When asked if he wanted to stay in Atlanta he said yes, he likes it there. He didn't necessarily come out and say "I want to stay in Atlanta", which in my book is different. Then again it's not like he said he wants to retire as the greatest Hawk, so maybe he will stay...
He seemed like he genuinely enjoyed his time in Atlanta and had a lot of great things to say about his coach, teammates and the fans. I didn't notice any cryptic messages in his comments. You can take that for what it's worth.
I think it will come down to what Atlanta wants to do next season...he said he needed to go through exit interviews and see. Didn't commit to it. If they blow it up I say he's gone...
Reading between the lines of what Barkley is saying it sounds like he's encouraging Dwight to go to LAC. CP3 - Howard would be a deadly combo if both are able to play at their elite levels.
Wow. Great interview with Howard. Barkley put him on the spot. I like Howard's attitude about wanting to get in shape.
If Howard signs with LAC I think they would trade Jordan for a SF. How crazy would it be if they traded him to Dallas. CP3 Reddick Parsons Griffin Howard That's a really solid s5, but depth would continue to be a problem for them.
I still think you could pull countless articles just like this during a star players last season with the team. This is how it usually happens, rarely do you get somebody like Lebron who shits on the city and leaves disrespectfully. Portland is going to be a very enticing destination for him, we need HIM and what HE does. Not even a player like him, we need him. He's the one, and Dame, Olshey, and Allen will make this known to him. Horford will be a Blazer next season!
I didn't watch it, but you have to ask - Why isn't he already in shape? You just played an 87 game season.
That will certainly depend on his priorities. I think Riverman is right. It will depend more if the Hawks want him back.
I also think he would love to get back to playing the 4 which won't happen with Millsap there. I guess there is a chance Horford stays with Atlanta, but I'll pretty much guarantee you that Millsap gets traded if he does. Atlanta looks destined to blow things up. Here are their free agents for the next 2 years. 2016 Free Agents Restricted None Unrestricted Kent Bazemore Kirk Hinrich Kris Humphries Al Horford 2017 Free Agents Restricted Tim Hardaway Jr. Lamar Patterson Dennis Schroder Unrestricted Kyle Korver Paul Millsap (P) Mike Muscala Mike Scott Thabo Sefolosha Tiago Splitter Jeff Teague Seems like either they blow it up this year, or risk losing a lot for nothing if they give this team one more try.
They need to blow it up. They could get a ton for their Millsap and Teague. - Millsap to Sacremento for Cauley-Stein, McLemore and their draft pick -Teague to Utah for Rodney Hood and their pick A Schroder/Hood/Cauley-Stein core would be a good one to build around with 2 lotto picks.. This current squad is never gonna win a ring. Seems pretty logical to me.
No waaaaaay Utah trades Hood for Teague. No way. Teague isn't a star, but Hood could one day be an All-Star, and Utah still has Exum.
That was a good article, but I'm still not sold on Horfords FA being Marc Gasol like in the sense that he's going into it with the intention of signing a max with the Hawks. Horford might at least meet with other teams.
