Could Bucks Salmon become a Hawk?
Posted by: gwoelfel on May 3, 2010 at 7:19PM CST
GERY WOELFEL

One of the more bizarre rumors circulating during the just-completed Milwaukee Bucks-Atlanta Hawks playoff series was that Bucks shooting guard John Salmons could wind up wearing a Hawks uni next season.
As crazy as that sounds, there is a possibility it could happen.

The Hawks may lose star shooting guard Joe Johnson in free agency and, if that occurs, the Hawks could target Salmons as a possible replacement.

Salmons has a player-option clause in his contract, meaning he has the choice to stick with the Bucks for another season at $5.8 million or become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and sign with the team of his choice.
The Bucks have had some conversations with Salmons’ agent, Joel Bell, about signing an extension, but that isn’t likely to happen.

Salmons, 30, was a godsend for the Bucks this season. He averaged 19.9 points in 30 regular-season games after being acquired in a trade with Chicago. He averaged 18 points in the seven-game Eastern Conference first-round series against the Hawks.

PG Shaun Livingston 6'7
SG John Salmons 6'6

You could probably get your starting back court for about 10 million. Would be a low key signing but these are the kind of players that really help SuperStars. Good defense, tough, versatile, efficient players.

I Could see SL going 16pts/8ast 50% and JS going 18pts/5ast 48% the way they attack the rim with their size.

I don't trust Salmons too much. He's been so erratic over his career. He played fantastically in Milwaukee - but that could have been because he knew he was making a push for a new contract. Larry Hughes syndrome.

Salmons will be a nice MLE player for a team looking for depth. No interest in bringing him here

I'll take Toney Douglas as the shooting guard if I can have Shaun Livingston as the PG. Let them switch on the defensive end.

I'd be fine with Livingston, TD & CJ Watson if we could squeeze him in.