USA Today: Joe agrees.

[mrhonline]

In a surprise move Thursday, Joe Johnson agreed in principle to re-sign with the Atlanta Hawks for a "max" contract of six years, roughly $120 million.

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[Joker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCkLEo-DT1Q

[Joker]

Welcome back Joe

[DJlaysitup]

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Great! this could actually work in our favor - although I doubt the ASG planned it. JJ getting $120M might force (or induce) other teams with capspace to overpay for guys like Boozer.

[99PROBL3MS]

Congrats to JJ and the Hawks for getting a deal done. If he plays like this everynight, he will earn his money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4pMmB6_ow

[Deeman]

I don't think Joe is worth anywhere near 120 million but whatever, if we don't get a decent big this offseason is an epic fail.

[mrhonline]

I'm a bit suspicious because this is the only report of an agreement...

[Unforgiven]

hope its a Done Deal so we could go after a big such as haywood or maybe even shaq.

[coachx]

Welcome back Joe !

[bird_dirt]

Welcome back Joe

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL! What is that, velvet?

[frankthetank966]

Well lets be frank, we werent going to get Lebron Wade or Bosch and the only way JJ would stay is if we gave him max. It may suck but he gives us the best chance of winning. Good move by ownership.

[jezmund]

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I definitely think we considerably overspent here. Millions and millions overspent. 5 years, 80 million seems fair for Joe but if it took him more to resign, so be it.

The one way I can get behind this deal is if we aggressively make a move for another star to go with him. I feel that Josh Smith and Jamal Crawford as a package could possibly net us something pretty significant. An affordable, dynamic player in Josh + a huge productive expiring with Jamal. I'm on the phone with the Denver Nuggets right now concerning Carmelo Anthony. See if Carmelo would agree to an extension knowing that he'd be playing with Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Kenyon Martin + some young guys in Jeff Teague and Jordan Crawford.

Smith / Crawford / Marvin / Evans for Anthony / KMart

This isn't likely but there has to be a Pau Gasol type deal out there.

[Flight]

If it's true I'm glad we got it done. Now it's time for JJ to play to level he's getting paid

[frankthetank966]

If it's true I'm glad we got it done. Now it's time for JJ to play to level he's getting paid

You're 100% right

[JTB]

This is great! Im so thrilled to have Joe Johnson back in a hawks uniform even though I think its way too much for him but hell oh well atleast he's back and we can take care of other unfinished buisness first by deciding what to do with chillz and then the marvin williams trade rumor with the warriors! We are moving along good by getting jj back people! we needed him back anyways

[sturt]

I know I'll feel a whole lot more secure once MC reports this.... think he went to bed early tonight? :bedtime2:

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LMFAO!!!I just watched it about 10 times to that song and loved it every time.

[Brotha2ThaNite]

I don't think Joe is worth anywhere near 120 million but whatever, if we don't get a decent big this offseason is an epic fail.

[NineOhTheRino]

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+1 for you for being on top of this thing.