The Hawks are left with an option to sign and trade Smith. This works for both sides. The possibilities are with the Mavericks and Pistons.
The Mavericks can trade Josh Howard for Josh Smith to get the Mavericks that defender they needed. Imagining Jason Kidd with Josh Smith and Gerald Green running with will be similar to when he got the Nets to the finals twice.
The Hawks would get a scorer next to Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby with Howard to give them a more balanced offense.
The Mavericks have the offer on the table and it comes down to Mark Cuban on whether or not if he is up to the deal.
Joe Dumars said he was going to make a big move. He signed Kwame Brown. Yeah, that is not quite the big move we expected. They reportedly were looking at Smith where they can trade Tayshawn Prince.
Prince is the most underrated player in the NBA. He shuts down most of the players he covers and gives a consistency on scoring. However, adding an athletic force in Smith would be a boost for the Pistons. But how will his attitude fair with Rasheed Wallace? Unless Sheed is traded too it would not work.
The Hawks would get a consistent player who can defend and not take poor shots and be a distraction like Smith.
So far the offseason has been promising with a lot of big deals. Many teams are looking to win now and are building on that.
Gordon, West, and Smith are among the big talent looking to make an impact for another team in the Fall.
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