TFoA Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 ...to the Atlanta Hawks.The Kings have reached an agreement in principle to send veteran guard Mike Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks for guards Anthony Johnson and Tyronn Lue and forwards Lorenzen Wright and Sheldon Williams, sources told The Bee on Saturday.So yeah, the Hawks basically traded scrubs (2 journeymen PGs & 2 expendable forwards) for a HUGE need: a proven veteran PG. Thievery on the Hawks part. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Good trade for the Hawks, but I think Lue is experienced(although not great) and Williams has potential(but I don't think he'll ever really be that good).So yeah, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 Now here's what's funny...the league can't approve this trade until Tuesday (since Monday's a holiday & all...), so Bibby will be starting for the Hawks by Wednesday...@ the Arco Arena against the Sacramento Kings. How weird is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemundo219 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Not on ESPN or anywhere else (Not saying you're lying though). College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 Trust me, it's all but official. It was sent to the league, and should be approved on Tuesday, and even though the Sac Bee doesn't have a good reputation on reporting these types of things, the source has an extremely good reputation.So yeah, I'm about to put in my order for a customized Bibby jersey. Also, this would put the Kings over the roster limit, so two players are going to be bought out. I think it'll be Williams & Wright, honestly.EDIT: Check the bottomline on ESPN. It should be there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Zephyr III Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I guess it works decently for Sacramento in the fact that all those contracts expire after the season, meaning they're be one of the biggest players in the free agent market. Arenas in Cali, anyone?Though now Atlanta has what they've always wanted: a proven PG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopskid Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 As a loyal Kings fan I have to say i'm disappointed with the team this year. They looked very promising when Bibby returned but since then have not played very well. I've always liked Bibby but I think this was a bad deal, the Kings needed to trade Artest who never really fit the team well. As for Bibby, i'm sure the Hawks will improve, but he needed to go to Cleveland, they're already a title contender, they just need a good PG. As for my Kings I hope that they trade Artest for a few good players and start building around K-mart 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 I guess it works decently for Sacramento in the fact that all those contracts expire after the season, meaning they're be one of the biggest players in the free agent market. Arenas in Cali, anyone?Though now Atlanta has what they've always wanted: a proven PG.Exactly. This is basically a win-win trade. The Kings will be able to make major moves for next season, and the Hawks can begin their playoff push (can't believe I'm typing that). Win-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Oh baby. Playoff contenders now. I'm pumped. Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 As a loyal Kings fan I have to say i'm disappointed with the team this year. They looked very promising when Bibby returned but since then have not played very well. I've always liked Bibby but I think this was a bad deal, the Kings needed to trade Artest who never really fit the team well. As for Bibby, i'm sure the Hawks will improve, but he needed to go to Cleveland, they're already a title contender, they just need a good PG. As for my Kings I hope that they trade Artest for a few good players and start building around K-mart 23.Looks like it's possible Artest will end up in Denver. The Nuggets have been working on a deal with Sacramento to bring Artest here in exchange for Najera and either Nene or Kleiza. Personally, I'd hate to give up Kleiza, so Nene & Najera for Artest would be fine by me... Although Najera is a high energy guy and he'd be missed. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I guess it works decently for Sacramento in the fact that all those contracts expire after the season, meaning they're be one of the biggest players in the free agent market. Arenas in Cali, anyone?Though now Atlanta has what they've always wanted: a proven PG.Exactly. This is basically a win-win trade. The Kings will be able to make major moves for next season, and the Hawks can begin their playoff push (can't believe I'm typing that). Win-win.*scans NBA standings*I can't believe you can be typing that as well. With two exceptions, the East sucks this year.-------------------------------------------------------Looks to be a good trade for both parties. Atlanta can possibly do something this year, and Sacramento needs to retool anyway if they want to compete in the West. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyk Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Very good trade for both, Kings get mostly expiring contracts and the Hawks get a well known point guard to team up with Joe Johnson in the backcourt as well as making Josh Smith and Al Horford and them better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I love this deal!Good on the ownership for pulling a deal to make a push for the playoffs..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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