The Hawks have not placed forward Josh Smith on the trade block.

Rumors have swirled as of late that Atlanta might look to shop Smith for monetary reasons.

Hawks GM Rick Sund didn't want to comment on the rumors, but Smith confirmed that team management reassured him he's not on the trading block.

"They didn't need to," he said. "Some people just want to make it interesting and put lies out there on blogs and stuff to amuse people."