March 2003 Atlanta Hawks Wiretap

Hawks waive Nailon, activate Henderson

Dec 30, 2003 7:00 AM

Saddled with the NBA's worst record, the Atlanta Hawks on Monday activated forward Alan Henderson from the injured list.

Henderson, who has missed the entire season with a back injury, practiced with the Hawks (8-24) on Monday afternoon and will be in uniform for Tuesday's game against the Washington Wizards.

A nine-year veteran, Henderson has career averages of 6.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Last season, he avoided major injuries for the first time in four seasons and was the only Hawk to play in all 82 games.

To make room for Henderson, the Hawks waived forward Lee Nailon, who averaged 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 27 games this season.

Nailon was signed by Atlanta on September 30 after playing in just 38 games last season for the New York Knicks.

Yahoo!

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Sheed on the block?

Dec 28, 2003 3:05 AM

Although a tad tainted by his criminal conduct and ridiculous rhetoric, bidding for Rasheed Weed's services has sharply escalated within the last week. Resolved to rid themselves of the rising free agent, the Blazers gave permission to agent Bill Strickland to elicit trade propositions from teams his client would consider re-signing with come summer.

So far, all three Texas teams and the Hawks - maybe even the Pistons - are involved in the auction.

Rasheed's preference is the Rockets, according to Peter Vecsey; the obvious appeal being Yao Ming and Steve Francis, which is why they refuse to include either one in trade talk. Meaning, Houston may have to wait until the offseason to pursue Rasheed.

Unlike the Mavericks, underlines a Strickland trustee, who might be inclined to give up Antawn Jamison and Eduardo Najera (but would rather include Tariq Abdul-Wahad), depending on the health of the Lakers' feared foursome and Mark Cuban's mood following a two-game skid.

Long before the Spurs' manufactured their 12-game victory march, they offered Rasho Nesterovic, Malik Rose and Ron Mercer for Rasheed, the same source maintains.

As for the Hawks, they're eager to move Theo Ratliff and Alan Henderson for Rasheed. The Blazers countered with a request for Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Stephen Jackson.

New York Post

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On the Block

Dec 25, 2003 9:46 PM

Perhaps the best way to consider current NBA rosters is to list those players who are not about to be traded, according to some general manager, front-office lackey, published report, Internet message board or hot dog vendor in Section 228 of your local arena.

Already this season, we've seen five trades involving 18 players, from Jalen Rose and Ricky Davis to Rick Brunson and Brevin Knight. But it won't end there, for a variety of reasons. One team, the Trail Blazers, has a mandate for change that comes from the organization's brass. Another, the Hawks, is prepping for an old-fashioned fire sale.

Some teams have a general managers -- Glen Grunwald of the Raptors for instance -- who sense an opportunity to take advantage of the watered-down Eastern Conference and firm up their shaky job status by transacting their teams into the postseason.

After discussing the situation with several front-office types, Sean Deveny of the Indianapolis Star breaks down the 10 most likely members of the NBA's most likely to be traded club, which includes Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff and Jason Terry of the Hawks, Kurt Thomas of the Knicks, Jamaal Tinsley of the Pacers, Zydrunas Ilgauskas of the Cavaliers, Marcus Fizer of the Bulls, Lamond Murray of the Raptors, newly acquired Antawn Jamieson of the Mavericks and Rodney White of the Nuggets.

Indianapolis Star

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Source: Harvey dealt to Phoenix for Archibald, second rounder

Dec 21, 2003 4:29 PM

RealGM has learned from a source that forward Donnell Harvey has indeed been traded to the Phoenix Suns inexchange for center Robert Archibald and Phoenix's 2004 second-round pick.

The Magic plan on eventually sending this pick to the Atlanta Hawks to pay off a second-round pick that is due this year from a 2000 trade that sent guard Anthony Johnson to the Orlando Magic.

Because of this, Orlando can now keep their second-round pick this year, which figures to be a high one.

The source says that Harvey wasn't in condition and didn't work on improving his game. Those are said to be the reasons for the trade.

The trade cannot happen until Tuesday though because Harvey signed with the Magic on Sept 23rd and under league rules cannot be traded for 90 days.

We first broke this story yesterday afternoon and RealGM's Howard Mass followed it throughout the evening.

During the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors game yesterday afternoon, word of Harvey getting dealt broke when Magic announcer David Steele told the viewing audience that Magic forward Donnell Harvey did not make the trip with the team because a trade involving him is pending.

We then received word that Suns center Robert Archibald didn't accompany his team to Los Angeles for their game against the Lakers.

Coincidently, we learned via the RealGM trade checker that if the two were to be swapped for one another, the trade would work under salary cap and CBA rules. (Trade ID:1354328).

There was no word from either side on where the other was headed but we believed that it was very possible that Harvey and Archibald had been swapped for each other with prehaps a second-round draft pick also going Orlando's way.

RealGM Source

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Knicks still shopping Thomas

Dec 19, 2003 7:35 PM

Don Chaney met again with Kurt Thomas yesterday and came away confident that his disgruntled power forward was on board with his new role as a backup.

Of course, the coach probably failed to mention to Thomas that over the past 72 hours, the team has intensified its efforts to trade him. That one small detail is vital because the Knicks, who are 9-17 heading into tonight's game in Toronto, are more desperate than ever to make a move.

The usual suspects - Chicago, Golden State, Toronto, Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto - have been contacted. The Knicks would prefer a point guard, and either the Warriors' Nick Van Exel or Jamal Crawford of the Bulls would satisfy that requirement. Atlanta's Jason Terry, a shooting guard in a point guard's body, is definitely available.

Thomas has expressed his disappointment and has hinted that he may ask the Knicks for a trade. Chaney, however, said that the feeling he gets from Thomas is that the forward has "accepted" his role.

"I don't care what he says to you guys," Chaney said to reporters. "I only care what he tells me."

New York Daily News

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Terry: "We've got to make some changes"

Dec 18, 2003 9:26 AM

Before Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks head coach Terry Stotts benched guard Jason Terry and center Theo Ratliff for being late for two team walk-throughs.

Stotts was happy about how Ratliff responded but not Terry.

"I was happy with the way Theo responded and I thought he came out and gave all he had off the bench," Stotts said. "I was disappointed in the way Jason approached it."

Terry said, "I wasn't impressed with his coaching tonight, either."

Jason Terry, who's hawks are 7-20, did not stop there.

"We've got to make some changes," Terry said. "That's obvious. What it is, I don't know. I'm not management. Something's got to change."

Michael Lee of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Stotts benches two for lateness

Dec 18, 2003 9:06 AM

"Hawks coach Terry Stotts benched starters Theo Ratliff and Jason Terry before the team faced the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night. Stotts said he punished Ratliff and Terry because the players were late for pregame walk-throughs the past two games."

Michael Lee of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Jackson to rejoin team, look forward

Dec 10, 2003 10:40 AM

Hawks forward Stephen Jackson was suspended for last night's against the Denver Nuggets for getting a scouting match with the coaching staff in the locker room.

"I ain't going to say I'm sorry, and I ain't going to say I was right," Jackson said. "It's over with, and it's time to move on. That's how I'm going to look at it."

Michael Lee of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Stephen Jackson suspended one game by Hawks

Dec 9, 2003 2:00 AM

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks suspended guard Stephen Jackson for their game Tuesday night against Denver.

General manager Billy Knight said Jackson was being punished for conduct detrimental to the team. The GM wouldn't elaborate, but Jackson had a heated exchange with coaches in the locker room Saturday night after a loss in Cleveland.

Jackson, who joined the Hawks this season, is the team's third-leading scorer at 13.1 points per game. Last month, he vented his frustration with Atlanta's lackadaisical play.

``This team hasn't had a winning season and made the playoffs in I don't know how long,'' said Jackson, who played for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs last season. ``You can't sit here and just wait for it to turn around. You got to do it, man.''

Things haven't gotten much better since Jackson spoke out. The Hawks have lost four in a row and six of seven, dropping their record to 6-15.

Jackson will be in uniform for a game at Memphis on Wednesday night.

``It's really not a big deal,'' Knight said. ``But essentially you have to establish what you expect and will tolerate from your team. You have to show some discipline and decorum.''

Jackson scored four points in 23 minutes in the 95-85 loss to the Cavaliers. He was cut under the right eye in the second quarter, requiring four stitches.

It hasn't been a good season for Jackson, who turned down a three-year contract to stay with the Spurs and wound up signing a one-year deal with Atlanta for less money.

``It's a tough situation for him because he came from a winning situation,'' Knight said. ``Losing takes its tool on different guys in different ways.''

Associated Press

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