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Hawks waive Nailon, activate HendersonSaddled with the NBA's worst record, the Atlanta Hawks on Monday activated forward Alan Henderson from the injured list. Henderson, who has missed the entire season with a back injury, practiced with the Hawks (8-24) on Monday afternoon and will be in uniform for Tuesday's game against the Washington Wizards. A nine-year veteran, Henderson has career averages of 6.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Last season, he avoided major injuries for the first time in four seasons and was the only Hawk to play in all 82 games. To make room for Henderson, the Hawks waived forward Lee Nailon, who averaged 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 27 games this season. Nailon was signed by Atlanta on September 30 after playing in just 38 games last season for the New York Knicks. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sheed on the block?Although a tad tainted by his criminal conduct and ridiculous rhetoric, bidding for Rasheed Weed's services has sharply escalated within the last week. Resolved to rid themselves of the rising free agent, the Blazers gave permission to agent Bill Strickland to elicit trade propositions from teams his client would consider re-signing with come summer. So far, all three Texas teams and the Hawks - maybe even the Pistons - are involved in the auction. Rasheed's preference is the Rockets, according to Peter Vecsey; the obvious appeal being Yao Ming and Steve Francis, which is why they refuse to include either one in trade talk. Meaning, Houston may have to wait until the offseason to pursue Rasheed. Unlike the Mavericks, underlines a Strickland trustee, who might be inclined to give up Antawn Jamison and Eduardo Najera (but would rather include Tariq Abdul-Wahad), depending on the health of the Lakers' feared foursome and Mark Cuban's mood following a two-game skid. Long before the Spurs' manufactured their 12-game victory march, they offered Rasho Nesterovic, Malik Rose and Ron Mercer for Rasheed, the same source maintains. As for the Hawks, they're eager to move Theo Ratliff and Alan Henderson for Rasheed. The Blazers countered with a request for Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Stephen Jackson. Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets On the BlockPerhaps the best way to consider current NBA rosters is to list those players who are not about to be traded, according to some general manager, front-office lackey, published report, Internet message board or hot dog vendor in Section 228 of your local arena. Already this season, we've seen five trades involving 18 players, from Jalen Rose and Ricky Davis to Rick Brunson and Brevin Knight. But it won't end there, for a variety of reasons. One team, the Trail Blazers, has a mandate for change that comes from the organization's brass. Another, the Hawks, is prepping for an old-fashioned fire sale. Some teams have a general managers -- Glen Grunwald of the Raptors for instance -- who sense an opportunity to take advantage of the watered-down Eastern Conference and firm up their shaky job status by transacting their teams into the postseason. After discussing the situation with several front-office types, Sean Deveny of the Indianapolis Star breaks down the 10 most likely members of the NBA's most likely to be traded club, which includes Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff and Jason Terry of the Hawks, Kurt Thomas of the Knicks, Jamaal Tinsley of the Pacers, Zydrunas Ilgauskas of the Cavaliers, Marcus Fizer of the Bulls, Lamond Murray of the Raptors, newly acquired Antawn Jamieson of the Mavericks and Rodney White of the Nuggets. Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hawks Dec 2003 Archive
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