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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

NBA News 2012: Nets reach deal to acquire Joe Johnson from Hawks

English: Devin Harris playing with the New Jersey Nets (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Brooklyn Nets have reached an agreement in principle to acquire Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Joe Johnson has four years and about $90 million remaining on his contract. (Getty Images)

The trade sends guards Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar and DeShawn Stevenson and forwards Jordan Williams and Johan Petro to the Hawks, along with a lottery-protected 2013 first-round pick the Nets acquired from the Houston Rockets. Stevenson is a free agent, so he will go to the Hawks in a sign-and-trade deal.

Johnson, 31, has four years and nearly $90 million dollars left on his contract. Shedding his contract gives Atlanta immense cap relief and flexibility moving forward. The Hawks created more flexibility by also reaching agreement on a trade to send Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris, league sources confirmed to Y! Sports' Marc Spears. Harris has one year and $8.5 million remaining on his contract. Williams has two years and $15.8 million left on his deal.

The deal for Johnson eliminates the Nets from pursuing a deal with Orlando for All-Star center Dwight Howard in the short-term, but could open the possibility of Atlanta making a bid to bring Howard back to his boyhood home. The Hawks could have $25 million in salary-cap space next summer. They also have attractive young talent, including center Al Horford and guard Jeff Teague, to offer Orlando.

Brooklyn officials and Deron Williams began a 5 p.m. ET meeting for what the Nets hope would be a final walk-through with the All-Star point guard on the organization's plans to surround him with talent and become an Eastern Conference contender.The Magic showed no inclination to negotiate a Howard trade with the Nets, and sources say Williams gave his blessing for general manager Billy King to build a supporting cast without Howard.

The Nets were unsure if Williams would commit to their five-year, $100 million extension on Monday, expecting him to take a little more time to decide between them and the Dallas Mavericks. Nevertheless, the organization has become increasingly confident Williams will decide to stay.

What won't be much a part of the Nets' presentation to Williams: How they'll continue to try and pry All-Star center Dwight Howard out of Orlando. The deal for Johnson – along with a $40 million extension for Gerald Wallace and and an eventual $50 milllion-plus deal for center Brook Lopez – almost assure the Nets will be out of the Howard derby.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nets-near-deal-to-acquire-joe-johnson-from-hawks.html;_ylt=AjEQGSDThraGVGCnFNP_soY5nYcB

NBA News 2012: Nets acquire Joe Johnson with trade with Atlanta

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

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

NBA News 2010: Little Ways To Get A Big Man

Kenyon Martin of the Denver Nuggets taking a f...

Image via WikipediaWith all the big free agent wrangling, the contenders without cap space of the past few years have been sidelined, at least by the media. These are teams that are a minor roster tweak or two from finally getting over that hump. One such team is the Denver Nuggets.
Dangerous is a perfect word to describe the Nuggets. They have a legitimate superstar and pure scorer in Carmelo Anthony, a still excellent veteran point guard in Billups, an absolute low post beast in Nene, a multi-dimensional defender in Kenyon Martin, as well as a instant offense scorer off the bench in J.R. Smith.
The arrival of Chauncey Billups in 2008 effectively ended the streak of four consecutive first round exits, as the Nuggets bulldozed their way into the Conference Finals, facing little resistance from the New Orleans Hornets and the Dallas Mavericks.
Even with their loss in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets figured to be perennial contenders deep into the playoffs.
One season, a temporary coaching change due to George Karl’s illness, and a first round exit later, Denver has become a largely forgotten team. If the Nuggets were to enter the 10-11 season with the same roster as last year, they are still likely to be one of the top teams in the Western Conference, and be considered a fringe contender. However, one or two moves via trade, or smaller free agent signings could catapult this team to serious challenge the Lakers for supremacy.
The main area of need for the Nuggets is frontcourt depth. While Nene and Martin are a formidable starting duo, their replacements off the bench are the energetic but limited Chris Andersen, the aging Malik Allen, and Johan Petro. In other words, when Nene and/or K-Mart get into foul trouble, or miss games due to injury, the Nuggets get significantly worse. This is especially concerning, considering that Martin is coming off of yet another knee operation, with no timetable for his return in place.
The Nuggets could also take a chance on Kwame Brown, who has legitimate center size, but has been considered an underachiever since being selected first overall in the 2001 draft.
Perhaps the most intriguing option for the Nuggets would be to monitor what happens with Erick Dampier. Currently, Dampier’s $13 million, fully non-guaranteed contract is the best trade asset of Dallas.
If this scenario were to occur, Martin wouldn’t have to rush back from injury. Also, it might even be a possibility that upon his return, Kenyon might assume the role of first big man off the bench, adding more of a scoring punch with the second unit, while allowing Nene to play his natural position at the four, where he would be able to impose his will on opposing power forwards night in and night out.
Ultimately, the Nuggets boast one of the best starting fives in the league and then have Smith, and a lightening quick point guard off the bench in Ty Lawson. The one thing that they lack is depth at the big man positions. Even so, the team is so talented that with their current roster, should be a top four team in their conference. However, if they are able to add even a single big man, who doesn’t have to be dominant, but merely serviceable in a specific role, don’t be surprised if you see the Nuggets playing into late May, and possibly June.
http://nuggets.realgm.com/articles/59/20100707/little_ways_to_get_a_big_man/