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5 Atlanta Hawks Who Should Be Shown the Door This Offseason

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5 Atlanta Hawks Who Should Be Shown the Door This Offseason

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This is going to be an offseason of decisions for the Atlanta Hawks. There will be more than a couple of pieces added to the roster, and there obviously have to be some departures as well. Here are five players the Hawks should look to let go in some way or another in order to retool for the upcoming season.

5. Elton Brand

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5. Elton Brand

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This one is pretty self explanatory. Nothing against Brand, but he just doesn't have much of anything left in the tank at this point. He is a good influence in the locker room, but little else. If he even hangs around another season, it won't be as an Atlanta Hawk most likely.

4. John Jenkins

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4. John Jenkins

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You won't find many people who are as high on John Jenkins as I am. The fact of the matter is that the Hawks just traded for a guy who does pretty much the same things as he does. It's just a numbers game at this point, and he's left out in the cold. With a little improvement on the defensive end he could carve out a nice little career in the NBA. It just isn't going to be with the Hawks.

3. Mike Scott

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3. Mike Scott

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Another victim of the numbers game is Mike Scott. He was passed up in the rotation by Mike Muscala in the playoffs this past season, and he likely isn't getting that job back when salaries come into play. Scott will find himself on the trading block as he's set to make over $ 3 million next season. This is another guy who could have a nice role on an NBA roster if he could learn how to play defense. Again, it probably won't be in Atlanta.

2. Pero Antic

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2. Pero Antic

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Pero Antic is probably the first guy on the list who may be an unpopular opinion. He just isn't a good basketball player though. Antic is a stretch big who can't really knock down shots consistently. He's nothing more than a big body on defense, and can't bang down low on the offensive end either. He just isn't worth the $ 2 or 3 million he'll be looking for.

1. DeMarre Carroll

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1. DeMarre Carroll

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I'm cheating a bit with this one. If he would sign for something between $ 8-10 million, the Hawks would be idiotic to let him go. That almost certainly won't be the case though. Someone will bet big on him and give him something in the range of $ 11-13 million per season, but that is just going to be too expensive. I have all the love in the world for DeMarre Carroll, but unless his salary demands are reasonable, he probably won't be back.

Johnathan Neumann is the Atlanta Hawks Beat Writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @JJ_Neumann, or add him to your network on Google

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