Few saw this coming when the Hawks signed Dwight Howard to a 3-year, $70.5 million deal this summer.
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The Hawks agreed to say goodbye to veteran shooter Kyle Korver this week to the reigning champions in Cleveland. “A lot of friendships”, he said. That’s where I had my best basketball.
So overall, even though the idea of Millsap becoming a King is tempting, I do not foresee him rocking the purple and white this season due to the level and risk and cost it will be for the Kings to bring him over. So it’s hard to leave that behind. I think it’s important that each one of them puts us in the best situation, the best place, to be a great organization. From a basketball perspective, (Cleveland is) a great, great fit for me.
“I mean, with Griff at the helm I know he’ll get something done”, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said recently.
That might soon be a thing of the past, as least as soon as the Cavs and Atlanta Hawks finish their trade for sharpshooting guard Kyle Korver. Maybe not as good as the 60-win team two years ago, but there was still hope for improvement.
The Vertical first reported the talks between the teams. Under league rules, teams can not trade first-round picks in consecutive seasons. In his fifth season with Atlanta, the 6-foot-7 sharpshooter is averaging 9.5 points and 2.8 rebounds over 32 games this year and shooting 41 percent from the 3-point line. He was an All-Star in 2015. J.R. Smith’s thumb injury has exposed a weakness in their perimeter shooting, something that Korver will certainly help bolster, so giving up the pick clearly makes sense for them.
Still, the Hawks have shown they can lose to teams that are worse than them this season. Guard Kyrie Irving missed the game with tightness in his hamstring.
“We need a point guard”, James told ESPN of the needed depth at the position.
Whether it’s Paul Millsap, the Atlanta Hawks power forward who seems destined to be traded now that Korver is gone and the team appears in full-on rebuilding mode, or someone else of that calibre, an injection of talent into the Toronto front-court seems to be a must. After a week of speculation about potential impending free agent Paul Millsap, it instead will be a different face on the move.
Then, in the postseason, Williams saw action in 13 games, including all but one of the seven in The Finals, and served as a relief for starter Kyrie Irving while making Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson work on the offensive end of the floor. Today’s not about me.
The Cavaliers were flying high on New Year’s Eve, jetting home to Cleveland after winning at Charlotte. It’s not about what’s happening to me next. It will be a long time until the fans can get a chance to see their team play. The Hawks would prefer to not get back salaried players in the deal, requiring a third team to absorb some of that salary.
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“That’s a tricky question to answer”, he said. But you know he could. After coming over to Utah in a trade from Philadelphia, he was a almost instant fan favorite thanks to his incredible three-point shooting and ability to come through in the clutch.
