ATLANTA --After acquiring Glenn Robinson on Friday, the Atlanta Hawks are looking forward to having a trio of All-Stars in their frontcourt next season.

Robinson was traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to Atlanta for forwards Toni Kukoc and Leon Smith and a 2003 first-round draft pick. The Hawks have two first-round picks next year, their own and Indiana's, and Milwaukee will get the better of the two.

ESPN Insider Trade Analysis

The Bucks have shopped Robinson all summer. Last year was a down year for the Big Dog. He played in only 64 games and saw his points, rebounds, assists and shooting percentage all slide. Robinson frequently traded barbs with George Karl over his practice habits and, after the season ended with the Bucks landing in the lottery, change was in the air. Now Robinson will go from one Big Three in Milwaukee to another really big threesome in Atlanta. The Hawks' front line will feature Robinson, Shareef Abdur Rahim and Theo Ratliff. Together, they should be one of the most explosive offensive frontcourts in the Eastern Conference. When you combine them with Jason Terry, DerMarr Johnson and rookie Dan Dickau in the backcourt, it looks like the Hawks will be able to make good on their promise to season ticket holders to make the playoffs this season. Robinson gives them a solid, mid-range shooter that the team desperately lacked. Acquiring Kukoc gives the Bucks a better-ballhandling, less-selfish veteran who doesn't need the ball to be effective. But more importantly, it allows them to free up significant playing time for Tim Thomas. Thomas signed a huge contract during the summer of 2000, but actually saw his minutes and his production decrease last season. The trade also gives the Bucks some salary cap and luxury tax relief. Kukoc has only two years remaining on his contract and makes almost $2 million less than Robinson. With the extra money, the team can go out and sign a veteran point guard to back up Sam Cassell. — ESPN Insider's Chad Ford

Robinson, 29, part of an underachieving team that missed the playoffs last season, joins a club that has had a losing record for three straight seasons and finished 33-49 last year.

Robinson, a two-time All-Star, has an eight-year career average of 21.1 points and 6.2 rebounds.

"He addresses one of our specific weaknesses, which was the perimeter game,'' Hawks general manager Pete Babcock said. "We're sorry to see Toni Kukoc go, he was an integral part of our rebuilding process. But we had to give up something to get a player of Glenn Robinson's caliber.''

Robinson was charged last month with misdemeanor counts of domestic battery, assault and illegal possession of a firearm after police said he pushed his former fiancee and demanded to be let into her house. He is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 19. If convicted, he could spend up to one year in jail.

"It's certainly a concern, but we feel it's been taken care of. He apologized and knows he did wrong,'' said Billy Knight, Atlanta's director of basketball operations.

Robinson, a small forward, joins power forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim and center Theo Ratliff to make up an imposing group. Abdur-Rahim, who averaged 21.2 points and 9 rebounds last season, is also a two-time All-Star, while Ratliff, a former shot-block leader who missed all but three games last season with a hip injury, was an All-Star in 2001. Ratliff played summer league games and is completely healthy.

Prior to the deal for Robinson, Hawks management had guaranteed the team will make the playoffs this year, promising a partial refund to season-ticket holders if they don't make it.

"It's extremely exciting to add a player of Glenn's capabilities,'' Atlanta coach Lon Kruger said in a statement. "He's one of the premier offensive players in the league and I think his abilities will mesh well with Shareef and Theo.''

The Bucks missed the playoffs and players often bickered with coach George Karl. The trade means Milwaukee has broken up its "big three'' of Robinson, Ray Allen and Sam Cassell, who led the team to the Eastern Conference finals just two years ago.

Robinson, who averaged 20.7 points and 6.2 rebounds last season, was the No. 1 overall pick in 1994 out of Purdue.

Kukoc, 33, missed part of last season with injuries. He came to the Hawks with Ratliff as part of the Dikembe Mutombo trade in February 2001, and last season averaged 9.9 points in 59 games, mostly off the bench.

"Toni gives our coaching staff another versatile player -- a playoff-proven leader who handles the ball well and distributes the ball well for a man of his size,'' Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld said.

He thanked Robinson for his contributions to the Bucks over eight seasons.

"He arrived during the lean years and helped lead the franchise back to respectability as one of the game's most skilled scorers,'' Grunfeld said. "We wish him the same success in Atlanta.''

Karl said the Bucks needed to shake things up to avoid being complacent.

On draft day in April, the Hawks gave up a future first-round pick to Sacramento for the rights to Dan Dickau, who was taken with the 28th overall pick. But that pick was acquired from Houston a year ago for a second-round selection.

Smith, a 6-foot-10 center-forward, was signed by Atlanta in March, after playing out two 10-day contracts with the team and a stint in the CBA.

The 21-year-old Smith was drafted by Dallas straight out of high school in 1999. But he attempted suicide, and was arrested twice before being released by the Mavericks after a short stint with their summer league team.

In 14 games with the Hawks, Smith averaged 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds. He also played 28 games in the CBA last season.