Outgoing Hawks general manager Billy Knight leaves with a checkered track record. He made some good moves while others left folks scratching their heads.

Some of the highs and lows:

THREE HITS

• Acquiring Joe Johnson in a 2005 sign-and-trade deal.

Knight recommended the Hawks go after Johnson, a captain and two-time All-Star who led the Hawks to the playoffs this season. Johnson's acquisition, however, did ignite the Hawks' ownership feud.

• Drafting Josh Smith with the 17th pick in the 2004 draft.

While Knight's draft record is sketchy, he nailed this one, snagging the hometown kid late in the first round. Smith is the Hawks' second best player and one of the league's unique talents.

• Trading for Mike Bibby at the February trade deadline.

The final piece of the Hawks' playoff puzzle came in February, when Knight acquired the veteran point guard. He snatched him away from Cleveland, which had tried for two years to pair Bibby with LeBron James.

THREE MISSES

• The 2005 draft.

Deron Williams and Chris Paul say it all. Knight not only passed on the two best point guards of their generation for Marvin Williams (who has become a solid but not spectacular pro), he did so at the expense of the Hawks' most glaring need at the time.

• The 2006 draft.

The missteps of the 2005 draft were magnified with the selection of Shelden Williams the following year. The Hawks passed on Brandon Roy and Rudy Gay to take an undersized power forward that they traded a year and half into his career.

• Signing Speedy Claxton to a $25 million deal in summer 2006.

After passing on point guard after point guard in the draft, the Hawks pursued Paul's backup and paid him a King's ransom. He has played 42 games because of an assortment of injuries.