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Al Horford For #2 Thx Chaos

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Thought this needed its own thread. Chaos gets all the credit for the info

Trade option

We've avoided talking trades, but for Atlanta, this one would be hard to pass. The Charlotte Bobcats seem primed to move their No. 2 pick, but few teams have players good enough to make that deal. Remember, it's not as if teams are thinking Thomas Robinson is better today, or will be tomorrow, than the player they would be trading away for him -- it's how cheap his salary would be compared to his expected production. Likewise, for Charlotte to close that deal it'd need to get a potential franchise guy with a contract that is in line with the player's age and production.

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Trading Al Horford could net the Hawks the No. 2 pick and free up needed cap space.

Enter Horford. He immediately improves the Bobcats on both ends of the floor. He becomes their best player, the face of the franchise and an excellent recruiter on the free-agent front. The Hawks then could grab Robinson and use him the way they use Horford (Robinson is very comparable to Horford). I don't expect Robinson to ever be as good as Horford -- who is probably the most underrated player in the league -- but he certainly could end up getting there, or close to that level.

There are numerous ways to complete that trade, with Atlanta possibly getting rid of a bad salary in Smith (bad contract but still a huge talent upgrade for Charlotte) and getting Bismack Biyombo in one scenario. It's a restart for Atlanta, but it's one that gives the Hawks hope for a new beginning as they shed another salary or two while developing their young talent.

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Yeah that will not happen because it goes completely against what the bobcats are trying to do. Which is build through the draft. Not trade away draft picks for veteran players. The only trade they would make would be to acquire more assets through the draft. Like the one with Cleveland where the bobcats trade 1 pick and get 2 or 3 in return. There is no way they would trade Biyombo. Just no way. They love him. He is someone to build around. He is the hardest working player in the team and he isn't even 20 yet.

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