The Atlanta Hawks have started to gauge trade interest on forward Josh Smith, and Smith isn't averse to ending his seven-year stay with his hometown team, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Monday.
Smith hasn't requested a trade, but has privately told league friends that the Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic are his preferred destinations should the Hawks decide to move him.
There's been growing acrimony between Smith and the organization, sources said, largely because of the feeling that Smith has been too convenient of a scapegoat.
Payroll is an issue for the Hawks, too, and Smith's contract – which has two years and $25.6 million remaining – is an attractive target for management to unload, if, for no other reason, than the five years, $110 million left on Joe Johnson's deal is far more difficult to move
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