sign-and-trade arrangement and will get the Nets’ 2013 lottery-protected pick.
The pick is lottery-protected until 2017, at which point it becomes a second-round pick.
Johnson, 31, is a six-time all-star, and he averaged 18.8 points and 3.7 rebounds this past season.
Originally, the deal was to be contingent on Deron Williams agreeing to re-sign with the Nets, according to ESPN.com, but the Nets have since removed that stipulation.
Adding Johnson and the $89 million and four years remaining on his contract will make it difficult for the Nets to add Orlando center Dwight Howard, who reportedly has said he wanted to be traded to Brooklyn.
The Nets will have to pay Deron Williams a lot, and they signed Gerald Wallace to a four-year, $40 million deal recently.
The Hawks rid themselves of a lot of salary obligation by sending Johnson away in exchange for low-priced players.
Morrow was the highest scoring of the players acquired, and he averaged 12.0 points for the Nets this past season. Farmar averaged 10.4.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/nets-acquire-joe-johnson-with-trade-with-atlanta
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