Hawks Josh Smith Could be on the move

[G.R.I.P. Money $$$]

that nigga a beast defensively on 2k11 tho..

 

[G.R.I.P. Money $$$]

real talk tho, i think he has all star talent, bruh just stupidly stubborn..

i get amazed everytime dude takes a jumper after being booed..

 

[5th Letter]

wtf yall niggas talking about, the hawks wearn't going to win regardless

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[MUDDYWATERZ]

smith is overrated and the hawks get L of the decade for tha contract they gave joe

Yep dat mans on a 125 mil contract and he's averaging 18 ppg .Not good enuff

 

[S.jR.]

Seems like Atl been trying to trade him for the last 2 or 3 offseasons.. then they see him in the playoffs and teams don't think he's worth that contract.

 

[CJ]

My rockets better leave this nigga be.

 

[Aristo_V300]

Josh "inconsistent as fuck" Smith wants to leave my team? Fine by me... but seriously the Hawks gotta do somethin' about Joe Johnson's contract.

 

[af.r.i.c.a.]

Dont know if i want him in Orlando to be honest. It depends on what we would have to give up for him. He would be a great fit in NJ tho.

 

[D.D.S.]

dude has talent he just hardheaded.

 

[t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088]

Houston Rockets?

co-sign this shit. I wouldn't hate and wouldn't love it. As far as pieces go we definitely have more, cheaper pieces to offer than orlando or new jersey

 

[ya boi g]

Ahhhh did you forget Horford's disappearing act

Slept on post....................

 

[D.D.S.]

Slept on post....................

yeah i don't remember that nigga AT ALL in the playoffs.

 

[R.D.]

LOL at yall on here trying to act like Josh aint the most talented player on the Hawks roster though. Say what you want about him but he is their best player, just not the smartest or 8th smartest. I guarantee they wont be better w/o him

 

[R.D.]

If Josh wasn't a mentally unstable misfit then the Hawks woulda beaten the Bulls.

THey won 2 games with Josh being horrendous.

and this is false !

 

[BlackAX410]

Its a guy on twitter spewing out fake rumors saying Smith was traded to Orlando then saying the Celtics are the frontrunners to get him lmao

 

[H-Rap 180]

Yeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

 

[TRILLip Brooks]

Its a guy on twitter spewing out fake rumors saying Smith was traded to Orlando then saying the Celtics are the frontrunners to get him lmao

i could see him in orlando, but i don't think he'll fit in w/ boston

 

[sTaY_TrUe]

If he had a brain the Hawks woulda beaten the Bulls

lol gtfoh, hawks had zero chance of beating the bulls

 

[young chad]

Boozer and Brewer for the nigga right NOW...let's go!

 

[KeepOnPushing]

The Atlanta Hawks have started to gauge trade interest on forward Josh Smith(notes), and Smith isn’t averse to ending his seven-year stay with his hometown team, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Monday.

Smith hasn’t requested a trade, but has privately told league friends that the Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic are his preferred destinations should the Hawks decide to move him.

“The relationship has run its course,” said a league source with knowledge of the dynamic.

There’s been growing acrimony between Smith and the organization, sources said, largely because of the feeling that Smith has been too convenient of a scapegoat. Smith had one of his most complete seasons for the Hawks, averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

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Josh Smith has spent all seven of his NBA seasons playing for the Hawks.

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Payroll is an issue for the Hawks, too, and Smith’s contract – which has two years and $25.6 million remaining – is an attractive target for management to unload, if, for no other reason, than the five years, $110 million left on Joe Johnson’s(notes) deal is far more difficult to move.

The Hawks have looked to identify veteran players near the end of their contracts, sources said, but have had no serious discussions on trading Smith.

“They’re looking for a change,” one Eastern Conference executive said. “They would die to be rid of Joe Johnson’s contract or move Smith, but they won’t give [Smith] away. They want something in return.”

Dwight Howard(notes) has been a proponent of the Magic trying to make a deal for Smith, a childhood friend, but general manager Otis Smith is low on assets. Houston has long been intrigued with Smith, but like Orlando and New Jersey, also probably doesn’t have the right pieces to make a trade. Hawks GM Rick Sund has long coveted Kevin Garnett(notes) and Ray Allen(notes) – two aging Celtics entering the final years of contracts – but Celtics GM Danny Ainge has yet to show an inclination to break up his core for next season.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_josh_smith_hawks_nba_draft_062011

would love for my nets to get him but i dont wanna give up lopez and we dont have better assets then the other teams he wants to go to

LMAO at them just realizing that was a Shit contract a year later, damn near everyone and there mother laughed at that when it was reported on what he was getting but now all of a sudden they trying to back track .....nigga u knew what u was getting in Joe Johnson before u signed that sleep walkin ass nigga.