The Hawks have decided to say goodbye to 20 points per game and say hello to some salary cap relief.

After more than five hours of on-again, off-again negotiations, the team announced late Wednesday night they will send Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson to the Philadelphia 76ers after just one year with the Hawks as part of a four-team trade. In return, the Hawks will receive the hefty contract of Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Terrell Brandon, who is expected to retire soon. The Hawks also will receive swingman Randy Holcomb and a first-round choice in 2007 from the Sixers.

In addition to Robinson, the Sixers will also receive a second-round choice in 2006 from the Hawks and reserve center Marc Jackson from the Timberwolves. Rounding out the convoluted deal, Latrell Sprewell is headed to the Timberwolves, ending a five-year relationship with the New York Knicks. Keith Van Horn, who played just one season in Philadelphia, replaces Sprewell in New York.

"When you trade 20 points, it's not a player for player move. It's a financial move," Hawks director of basketball operations and interim general manager Billy Knight said. "We appreciate Glenn's contributions to our team --- a 20-point scorer is hard to come by --- but at this time, to go forward, we needed to do this deal."

Brandon, 32, averaged 13.8 points, 6.1 assists and 1.58 steals in 11 NBA seasons but missed all of last season because of a knee injury. His worth is no longer placed in his ability to play. But his $11.1 million contract will come off the salary cap in February, two years after his last game with the Timberwolves, and will take the Hawks out of luxury tax territory next summer.

They now have the flexibility to sign restricted free agent Jason Terry without fear of paying the dollar-for-dollar luxury tax, Knight said. The Hawks could use the available cap space to pursue a free agent this summer, but Knight said he won't spend money for the sake of spending.