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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
It’s about time!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Al Harrington is no longer a Hawk.
After waiting for nearly the entire summer, the Hawks sign Harrington to a four year deal and traded him and John Edwards to Indiana for a lottery-protected first round draft pick.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Some Hawk fans felt that maybe Atlanta should have gotten more for Harrington and Edwards. Why that may be somewhat true, I feel that getting something for Harrington is better than nothing at all. In the NFL and MLB, where the sign-and -trade doesn’t exist, teams get draft picks when other teams sign their players.
Also, by moving Harrington and Edwards, the Hawks can start getting more guys in the rotation than they did a year ago. They only way we’re gonna see what the past two draft classes can do is by getting them in games on a consistent basis.
Finally, since the Hawks gave up some draft picks to acquire Joe Johnson, its great the team now has another draft pick to play with.
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