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DeShawn just said the Hawks did him wrong in an Instagram comment. Doesn't sound like he'll be resigning.

Indiana for sure. I actually think we play them better than we play the Nets, and if we win, we have an easier second round matchup. Like coachx said, we would also get a slightly higher draft pick, too.

I am looking for a 14U boys AAU team in the metro Atlanta area that has not held tryouts yet. If anyone can give me a coach's email address or a team website, that would be great! Thanks.

I actually like LD as a coach. He was able to keep a team that lost their leading scorer about where they were when they had him. That deserves at least a couple more years. And from what I've heard, Ferry likes him too. As for Josh, I can't imagine he is here next year. I think Horford and Lou Williams are really the only two locks. I don't really see us giving any FA a max this offseason, because Danny is smart enough to see next year's FA class. As for the draft, I really am excited!

If we don't re-sign Ivan Johnson, Derrick Brown is in my mind a more than capable replacement as our backup PF.

In my opinion, he is the fourth best Hawks player in franchise history after Dominique Wilkins, Bob Pettit, and Pete Maravich. He deserves to have his number retired. He was a six-time All-Star, and he lead this team to five straight playoffs appearances.

Yeah, Anthony Morrow will keep wearing #22 this year. John Jenkins will wear #12.

I currently feel that DeShawn Stevenson and Kyle Korver will be enough at the SF. Stevenson was a starter on the 2011 Mavs Championship team, and he is a lockdown defender. He will be able to keep guys like LeBron, KD, Melo, and Pierce under control (something Marvin was never able to do). As for Korver, he could backup Stevenson. He is a sharpshooter and will help space the floor. If one of them were to get injured, we can move Smoove to the 3.

Mike Scott impressed me in college, but not in the Summer League. He struggled a lot to rebound over NBA talent, and his scoring wasn't great either.

Yeah, now that I think about it, should Harris or Teague get injured, Anthony Morrow can take Lou Williams' starting position, and Williams can come of the bench behind either Harris or Teague (whichever one is healthy). I agree that Benson is raw, but we can always use more size given that Horford is 6'10". He could be a project for Coach Drew to work with.

As far as I know, TMac wanted more PT than Larry Drew was giving him. Doubt he will resign here.

Assuming the Hawks resign free agent power forward Ivan Johnson, who they already agreed on a qualifying offer with, the Hawks will have 13 of their maximum of 15 roster spots filled. Their roster would look like this:PG - Harris/TeagueSG - Williams/Morrow/JenkinsSF - Stevenson/KorverPF - Smith/Johnson/WilliamsC - Horford/Pachulia/PetroHere are a few of the players who I think they should consider looking at to fill the final two spots:Jannero PargoKeith BensonJordan TaylorPargo was a very good backup PG to Jeff Teague last season for the Hawks. He is a good outside shooter, and is a good passer as well. He has played with Kyle Korver in Chicago, so they have chemistry together. I think that we should re-sign him, because if Devin Harris or Teague gets injured, we would only have one PG.Keith Benson was the Hawks' second round draft pick in 2011. He was waived by the Hawks last year, but he was invited back for Summer League this year. He probably impressed me more than anyone else on the Hawks' Summer League team. He is a seven footer who can get rebounds, but he also has a great touch from midrange. Signing him would add another seven footer to the roster to get some size.Jordan Taylor came off the bench in the Summer League this year for the Hawks behind Brad Wanamaker. However, Taylor took his spot midway through, and was very impressive. He can get to the FT line, shoot from the perimeter, and pass the ball.I think the Hawks should either sign Pargo and Benson or Taylor and Benson, but not Pargo and Taylor. Pargo is better now, but Taylor has potential to have a better career because he is still young.What do you think??

That sucks that we wouldn't be able to amnesty Jason Richardson. That was a really good idea though, @PhilipZarena.

I would start Harris. He NBA Finals experience from playing on the Mavs team that lost to the Heat in 2006. He was an All-Star in 2009. As a veteran, he can help mentor Teague. Harris should be the first string PG.

This is probably a sign that they don't think that Mike Scott will make much of an impact in his rookie year.

He had some good games in Atlanta, but overall I don't think it was ever worth trading away Jordan Crawford and that first round draft pick. He averaged only 6.6 ppg last season. Now that we have Devin Harris, we don't really need him, so I am okay that we let him go to Chicago. Us signing him to another contract would've been a waste now that he is on the wrong side of 30.

99 had some All-Stars and NBA champions too, though.

Out of all the drafts in NBA history, three are considered to be the best. Question is, which of these three tops the rest? Let's start with the 1996 NBA Draft. Allen Iverson was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. He went on to be an 11-time NBA All-Star. He won NBA MVP in 2001, the same year he lead the Sixers to the NBA Finals. Marcus Camby was selected second overall by the Toronto Raptors. He won Defensive Player of the Year in 2007, and he was named to the NBA All-Defensive team four times. Shareef Abdur-Rahim was selected third overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was an NBA All-Star in 2002, and he won a gold medal at the Olympics in 2000. Stephon Marbury was drafted fourth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was a two-time All-Star. Ray Allen was drafted fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is a 10-time All-Star and the NBA's all-time leader in three-point field goals made. He helped lead the Boston Celtics to an NBA Championship in 2008. Antoine Walker was drafted sixth overall by the Boston Celtics. He was a three-time NBA All-Star. He helped lead the Miami Heat to an NBA Chamionship in 2006. Kerry Kittles was drafted eighth overall by the New Jersey Nets. He helped lead the Nets to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances in 2003 and 2004. Samaki Walker was selected ninth overall by the Dallas Mavericks. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA Championship in 2002 as the starting power forward. Kobe Bryant was drafted 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets. He is a 14-time All-Star. He won NBA MVP in 2008. He has twice been the NBA's scoring champ, in 2006 and 2007. He helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA Championships, winning Finals MVP twice. Peja Stojakovic was drafted 14th overall by the Sacramento Kings. He was a three-time All-Star. He helped the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Championship in 2011. Steve Nash was drafted fifteenth overall by the Phoenix Suns. He is an eight-time All-Star. He won NBA MVP twice, in 2005 and 2006. Jermaine O'Neal was drafted 17th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. He is a six-time All-Star. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was drafted 20th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was a two-time NBA All-Star. He helped lead the Cavaliers to an NBA Finals appearance in 2007 and the Miami Heat to an NBA Finals appearance in 2011. Derek Fisher was drafted 24th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. He helped lead the Lakers to five NBA Championships. He also helped the Oklahoma City Thunder to an NBA Finals appearance in 2012. Malik Rose was drafted 44th overall by the Charlotte Hornets. He helped the Spurs to two NBA Championships, in 1999 and 2003. Drew Barry, son of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry, was drafted 57th overall by the Seattle Supersonics. Now onto the 1999 NBA Draft. Elton Brand was drafted first overall by the Chicago Bulls. He is a two-time All-Star. Steve Francis was drafted second overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was a three-time All-Star. Baron Davis was drafted third overall by the Charlotte Hornets. He is a two-time All-Star. Lamar Odom was drafted fourth overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA Championships, in 2009 and 2010. He won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2011. Wally Sczerbiak was drafted sixth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was an NBA All-Star in 2002. Richard Hamilton was drafted seventh overall by the Washington Wizards. He is a three-time All-Star. He helped lead the Detroit Pistons to the NBA Championship in 2004. Andre Miller was drafted eighth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was the NBA's leader in assists in 2002. Shawn Marion was drafted ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns. He is a four-time All-Star. He helped lead the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Championship in 2011. Jason Terry was drafted 10th overall by the Atlanta Hawks. He won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2009. He helped lead the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Championship in 2011. Metta World Peace was drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He was an All-Star in 2004. He helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA Championship in 2010. James Posey was drafted 18th overall by the Denver Nuggets. He helped the Miami Heat to an NBA Championship in 2006 and the Boston Celtics to an NBA Championship in 2008. Andrei Kirilenko was selected 24th overall by the Utah Jazz. He was an All-Star in 2004. Manu Ginobili was drafted 57th overall by the San Antonio Spurs. He is a two-time All-Star. He won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2008. He helped lead the Spurs to NBA Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Now, finally, here is the rundown of the 2003 NBA Draft. LeBron James was drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is an eight-time All-Star. He is a three-time NBA MVP. He helped lead the Cavaliers to an NBA Finals appearance in 2007 and the Miami Heat to an NBA Finals appearance in 2011. He helped lead the Miami Heat to an NBA Championship in 2012, where he took home Finals MVP. Carmelo Anthony was drafted third overall by the Denver Nuggets. He is a five-time All-Star. Chris Bosh was drafted fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors. He is a seven-time All-Star. He helped lead the Heat to an NBA Finals appearance in 2011, and to an NBA Championship in 2012. Dwyane Wade was drafted fifth overall by the Miami Heat. He is an eight-time All-Star. He was the NBA's scoring champion in 2009. He helped lead the Heat to an NBA Finals appearance in 2011. He helped lead the Heat to NBA Championships in 2006, where he took home Finals MVP, and 2012. Chris Kaman was drafted sixth overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. He was an All-Star in 2010. David West was drafted 18th overall by the New Orleans Hornets. He is a two-time All-Star. Josh Howard was drafted 29th overall by the Dallas Mavericks. He helped lead the Mavericks to an NBA Finals appearance in 2006. He was an All-Star in 2009. Matt Bonner was drafted 45th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He helped the San Antonio Spurs to an NBA Championship in 2007. Mo Williams was drafted 47th overall by the Utah Jazz. He was an All-Star in 2009. James Jones was drafted 49th overall by the Indiana Pacers. He helped the Miami Heat to an NBA Finals appearance in 2011 and to an NBA Championship in 2012. I think the best draft was 1996. Overall, I think it had the highest number of talented players. I think that 2003 probably had players who individually are more talented than those in 1996, but not as many of them. 1996 was good too, but I think it had a lot of Robins instead of Batmans. What does everyone else think?

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Brandon Roy to a two-year, $10.4 million dollar contract yesterday. The 27 year old 6'6" shooting guard was a former Rookie of the Year and 3-time NBA All-Star with the Portland Trail Blazers, yet he announced his retirement following the Blazers' elimination from the NBA Playoffs at the hands of the eventual-champion Dallas Mavericks in 2011, due to ailing knees. He did, however, drop 18 points in the fourth quarter of a Game 4 Blazers comeback in that series. Now, he will get a new start in his NBA career, with the team that initially drafted him in 2007, the Timberwolves. He will join a team that features rookie point guard sensation Ricky Rubio and All-Star forward/center Kevin Love. What kind of impact will the signing of this former All-Star guard have on a team that has been a Western Conference bottom-feeder ever since they lost Kevin Garnett? I think if Roy can stay healthy, he will help lead the Timberwolves to the playoffs. The story of his return kind of reminds me of when Michael Redd returned to basketball with the Phoenix Suns. It will be interesting to see him in the same backcourt as Ricky Rubio. When he was in Portland, he never had a young point guard like he does now in Minnesota (veteran Andre Miller was the starting PG on the 2011 Timberwolves team). Also, I think he will compliment Kevin Love. When Love gets double-teamed in the low post, he can dish it out to Roy on the perimeter. What does everyone else think?

I have always liked Al Jefferson. He is one of the most underrated centers in the league, and I think that if we got him, re-signed Smith, and kept Horford, we would boast one of the best frontcourts in the league. He would not have the same effect on luring CP3 here, but from a basketball standpoint, if CP3 were to be lured here, we would have about as good a team with CP3, Smith, Horford, and Jefferson as we would with Dwight in the middle instead.

That was a pretty good article. The best win was the comeback win against the Bulls. That was insane. Al Horford once again proving he is better than Dwight Howard.

Lockouts ruin seasons. Just reach a damn agreement!

I would take Thaddeus Young over Wilson Chandler.

Thanks.

Is it official yet?