The first deal of the day has been made, and wouldn't you know it, our Hawks were involved. Looking to shore up a point guard position that has been injury-prone all season long, Hawks GM Billy Knight went out and acquired Anthony Johnson from the Mavericks in exchange for the team's 2007 second-rounder.

I for one like this deal. It's not earth-shattering by any stretch of the imagination, but it gets us a veteran presense who is known for his toughness, a quality the team has been perceived to be lacking this season.

Also, we got something for (basically) nothing. We added depth at a need position, and didn't have to touch the current roster to do so.

Johnson has been a journeyman for most of his career, but is capable of big nights, as witnessed by his 40-point explotion in last year's playoffs for the Indiana Pacers.

This is Johnson's third stint in Atlanta - let's hope it becomes his sweetest. More later if anything else goes down...

UPDATE: I just got back from practice, where I talked to Coach Woodson about the addition of Anthony Johnson. Here is what he had to say.

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