So long Scotty

[Bankingitbig]

15 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

The updated trade details has Atlanta SENDING the cash, not RECEIVING it. It's probably to pay the balance of Scott's contract.

 

 

Lol I didn't see that it was officially listed as us sending cash considerations after it was initially reported as us receiving... I guess Budcox truly does value R. Kelly that much more than Scott.

[hazer]

Kelly sux 

[sturt]

We just made a deal to get an exception for a year. Put it in the back pocket and see what happens over the summer.

[Admin]

And likely saved having our team name dragged through the mud even more when he eventually has to go to trial.

 

 

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[thecampster]

1 hour ago, Bankingitbig said:

They could just renounce his rights and release his cap hold in the offseason to not have it count against the cap. This was a trade purely for $ and to help PHX get closer to the salary floor. Unless Budcox truly valued Ryan Kelley that much more than Scott.

No, they really couldn’t. Renouncing the rights to an active player is kind of seen as a d*ck move by the players. A player’s value begins and ends with his last contract. Renouncing those rights to an active player is a direct line to a minimum contract (unless the player is a legit starter who will command a salary). Players really, really don’t like it and it would net the Hawks bad will with future free agents or players wanting to sign.  Trading Mike, allows Mike to retain his stature and is a sign of good will. If the Hawks were going to release him, they would have done it before this season (as I openly campaigned for).

Had the Hawks done this type of a deal at the start of free agency, they would have had 3.3 million more under the cap and could have signed both Howard and Horford.  Don’t question the trade to Phoenix, it was the right deal. It just happened 8 months too late.

[Thomas]

10 hours ago, hazer said:

Kelly sux 

Agreed. So Bud does indeed feel like Kelly is a NBA power forward and Moose is a NBA center. I must have been watching some other Hawk's team this year.

[sturt]

12 hours ago, Bankingitbig said:

This was a trade purely for $

I would amend that to say it was purely for a trade exception.

[AHF]

1 hour ago, sturt said:

I would amend that to say it was purely for a trade exception.

Yep.  And it confirms what several of us have said which is that Mike Scott is one of several toxic assets on this team where you have to pay another team to take that player.  

[ISOJOE]

And arguably two of the top5 most exciting/best dunks since nique came from him.