he Sonics are eager to begin the restructuring of their roster and have offered the Atlanta Hawks point guard Luke Ridnour for the No. 11 pick in Thursday's NBA draft, according to three NBA sources. The Hawks have long coveted Ridnour and he could be the point guard they have sought for years. Atlanta passed on New Orleans' Chris Paul and Utah's Deron Williams in the 2005 draft in favor of Bremerton's Marvin Williams. Atlanta also has another deal on the table from a third team for a point guard and is mulling that offer. If the Hawks accept Seattle's offer, the Sonics would own two of the first 11 picks and four of the first 35 and almost certainly would deal the No. 31 and 35 picks for perhaps another first-rounder or future picks. With the 11th pick, the Sonics could nab a point guard prospect such as Texas A&M's Acie Law, who worked out for the club earlier this month, or Georgia Tech's Javaris Crittenton, a freshman who would probably need a few years of seasoning before taking over the starting position</p> </p> Off RealGM</p> </p> </p>
PG: Luke Ridnour / Speedy Claxton</p> SG: Joe Johnson / Salim Stoudemire</p> SF: Josh Smith / Josh Childress</p> PF: Al Horford / Marvin Williams</p> C: Zaza Pachulia / Lorenzen Wright</p> Royal Ivey, Shelden Williams, Tyronne Lue</p> </p> I think that team would make the playoffs in the East, draft Al Horford at #3 and you have your star PG you've been waiting for. </p> Then, i think they should trade Marvin Williams or Josh Childress for a proper PF .. who though? </p>
No way, I don't think Ridnour is the answer at point. He's a nice holdover until you findthe guy you want, but the Sonics don't even trust him...why should the Hawks? All in all, I'd do it for the 11, but I wouldnt have a parade and stop looking for a 1.
Ridnour wouldn't your "point guard of the future", but I guess he'd still be an upgrade over anything Atlanta has had lately. Like Dre said, I wouldn't be jumping up and down if this trade is announced. More than anything, this sounds like a back-up plan if Atlanta keeps the pick and Acie Law IV is already off the board.
I like Ridnour. He's clearly underrated, but seems to me to be a poor-man's Kirk Hinrich. At least on offense.</p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="yspsctnhdln"><div class="title">Hinrich's Career Stats</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="7"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr class="yspsctbg" align="center"> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4" height="18" align="left">Career</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">FG</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">3PT</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">FT</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">Rebounds</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="7">Misc</td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblthbody1" height="18" align="right"> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left">Year</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left">Team</td> <td class="yspdetailttl">G</td> <td class="yspdetailttl">Min</td> <td class="yspdetailttl ppg">M</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">A</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Pct</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">M</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">A</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Pct</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">M</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">A</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Pct</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Off</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Def</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Tot</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Ast</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">TO</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Stl</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Blk</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">PF</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">PPG</td><td></td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2003-04</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">CHI</td><td class="yspscores">76</td><td class="yspscores">35:36</td><td class="yspscores">4.2</td><td class="yspscores">10.8</td><td class="yspscores">38.6</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.9</td><td class="yspscores">4.9</td><td class="yspscores">39.0</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">80.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.6</td><td class="yspscores">2.9</td><td class="yspscores">3.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">6.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.7</td><td class="yspscores">1.3</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">3.6</td><td class="yspscores">12.0</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow2" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2004-05</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">CHI</td><td class="yspscores">77</td><td class="yspscores">36:23</td><td class="yspscores">5.8</td><td class="yspscores">14.6</td><td class="yspscores">39.7</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.9</td><td class="yspscores">5.3</td><td class="yspscores">35.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">2.8</td><td class="yspscores">79.2</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.4</td><td class="yspscores">3.5</td><td class="yspscores">4.0</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">6.4</td><td class="yspscores">2.3</td><td class="yspscores">1.6</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">3.2</td><td class="yspscores">15.7</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow1" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2005-06</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">CHI</td><td class="yspscores">81</td><td class="yspscores">36:30</td><td class="yspscores">5.6</td><td class="yspscores">13.3</td><td class="yspscores">41.8</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.6</td><td class="yspscores">4.2</td><td class="yspscores">37.0</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">3.2</td><td class="yspscores">3.9</td><td class="yspscores">81.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.4</td><td class="yspscores">3.2</td><td class="yspscores">3.6</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">6.4</td><td class="yspscores">2.3</td><td class="yspscores">1.2</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">3.1</td><td class="yspscores">15.9</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow2" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2006-07</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">CHI</td><td class="yspscores">80</td><td class="yspscores">35:30</td><td class="yspscores">5.9</td><td class="yspscores">13.3</td><td class="yspscores">44.8</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">4.2</td><td class="yspscores">41.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">3.0</td><td class="yspscores">3.6</td><td class="yspscores">83.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.4</td><td class="yspscores">3.0</td><td class="yspscores">3.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">6.3</td><td class="yspscores">2.4</td><td class="yspscores">1.3</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">3.4</td><td class="yspscores">16.6</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow1" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" colspan="2" align="left">Career</td><td class="yspscores">314</td><td class="yspscores">36:00</td><td class="yspscores">5.4</td><td class="yspscores">13.0</td><td class="yspscores">41.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">4.6</td><td class="yspscores">38.1</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">2.5</td><td class="yspscores">3.1</td><td class="yspscores">81.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.4</td><td class="yspscores">3.2</td><td class="yspscores">3.6</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">6.5</td><td class="yspscores">2.4</td><td class="yspscores">1.3</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">3.3</td><td class="yspscores">15.1</td><td></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td height="7"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="yspsctnhdln"><div class="title">Ridnour's Career Stats</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="7"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr class="yspsctbg" align="center"> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4" height="18" align="left">Career</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">FG</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">3PT</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">FT</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="4">Rebounds</td><td class="yspwhitebg" rowspan="7" width="1"></td><td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="7">Misc</td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblthbody1" height="18" align="right"> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left">Year</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left">Team</td> <td class="yspdetailttl">G</td> <td class="yspdetailttl">Min</td> <td class="yspdetailttl ppg">M</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">A</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Pct</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">M</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">A</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Pct</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">M</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">A</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Pct</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Off</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Def</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Tot</td><td></td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Ast</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">TO</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Stl</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">Blk</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">PF</td><td class="yspdetailttl ppg">PPG</td><td></td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2003-04</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">SEA</td><td class="yspscores">69</td><td class="yspscores">16:06</td><td class="yspscores">2.1</td><td class="yspscores">5.1</td><td class="yspscores">41.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.4</td><td class="yspscores">1.2</td><td class="yspscores">33.8</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.9</td><td class="yspscores">1.1</td><td class="yspscores">82.3</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.5</td><td class="yspscores">1.1</td><td class="yspscores">1.6</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">2.4</td><td class="yspscores">1.2</td><td class="yspscores">0.8</td><td class="yspscores">0.1</td><td class="yspscores">1.5</td><td class="yspscores">5.5</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow2" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2004-05</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">SEA</td><td class="yspscores">82</td><td class="yspscores">31:23</td><td class="yspscores">3.7</td><td class="yspscores">9.0</td><td class="yspscores">40.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">37.6</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.9</td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">88.3</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.7</td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">5.9</td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">1.2</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">2.3</td><td class="yspscores">10.1</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow1" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2005-06</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">SEA</td><td class="yspscores">79</td><td class="yspscores">33:12</td><td class="yspscores">4.2</td><td class="yspscores">10.1</td><td class="yspscores">41.8</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.5</td><td class="yspscores">1.9</td><td class="yspscores">28.9</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">2.5</td><td class="yspscores">2.9</td><td class="yspscores">87.7</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.6</td><td class="yspscores">2.4</td><td class="yspscores">3.0</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">7.0</td><td class="yspscores">2.1</td><td class="yspscores">1.6</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">2.3</td><td class="yspscores">11.5</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow2" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" align="left">2006-07</td><td class="yspscores" align="left">SEA</td><td class="yspscores">71</td><td class="yspscores">29:30</td><td class="yspscores">4.2</td><td class="yspscores">9.8</td><td class="yspscores">43.3</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.7</td><td class="yspscores">2.0</td><td class="yspscores">35.3</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">80.5</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.4</td><td class="yspscores">1.9</td><td class="yspscores">2.3</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">5.2</td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">1.2</td><td class="yspscores">0.3</td><td class="yspscores">2.6</td><td class="yspscores">11.0</td><td></td></tr> <tr class="ysprow1" height="16" align="right"><td class="yspscores" colspan="2" align="left">Career</td><td class="yspscores">301</td><td class="yspscores">27:53</td><td class="yspscores">3.6</td><td class="yspscores">8.6</td><td class="yspscores">41.8</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.6</td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">34.1</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.1</td><td class="yspscores">85.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">0.6</td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">2.4</td><td></td><td class="yspscores">5.2</td><td class="yspscores">1.8</td><td class="yspscores">1.2</td><td class="yspscores">0.2</td><td class="yspscores">2.2</td><td class="yspscores">9.6</td><td></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td height="7"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p>
Yeah, offensively similar. Defensively Ridnour is similar to a cardboard cut out of Hinich </p> </p> </p>
