Harrington still alive for Indy, and possible 4-way deal?

[Kings113]

NBA.com - The Pacers are still very much involved in discussions about a possible sign-and-trade deal for Atlanta forward Al Harrington, franchise CEO & President Donnie Walsh said on Monday.

Weekend media reports suggested ownership had stepped in to squelch the deal, leading the Hawks to re-open trade discussions with other teams.

"I think we're coming down to it and we'll either get it or we won't," said Walsh. "It's a negotiation – in terms of the trade, in terms of the (contract). We've been negotiating and that takes time. Usually, the press doesn't get wind of that until it gets toward the end. But here it seems like they were in it before we had any understanding we could do a trade with Atlanta and then (reported) definitely that the deal was done or that it was imminent before we even talked to Al's people. You have to understand, there was also a change of agents in all this, so that took some time, too.

"I think it's business as usual, myself. It's gone the way every deal goes for me."

http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/walsh_harrington_060821.html

Interesting stuff, indeed.

San Francisco Chronicle - Al Harrington, who recently switched agents from Andy Miller to Arn Tellem, is readily available after a sign-and-trade deal between Atlanta and Indiana reportedly was nixed by Pacers ownership.

According to two league sources, the Golden State Warriors have revived discussions with three other teams on a multiple-player swap. The principal parts involve Mike Dunleavy Jr. going to the Clippers, Corey Maggette to Denver and Joe Smith to Atlanta, with the Warriors getting Harrington.

Tellem represents both Harrington and Dunleavy and a similar multi-team deal was discussed in Las Vegas during the summer league, according to one of the sources.

However, the status of Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., a main proponent of the team's interest in Dunleavy Jr., is what could be the deal-breaker. The coach is entering the final year of his contract and would like an extension after guiding his team to the Western Conference semifinals.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/21/SPGRBKM7S61.DTL


Maggette would give Nuggs a damn good 2nd scoring option. Maggs is a quality swingman overall. Only negatives there is Maggette is not a consistent long-range shooter, streaky, and another potential injury prone player for Denver.

Dunleavy to the Clippers? eek. I wouldn't like that at all. "Dun", is quite the average player on a wild contract. Huge downgrade.