Luol Deng close to signing with Atlanta Hawks

[Hotlantadude81]

Wizards > Hawks

Washington better keep Ariza and hope that last year was not a fluke because Ariza has traditionally been a very inconsistent player. Plus, Wall is the only all star that Washington has.

Washington had a really healthy team last year outside of Nene (a role player) and you still only managed 43 wins.

[hawkfan]

Another and better option for the Hawks is a two year deal for Evan Turner (team option on second year, fully unguaranteed) for $17.4 million.

Turner's option was 8.7 million. He'll be a locker room problem if he doesn't get that.

It's a risk, but it is one worth taking for one year. He didn't get developed properly in Philadelphia and then got lost in the shuffle in Indy. But he is still young and hopefully those experiences will force him to work on his game.

If he does that and improves (and sometimes that happens), then it is worth it. He could still be a 15/6 per game and the Hawks have a need for a dependable small forward. DeMarre Carroll is a nice role player, more suited to being an energy guy off the bench.

If it doesn't work out, the Hawks can release him and then use that cap space somewhere else.