After losing Al Horford for the remainder of the regular season the Hawks may plan on using Kirk Hinrich as Trading Chip to acquire a new big man. Here are 10 possible scenarios. All of them are build on matching salary switchs.
1.) L.A.Lakers
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Josh McRoberts + Steve Blake
Hawks: grade C+
They acquire a pretty solide big man, who is still more a PF as a C. Blake is also a nice addition at PG. The negative site of the trade: Both have long contracts, the Hawks have to carry out.
Lakers: grade A
With Hinrich the Lakers finally acquire an elite veteran defense PG with high Bball IQ, who can be the man next to Kobe for 3 or 4 more years. They can sign him to an extension in summer for a moderate price. Additionally they get rid of the terrible mistake Blake and his contract. McRoberts is not a necessary guy in the rotation after Bynum is back.
Chances/fit: 80%
2.) Milwaukee Bucks
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Drew Gooden + Larry Sanders/Tobias Harris
Hawks: D-
Gooden can play C, and Sanders or Harris would be quiet nice talent material. Though the contract of Gooden is a farce and forces the Hawks to have him on their payroll in a huge way for several years. That's not worth it.
Bucks: B
The Bucks simply get rid of Gooden and his hilarious contract. The have to sacrifice one young talent for that effort. Hinrich would be an nice mentor for Jennings for the rest of the season and will probably leave in the summer.
Chances/fit: 30%
3.) New Orleans Hornets
Trade: Kirk Hinrich + Marvin Williams <---> Chris Kaman/Emeka Okafor + Greivis Vasquez/Dejuan Summers/Trey Johnson
Hawks: B+
Kaman or Okafor would be a pretty nice addition as replacement. The best the Hawks actually could get right now. Kaman makes more sense, as he would be a rental, Okafor would last to heavy on the payroll. Another player would come to make the money work, but would be fired right away i guess.
Hornets: C-
2 nice players come around for a rental (Kaman) or a huge contract (Okafor). That's one way to see it. Kaman though expressed interest in resigning, and Okafor is still a pretty good big man. Hinrich is not really needed in the rotation as veteran behind Jarrett Jack and Eric Gordon, and would probably walk in summer. And Williams contract is nasty and long.
Chances/fit: 50%
4.) New York Knicks
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Josh Harrellson + Toney Douglas + Jared Jeffries + Jerome Jordan
Hawks: E
The idea here is, that the Hawks get quantity instead of quality. Little contracts to make the payrolls work. Hawks would also have to waive 3 of their non-guaranteed players (Stackhouse, Sloan, I. Johnson). They get 3 big men who are hardly able to contribute. Harrellson and Jordan could become interesting bigs, but not in the forseeable future. Toney Douglas would be the only capable player here, but he would just be the backup for Teague and is not the reason why the Hawks are looking for a trade.
Knicks: A
The Knicks would do that one in an heartbeat. Hinrich is exactly the player they would love to add, an elite defense first PG in the best age. They could sign him to an extension in summer. They can abandon Douglas as he just slipped out of the rotation recently. All the other guys are more or less garbage minutes player, who could be replaced by free agents easily.
Chances/fit: 5%
5.) Oklahoma City Thunder
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Nazr Mohammed + Reggie Jackson
Hawks: C-
Mohammed is a guy who prooved that he can start as C, though his time is over since a while. He has an big contract to load on the shoulders. Not an ideal solution. Reggie Jackson would be a nice addition as young backup for Teague.
Thunder: B-
The Thunder get rid of Mohammed, and have to sacrifice their 1st rounder for that. Hinrich would be an one-season-mentor for Westbrook and Harden, as they would not be able to maintain his contract.
Chances/fit: 30%
6.) Philadelphia 76ers
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Nikola Vucevic + Lou Williams
Hawks: B
The problem here is that the better player of both the Hawks would receive is the guard. Vucevic isn't ready to contribute, so this is not really an big move at C. Williams would be a nice player to get, though the Hawks would have to take his long-term contract with that decision.
76ers: E
It simply makes no real sense here: They ship off their 1st round pick, and a quality guard to get a rental. Hinrich would not stay behind Holiday as his mentor, and leave in summer.
Chances/fit: 5%
7.) Phoenix Suns
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Channing Frye + Shannon Brown/Sebastian Telfair/Ronnie Price
Hawks: B-
Frye is a pretty flexible C, and would be an huge addition. They other player would just make the money work and be the garbage man behind Teague.
Suns: E
Loosing Frye for Hinrich makes no sense at all. What do they want with 2 veteran PGs? Hinrich wouldn't stay over summer.
Chances/fit: 5%
8.) Sacramento Kings
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Jason Thompson/DeMarcus Cousins + Fernando Garcia
Hawks: C
This is a tough one. Would the Hawks want to gamble on big time talent Cousins while they have their best franchise situation since the Dikembe/Smithee/Mookie era? Some would say take him when he is available, a no-brainer. Could be locker room cancer. Thompson though doesn't have the potential like Cousins, is PF and not really worth the trade. Garcia would be nasty for the payroll.
Kings: C
Are they really willing to loose their big man talent Cousins? Nobody thinks so right now, but that could change every minute. Thompson though, and getting rid of the terrible Garcia contract would make totally sense. Hinrich would mentor Evans, Thornton and Fredette and leave the Kings in summer.
Chances/fit: 20%
9.) Toronto Raptors
Trade: Kirk Hinrich + 1st round pick <---> Amir Johnson + Jarryd Bayless
Hawks: B-
Getting Johnson would be a great relieve for defense and rebounding, Bayless also is an PG talent that can break out soon. Behind Teague he would probably not though. The only negative aspect here is that Johnson has a pretty huhe contract to load on the shoulders for some more years.
Raptors: D
The Raptors could use Hinrich to mentor and backup DeRozan defensely for the season, and even have a thought about getting rid of Calderon and his contract in summer finally and sign Heinrich as their new PG to an extension. The ATL 1st rounder would be a nice addition for their rebuilding process. The loss of Johnson though would weaken the lame frontcourt immensly.
Chances/fit: 40%
10.) Gorden State Warriors
Trade: Kirk Hinrich <---> Andris Biedrins
Hawks: C
This trade would work when they fire their 2 unguaranteed players Pargo and Stackhouse. Biedrins is a starting C since back in the days, though he proved that he will never be a elite one. His contract would be on the payroll next season too.
Warriors: C
As Kwame Brown just went down, the Ws will hardly get away more big man, and it would be stupid to do that. The thinking here is: Hinrich though would be a pretty good mentor for Curry, and replace him all the times when his ankle says goodbye.
Chances/fit: 15%
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