Rumor: Warriors Still Trying to Get Al Harrington

by Atma Brother ONE on Aug 4, 2006 8:37 AM PDT in News

From Mark Montieth of IndyStar.com:

Warriors back in hunt?
Golden State general manager Chris Mullin hopes that Al Harrington's decision to switch agents allows him to re-enter the picture.

Mullin, a teammate of Harrington's for two seasons with the Pacers, has reportedly offered forward Troy Murphy for Harrington in a sign-and-trade package with Atlanta.

"I'll be on the phone later today for sure," Mullin told the San Jose Mercury News on Wednesday. "If they (the Hawks) want to do a basketball deal, they can do a good deal where we can be as big a player as anybody."

The Pacers were regarded as the lone contender for Harrington before he fired agent Andy Miller and hired Arn Tellem.

Also, John Hollinger of The New York Sun posed this scenario for Al Harrington and the Warriors:

If not, another intriguing possibility is a three-way arrangement involving Golden State. The Warriors don't have the goods to get a deal done by themselves, but have a roster loaded with young players and could work a deal out if they sent cash and an expiring contract from another team to Atlanta. That might not be the Hawks' first choice, however, because they get more cap relief by dumping Edwards's contract in the Indiana trade. And ultimately, Atlanta can put the kibosh on any deal involving Harrington — which is exactly why he's been in limbo so long.

I don't know about everyone else, but it sure seems like a lot of drama for a player who will most likely never make an All Star team. Just goes to show you a) how weak this year's free agent class is and b) how weak the Warriors are at the Small Forward spot. I say just wait one year.

Would you move Troy Murphy and his double-doubles to get Al Harrington? Which young players would you be willing to part with for Mr. Lipton?

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I'd wait a year

by joe sez on Aug 4, 2006 9:36 AM PDT reply actions

overrated

Harrington is way overrated. On our team, I suspect we would get a Dunleavy level performance; possibly worse. This guy does nothing to make his team better when the ball isn't in his hands, and not much when the ball is in his hands. His shooting % is unimpressive and he doesn't get a lot of rebounds. He scored 18 pts a game on a team where he was the first scoring option; he won't be that here. I would rather not be paying 2 SF $9-10mill a year that aren't star quality.

by chrisz42 on Aug 5, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply actions

why

why are we still tryna get this guy. he isn't that great, really. 18 points is respectable for a 2nd offensive option (Joe Johnson was the first, imo, despite being the "point guard"), but this guy wouldn't perform that great here. Aren't the Cavs trying to trade Drew Gooden? I would rather persue him. I think Gooden has skills, just shadowed by a team that's all about LeBron.

by mistererickk on Aug 5, 2006 8:37 PM PDT reply actions

Harrington, Gooden, right deal for Woes?

His value is two fold: he is another serious weapon other teams need to scheme defensively to stop, making it easier for everyone to score (Dunleavy's quotes about Woes "streetball" offense comes to mind here). Secondly AH strengthens the position so many have identified as weakest: the scoring forward who can penetrate and score.

Currently, it's simply the wrong deal if the Woes have to shell out big bucks for him - Cohan is not likely to embrace the Woes going far over the cap and paying big$ luxury tax.

Gooden is an experienced player, and in what's left of this FA group respectable, but will he make the difference Harrington would? He's not worth huge $$ unless we unload one of the big contracts - but who would we send to the Cavs?

My guess is Mullin was told to complete a second Fisher deal, or have one in the works, before Cohan signs off on any big $ FA arrivals.

by hardcore on Aug 7, 2006 1:07 PM PDT reply actions