AJC Hawks beat writer Chris Vivlamore reports that forward Josh Smith has been traded  nowhere, as widely expected by no one, anywhere, ever.

The NBA trade deadline passed at 3 p.m. and Smith was not traded to Milwaukee. GM Danny Ferry did not make a deal with Brooklyn or Houston. Smith is not on his way to Phoenix.

Smith remains with the Hawks after "source after source" said he would not. The Hawks were "definitely trading Josh Smith" a couple days ago until they definitely are not today. The chances of Smith being traded--once as high as 70 percent, then 60 percent before being "downgraded" to 50 percent--are now zero percent.

ESPN says the Hawks "decided they valued Josh Smith too much to trade compared to what they were offered, sources said."  Common sense says the same thing but The Hater understands that doesn't sound as cool as "sources."

The Hater doesn't mean to sound so negative. He's so disappointed because he'd talked himself into believing Ferry was going to send out Smith and bring in someone new for him to clown.

Ferry did pull off a deal that sent Anthony Morrow to Dallas for fellow Duke guy Dahntay Jones. But Jones' only real claim to hater fame is when he said Jeremy Lin got a lot of hype because he was playing in New York. Type "Dahntay Jones" into Google search and the first three autofill choices are "kids," "children" and "wife."

Sigh.

Update: USAToday.com and CBSSports.com report that the Hawks also acquired forward/center Jeremy Tyler from Golden State before the deadline in exchange for draft picks that the Warriors may never receive.

Tyler skipped his junior year of high school and signed with a team in Israel, alienated his coach and teammates there and ended up in Japan. The Warriors acquired him in a draft-night trade in 2011.

Tyler apparently hasn't done or said anything stupid since making it to the NBA but The Hater is hopeful.

The Hater is in the house.