Harrington Watch
As the free agents find homes, Al Harrington is still living in a cardbox box…
by Lang Whitaker
With Al Harrington perhaps the premiere free agent still unattached to any team this summer, it was fortuitous that a SLAM staffer ran into someone close to Harrington last night. According to our source, there are three teams coming hard after him: Golden State, Indiana and…the Knicks! From what we were told, all three teams have an equal shot at him — thirty-three percent for each team — and something could happen as soon as today.
For a while it was thought that the Hawks wouldn’t be able to make any moves at all this summer, after a Maryland judge in their ownership squabble case ruled they had to stand pat. But that ruling was relaxed yesterday, clearing the way for any possible deals. And if you’re a Hawks fan, it’s important to note that the ruling was made “upon…the joint application of all parties to this action,” which means Stevil Belkin and the actual owners — gasp! — finally came together for the good of the Hawks team and the Hawks fans.
Who would Atlanta want in exchange for Harrington? They already have four point guards under contract for next season (that is, if you count Ty Lue and Royal Ivey as point guards), so I don’t know why they’d want to get more PGs back for Harrington. My guess, and this completely uninformed, is that Golden State would be the leader in the clubhouse, because they have contracts and players to burn.
10 Responses to “Harrington Watch”
Jul.12 at 12:27 pm
I.Favors says:
I think if the Hawks do a sign-and trade with Harrington for the Knicks they should get get one of their big men they have (excluding Jerome James and Eddy Curry) or Jamal Crawford.
Jul.12 at 2:17 pm
Danny T says:
The Knicks are already short of big men so i dont think theyd trade a big away. however the hawks bench is still farely weak so trading for a scorer like jamal crawford should help. providing he doesnt bitch about playing time.
Jul.12 at 3:37 pm
Joe says:
I guess there goes the Warriors chance of unloading Troy Murphy. Was the judge not a fan of T-Murph?
Jul.20 at 7:22 pm
R3VOLUT10N says:
HAWKS SHOULD SIGN AND TRADE HARRINGTON AND A FIST ROUND FOR MARBURY OR FRANCIS TO MUCH TALENT ON ONE TEAM LEADS TO NOT ENEGH SCORING
Jul.22 at 1:25 pm
John says:
The Hawks shoud try to get Eddy Curry like they should have done last summer
Jul.23 at 5:58 pm
a sad hawk fan freddy q says:
I would try to get a package deal going. Not just getting rid of Harrington but some of those bum pg’s as well free up space for more talent. It is like the front office dont know that we are 1 solid pg and one solid post defender away to making a run to the playoff. Oh yeah this is the hawks we do dumb move like trade wilkens for mannings and give Dek 12 million a year
Jul.26 at 6:54 pm
BE Smart says:
trade and sign harrington for Charlie villonava
Jul.26 at 6:56 pm
RELAX says:
they should sign and trade harrington for stormie swift and a point guard
Jul.26 at 6:57 pm
RELAX says:
they should sihn and trade harrington for a point guard or a power foward
Jul.26 at 6:59 pm
RELAX says:
sign and trade for… -sean may
-marbury
-francis
-charlie villonava
-rodmonich
-lefrentz
-s.swift
-j.terry
-e.curry …just for suggestions