Atlanta Hawks agree to trade Joe Johnson to Brooklyn Nets – NBA Report
Atlanta Hawks have reportedly agreed to a trade six times All-Star Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for five of their players plus a draft pick.
According to a person familiar with the matter, as part of the deal, Hawks will receive services of Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar, DeShawn Stevenson, Jordan Williams and Johan Petro and will also get the rights to a draft pick
owned by Nets which they acquired from Houston Rockets. The pick would stay with Brooklyn, provided that it does not turn out to be a lottery pick.
The development is still to be officially announced and cannot be confirmed until July 11th as Stevenson, who is part of the trade still has to sign with Brooklyn.
On the other hand, Nets will be receiving a player who averaged 18.8 points last season as part of the Hawks. Atlanta made its way to the first round of the playoffs before getting knocked out.
Johnson still has four years left on his contract with Atlanta, at the end of which he would have seen his income be equal to a sum of around $90 million. The contract will now go over to the Nets. In order to increase their chances
of luring back Deron Williams, owner Mikhail Prokhorov has chosen to pay the hefty price required to land Johnson in Brooklyn.
The decision to bring in Johnson is a big step forward for Nets, considering the next season will be their first season while playing in Brooklyn after the move from New Jersey. They are now certain to pull out of the Dwight Howard
chase.
On the other hand by letting go Johnson and reportedly trading away Marvin Williams in return for Devin Harris, the Hawks are looking at a large increase in their cap space. By trading a few players, they can have upto $ 105 million
to spend and can easily accomadate Howard in that amount.
There have been rumours that the Hawks have made up a trade propsoal involving centre Al Horford and poit guard Jeff Teague to lure the Orlando Magic. The South Florida franchise will likely not agree to Howard's choice of trade
destination, and given the circumstances, Atlanta's offer certainly holds weight.
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