WOATmore Must Die! [2017 Atlanta Hawks Offseason Thread]

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Guess who made the list of top 5 worst contracts at his position? :mjgrin:

No. 5 Worst Small Forward: Kent Bazemore, Atlanta Hawks
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    Age: 28

    2016-17 Per-Game Stats: 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.7 blocks, 40.9 percent shooting

    Remaining Contract Value: Three years, $54.3 million

    Kent Bazemore's contract is entering dangerous territory.

    Like anyone else who signed a massive deal in 2016, he's being judged against a completely different financial outlook. That shift in perception is problematic for just about everyone, but it's especially damning for those who are working off a decline.

    Bazemore falls into that category of regressors. His efficiency plunged to rookie-year levels as he tried adjusting to a more expansive job description. Atlanta's thin supply of secondary creators necessitated more playmaking responsibilities, and Bazemore never looked comfortable. His per-possession assist rateimproved, but that uptick comes with an increase in volume. The Hawks came to favor Hardaway over him, and he was invariably pushed out of the starting lineup.

    Banking on a resurgence in 2017-18 goes against the facts. Atlanta is down more playmakers after bidding farewell to Hardaway and Paul Millsap, and 28-year-olds aren't known for making gargantuan leaps six seasons into their career.

    At the same time, Bazemore's contract is not a lost cause. He's almost everything teams look for in a complementary wing. He was more effective on offense when he didn't have the ball as much, and his defensive grit seldom suffered as a result of his warts at the other end.

    Without a return to 2015-16 form, though, Bazemore is more roadblock than asset. The Hawks are rebuilding, and he runs counter to their new timeline. A trade feels inevitable, but they can't hope to get more than cap relief, if that, unless he recoups some of his squandered goodwill.
 

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With everything goin on in Cleveland are we looking at a potiential high draft pick there? What are the conditions of that pics?
 

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We have their pick after next season. He is leaving next summer so they will not be good in '19.
Even with a protected pick, eventually you got to give that pick up, so it might take a while for it to matter if it ever does
 

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The protections on the first-round pick are as follows: top-10 protected in 2019 and 2020. If the pick ends up being protected (and therefore unused by Atlanta) in those two years, it will become second-round picks for the Hawks in both 2021 and 2022.
 

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The Hawks waived Diamond Stone on Monday in a move that came just weeks after the team acquired the center in a three-way trade with the Clippers and Nuggets earlier this month.

Stone, 6-foot-11, 260 pounds, played in four games for the Hawks’ entry in the Las Vegas Summer League this month after the trade. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.0 minutes.

Stone had a fully guaranteed contract for $1,312,611 for next season.


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Stone was drafted in the second round (No. 40 overall) out of Maryland by the Pelicans in the 2016 NBA Draft. The Clippers acquired him in a draft-night trade. He played seven games for the Clippers last season and averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds in 3.4 minutes. He spent time in the G League with Santa Cruz and Salt Lake City. In 13 combined games, Stone averaged 16.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 21.7 minutes.

Stone appeared in five games for the Clippers in the Orlando Summer League as a rookie last year and averaged 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds in 24.4 minutes.

The Hawks acquired Jamal Crawford (bought out), Stone (waived), a top-three protected 2018 first-round draft pick and $1.3 million from the Clippers in the three-way trade.

The Hawks now have Dewayne Dedmon, Mike Muscala and Miles Plumlee at center.
 

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I’m going to have to start buying soap and shampoo again.

It’s not that I haven’t used the personal hygiene products for the past five years. It’s just that the fine folks at Marriott have kept me in ample supply during NBA seasons since 2012.

That officially comes to an end today.

After five seasons covering the Hawks (and two years before covering the Thrashers until they left town), I am returning to my roots as an editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I will have digital responsibilities as well as the industry continues to move forward and I will play a role in that.

It has been a pleasure covering the Hawks and the NBA these seasons. I have learned so much and met so many interesting people. There were ups and down, thrilling moments and difficult stories to report and write. I have been around for two ownerships groups, two head coaches and three general managers in my limited time. And there has been a lot of travel. I won’t lie, it will be nice to be home full time. My wife may miss the sky miles and hotel points. It seems as she got those while I got the soap and shampoo. (Just joking, dear.)

One journalist friend introduced me last month as the “competent” beat writer for the Atlanta Hawks. I hope I was just that. I’ve tried to present information as accurately, fairly and quickly as possible. I pride myself on that track record.

I would like to thank you the reader for following my reporting and writing. You are the reason I did it all, the reason we do it all. That will continue. Michael Cunningham will return to the duties as Hawks beat writer. He’s a seasoned professional and will lead the AJC’s top-notch coverage of the Hawks.

I have completed one rewarding journey in my career in journalism. I move on to another. Thank you all very much.
 
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