ATLReceived
Atlanta Hawks
PJoe Johnson
Restricted-star sign-and-trade · August 19, 2005
The sign-and-trade that made Joe Johnson Atlanta's centerpiece
Atlanta acquired Joe Johnson from Phoenix and gave the 24-year-old guard the primary role he wanted, while the Suns received Boris Diaw and two future first-round picks.
See where this happened in the 2005 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To ATL
To PHX20061STround asset20081STround assetPHXReceived
Phoenix Suns
PBoris Diaw
#2006 first-round pick · No. 21
#2008 first-round pick · No. 15
Why it happened
The bet each side made
Johnson wanted a larger on-ball role than Phoenix's balanced offense could offer. Atlanta needed a foundational creator after a 13-win season.
Why history remembers it
Johnson became a six-time All-Star with Atlanta; Diaw won Most Improved Player and immediately helped Phoenix survive Amar'e Stoudemire's lost season.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
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2006 first-round pick · traded
Rajon Rondo trade tree
Phoenix later routed the selection used on Rajon Rondo to Boston on draft night.
What changed
The consequences
- Johnson averaged more than 20 points in five consecutive Atlanta seasons.
- Atlanta returned to the playoffs in 2008 and began a six-year postseason streak.
- Diaw became an immediate tactical connector for the Suns.
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