Warriors Concede Defeat in Al Harrington Dealings

by Atma Brother ONE on Jul 24, 2006 8:15 AM PDT in News

The sign-and-trade between the Pacers and Hawks for Al Harrington is not yet officially a done deal, but Marc Stein of ESPN.com notes that the Warriors have conceded that Harrington is not coming to the Bay:

Harrington's return to the Indiana Pacers via sign-and-trade with the Atlanta Hawks, according to various NBA front-office sources, is widely seen as a done deal.

Perhaps the strongest indication that a formal announcement is forthcoming from Indianapolis is the fact that the Pacers' main competition for Harrington is no longer courting the versatile forward.

The Golden State Warriors, sources said, have conceded defeat in the Harrington chase, fully expecting the 26-year-old to join the Pacers in a swap with Atlanta that would net Harrington a six-year contract worth just under $57 million.

Are the Pacers overpaying for Al? Sure, but would you rather have Al Harrington at 9.5 million a year, Troy Murphy at 10 million a year, or Mike Dunleavy at 8.8 million a year?

For more of the Pro's and Con's of the Warriors missing out on Al Harrington see Warriors Strike Out: Al Harrington Traded to the Indiana Pacers

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thank youuuuu

finally sum news bout this....I THINK ANYONE WOULD RATHER HAVE HARRINGTON AT 9.5 THAN FUNLEAVY AT 8.8 OR MURPHY AT 10

by yaboi05 on Jul 24, 2006 11:05 AM PDT reply actions

FORGET IT

FORGET about Harrington man..he isn't that good to begin with..lets move on and get Garnett or somethin hahaha

by SAN JOSE Warriors on Jul 24, 2006 11:06 AM PDT reply actions

No doubt

Harrington is a better value for the money than Dun-dun or murph. Murphy could make the strides and put up the same numbers as al, but nevertheless he does not fit in with the warriors system. So looking at who is (realisticly) left, well theres not much. Id say the best option out there is Zach Randolph, attitude/motivation are questions, but he has the post up game we desperately need. He would fit right in with Boom-dizzle, they can both overthrow monty, burn the play book, and maybe win some games on talent alone(yea, right). That or we just tank the season for Oden or Yi

Well theres always next year x12

by FoyledAgain on Jul 24, 2006 2:12 PM PDT reply actions

Re: No doubt

We already have a 'lesser' player but a 'better' teammate with about as much upside. His name is Ike Diogu.

by MightyReds2020 on Jul 24, 2006 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Think Hawks

Al Harrington was on the Hawks. My guess is that his numbers were a little inflated and he isn't the best rebounder.

The Bimbo Coles era has BEGUN!!!

by laflyhalf on Jul 24, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply actions

Al Harrington - overrated

Steven A Smith, ChiTrib writer, has often characterized Al Harrington as a flawed player who is a bit of a tweener and doesn't pass out of the post and slows down ball movement.

I just mention him [Al Harrington] as someone I've heard the Bulls will look at. But I don't think Harrington gets you better. I don't think he's a true power forward or small forward and Deng and Nocioni both are better. His only lure is his post scoring, but I see him as a player who stops the ball and would hurt the way the Bulls play and in the end I don't think they'll make a serious bid for him.

I'd rather keep Murphy and Dunleavy and build a team around ball movement than add a guy who got stats playing on a losing team with weak post players.

by joe sez on Jul 24, 2006 5:40 PM PDT reply actions

No way...

... that Harrington is better than Murph. Double double players don't grow on trees, and Harrington isn't even that good of a scorer. (his PPG was a little high cause he was the go to guy on the Hawks).

by John Patrick on Jul 24, 2006 11:16 PM PDT reply actions

No use in trying now, since our big move is gone

No use in tryna now, since our big move was Al Harrington, who is gone now, and we still have dumbleavy. who we cant trade for spit, but we still have murph, he has value, teams are interested dfinitely. hopefully, mullins does sometin before the season starts, someting like, huge...or...we can just play the season for Yi!!!
The Yi movement in 2007.

by chingychink2006 on Jul 25, 2006 1:26 AM PDT reply actions

Time for a GM Trade

I'd rather keep Troy and MD and make a GM trade: Chris Mullin for Larry Bird.

by pineriver on Jul 25, 2006 8:09 AM PDT reply actions

Harrington has provided few results

Harrington's record isn't particularly impressive. He's not much of a rebounder for a guy his size. He's not a terribly efficient passer. If his defense was something to write home about, this might be acceptable, but for several years he's been a net-negative for his teams in +/-. Put him on the court and you don't do as well as you do with him on your bench. That's not what you want in a 9.5 million/year player.

by jae on Jul 26, 2006 7:33 AM PDT reply actions