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Hawks Deal For Anthony Johnson
Posted by: Micah Hart on February 22, 2007 at 10:04PM AFT
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.

(32) Comments
Posted by: Micah Hart on February 22, 2007 11:01PM AFT
I think this trade absolutely addresses a need, Ted. The Hawks pg's are banged up - it would be nice if we could focus on other needs as well, but this is certainly an area we need help in right now. Johnson doesn't kill our cap or hurt us long term - all he does is come in and give us some help in the immediate future in an area we desperately need it.

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