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Kings Send Bibby to Atlanta

Posted Feb 17, 08 5:16 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Mike Bibby is headed to Atlanta as part of a trade that will give the Sacramento Kings four expiring contracts and a second-round draft pick, and allow the Hawks to (so they hope) make a run at the playoffs, reports the Sacramento Bee. "I had some good times here in Sacramento," said the veteran point guard, who had expected a trade.

The Hawks will send over Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen Wright and Shelden Williams, whose small and expiring contracts will give the Kings the salary-cap space they would need to pick up some emerging free agents. Atlanta, currently just shy of a playoff spot, will be banking on Bibby's clutch shooting and nine years of experience to push them over the top.

Source Sacramento Bee

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Atlanta Hawks guard Anthony Johnson, right, drives around Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash, left, on his way to the basket in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, in Phoenix....   (Associated Press)
Mike Bibby stands after the Denver Nuggets' 120-115 victory over the Kings in this April 4, 2007 file photo. The Atlanta Hawks traded four players and a draft pick on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, for Mike...   (Associated Press)
Sacramento Kings guard Mike Bibby, left, passes under the basket around Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., in this March 25, 2007...   (Associated Press)
The Atlanta Hawks' Tyronn Lue, left, goes up for a shot as Portland Trail Blazers' Steve Blake (2) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, in Atlanta, Ga. Lue...   (Associated Press)
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