Good news for Hawks' fans today, as forward Josh Smith wasn't traded and remained with Atlanta for at least the rest of the season. The team did make two other minor moves though.
First they sent Anthony Morrow to the Dallas Mavericks for Dahntay Jones. Morrow, who has been injured most of the year, averaged 5.2 points a game and had hit 40 percent of his 3-point attempts in 24 games. He became expendable though after falling out of the playing rotation while he was hurt. Jones has averaged 3.5 points in 50 games this year for Dallas. He is really known for his defense though and should help out the Hawks in guarding some of the opponents best players.
In the other move, the Hawks sent cash considerations and future draft considerations to the Golden State Warriors for backup center Jeremy Tyler. Tyler averaged 4.9 points as a rookie last season for the Warriors, but only 1.1 points so far this year in 20 games. The Hawks probably won't use him very often, but he does provide a bigger body off the bench. The move was mainly made to help Golden State escape the luxury tax issue.
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