Wizards Send Hinrich to Atlanta for Bibby, Draft Pick in Five-Player Deal

‘Trevor Booker, Tony Parker and Kirk Hinrich’
courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’

Last night, the Wizards pulled the trigger on another “building for the future” trade, sending Kirk Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Mike Bibby, Maurice Evans, Jordan Crawford and a first-round pick. Not only does Crawford have good upside, Bibby brings a savings of about $2m to the club’s books for the 2011-2012 season – and who knows if he stays put or gets flipped again to clear more space.

For fun, here’s the Wizards opening day roster (starters in bold, players in italics no longer with team as of last night):

PG          Gilbert Arenas

C             Hilton Armstrong

PF           Andray Blatche

C             Trevor Booker

G             Kirk Hinrich

SF           Josh Howard

G             Lester Hudson

GF          Cartier Martin

C             JaVale McGee

C             Hamady N’Diaye

F              Kevin Seraphin

SF           Al Thornton

PG          John Wall

PF           Yi Jianlian

SG          Nick Young

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