Zach Lowe makes the case for why the Hawks should NOT trade Trae Young.
i kind of want the Hawks to keep Trey Young longterm i don’t think there’s a great market for him so I don’t think there’s a trade out there that completely just reorients the franchise in a positive way if I’m them I am being like “Look we’ll extend you but it’s got to be one of these you it’s flat or it comes down and it’s flat.” Like we’re not giving you the max if I can extend him at a decent number I just kind of like their team and I do think he changed his style of play a little bit i think there’s hope for like a Trey Young mid-career metamorphosis is too strong of a word but I could see like in a year it’s like oh my god the Hawks are like up 2-1 in the second round and Trey Young is moving off the ball a little bit and blah blah blah like I could see it i think that’s what I would do because I don’t think there’s three first round picks and a prospect or anything like that for Troy Young on the market right
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He needs to shoot better – if he can they can do something, needs to be more efficient
I agree with you Zach
I think keeping Trae Young means staying mediocre. We haven't seen Young in the playoffs in years. We haven't seen him get targeted again and again and that puts a huge cap on your team. Its much much better if they trade him, because otherwise you are paying 230 million max deal for him for the next 4 years and that wont be a tradable deal in the new CBA
I'd be very rich if i had a dollar for everytime someone said "I can see Trae Young move off ball" for him to never move off ball and stagnate the entire offense if the ball isn't in his hands 90% of the time
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He’s a max player sorry
Hawks fan here. He led the NBA in assists this year by over 100 assists so he’s great with the ball. He just needs to to consistently take better shots, if he gets his fg% close to 50/40 he will be a dominant player in the league
If I'm the Hawks I'm calling the Raps. For Quickley, Agbaji, Walter and the #9 pick.
Wish Trae fit what OKC wanted to do better. Would love to see him back home
His effort on the defensive end is the worst problem. He is probably the worst defender in the league. He hogs the ball too much and to be honest, his team looks more fun to watch when he is on the bench
If theres a team that Trae Young fits its Atlanta rn. Long defensive wings in Risacher, Daniels & Jalen. Wish they had a better center, Okongwu is undersized and better off as a backup tbh. If they could get a rim running Center or a guy like Kessler, I think they can be a 4-5 seed. Jalen was really important for them last year and it really hurt them when he went down.
Definitely please don't overpay for him. He's not that good.