Marvin Williams is gone and Joe Johnson is on his way out
once Deron Williams re-signs with the Brooklyn Nets. Atlanta Hawks’ general
manager Danny Ferry has moved two of the team’s biggest contracts in only one
week on the job.
Williams who was displeased with how he was being used on
the team, requested a trade earlier this season. He was traded to the Utah Jazz
for Devin Harris.
Johnson has been traded to the Brooklyn Nets for a bunch of
expiring contracts and the Houston Rockets’ 2013 first-round pick. The Hawks
owed Johnson $90 million over the next four seasons so getting rid of his
contract clears a lot of cap space for Atlanta going forward.
Now the only thing left for Ferry to do is deal with the
Hawks’ star forward Josh Smith. Smith also requested to be traded earlier this
year and he is in the last year of his contract. It will be interesting to see
if Ferry trades him or can convince him to stay.
If Smith stays, he and Al Horford will be the main building
blocks that Ferry uses to rebuild the Hawks into a winner. If not then Smith
should bring back plenty in a trade.
Roosevelt Hall is an NFL Blogger for The Sport Mentalist and an NBA Blogger for The Sport Mentalist 2. He is also a Sports Reporter for Pro Sports Lives. He can be contacted at sportmentalist@yahoo.com and be sure to follow him on Twitter @sportmentalist.
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