Chris Tomasson of the Akron Beacon Journal writes:

Jim Paxson was smiling in Cleveland. John Lucas was laughing in Toronto. Tyrone Hill was doing neither at his home in Atlanta.

``I think any time you get traded, there is an initial shock factor,'' said Hill's agent, Mark Bartelstein. ``Right now, he's trying to digest it. He has a great feeling for Cleveland. He loved playing there and the ownership was good to him. But he's just gone from a team that was in the NBA Finals last year. It's the nasty side of the business. He's taking a deep breath. There's a little frustration.''