It looks like the Clippers might be shopping Kaman for a small forward. Marvin might not be the best piece for them, but he is affordable. From what i have seen, Baron Davis has been a disappointment so far and wants to play on a winning team. Both Kaman and Davis have big contracts, but are the two pieces that the Hawks are missing as constructed right now. We would be over the cap, but the numbers work and we would be improved. Thoughts?

Dwight grew up in ATL at Southwest Atlanta Christian; i am pretty sure his family is still in ATL too.  He was on the Celtics with Josh Smith, and they are both signed with Addidas.  If things end up like i think they will with the new look magic, what are the Hawks chances of landing Dwight?

 

If we were able to get him on a straight free agent signing, we could potentially have Howard, Horford and Smith at the 3/4/5, hands down the biggest and best front court in the league. The starting lineup would be:

1 - Teague / someone else??

2.- Johnson

3 - Smith

4 - Horford

5 - Howard

Like Bosh, i think some type of sign and trade with draft picks would have to be included.  I wouldn't care if that even included Joe.  Howard with 75 % of our core would be incredible and could bring championships to Atlanta.  Why couldn't this work?  Bosh, Lebron, Stoudemire and shortly Carmelo all have left their teams for a better situation.

 

We need to get him back home.

Mayo and Thabeet are not working out in Memphis.  Atlanta would get both on their rookie contracts. The Grizzlies get an expiring contract and a spark for their bench; right now it is one of the worst in the NBA. Mayo would be the prize since he could fit right into Crawford's role as sixth man or you could move Marvin to the bench and Joe to the 3. He would work better in the motion sets too; he doesn't need a lot of dribbles to get a shot up. Thabeet would be a work in progress, but could fit in since he wouldn't need any shots to be effective.

If Thabeet did turn out OK, we could potentially have one of the best defensive front courts in the NBA.  In college he blocked 4.5 shots a game for 2 straight years.  I am by no means a fan of his, but there would be some upside if it went well.  At worst we get two young players for half the cost of Crawford.   What do you think?