Going into the 2007 draft lottery, the Joe Johnson sign and trade looked like a failure.
That is no indictment on Joe. That is a statement of fact against an ownership that was still suing each other, a coach that created an offense that relied on talent without developing any of that said talent into skill. That is on a GM who over reacted against criticism for taking the best available player (Marvin Williams) by trying to draft based on need (Shelden Williams) all without realizing to fill a need the player needed skill.