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Interesting. I always thought they built around the wrong player. But would trading Trae actually stabilize the team? They seem to have a great supporting cast. Interesting.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-request-trade
Sources: Trae Young Could Be Next NBA Superstar to Request Trade
LAS VEGAS — Rival executives in attendance at the NBA's annual G League Winter Showcase are of the belief that Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young could be the next player on a rookie max extension to request a trade if the team doesn't make inroads come postseason time.
Young, 24, is as compe ive as they come and has a strong desire to win big in this league. He's under contract through the 2026-27 season but has an early termination option after the 2025-26 season.
Atlanta has struggled to find the chemistry that propelled it to the Eastern Conference Finals two years ago. Last season, the Hawks won just one playoff game, losing in five games to the Miami Heat. This season, they are on a similar trajectory with an underwhelming 16-16 record, ninth in the Eastern Conference. All that despite the offseason addition of star guard Dejounte Murray, a player Young encouraged management to pursue.
This week, Atlanta ownership reassigned president Travis Schlenk—who drafted Young—to an adviser role. How the Hawks shape the roster around Young under general manager Landry Fields, the newly appointed front-office chief, will be monitored closely. A source told B/R that Young and Fields meet routinely and have a great relationship.
Fields has the green light from ownership to do what's necessary to acquire upgrades, but the hard part is executing. John Collins has been made available in trade talks, but it is unclear if the organization can return a package that would make the team better.
Interesting. I always thought they built around the wrong player. But would trading Trae actually stabilize the team? They seem to have a great supporting cast. Interesting.
Sounds like a stretch but would be huge for those unprotected pics.
Cat see too many teams ready to go all in on Trae though….
Poor man’s Curry with a at ude. Some team will bite.
Trae was born to be a Knick. Don't know if NYK have the kind of assets to make it happen though.
Trae bolts. Desperate Hawks make a bad trade. Turmoil unravels. Dejounte signs elsewhere in free agency. 2025 Hawks become to the Spurs what the Lakers have become to the Pelicans. Please dear God, make it happen.
Trae for KAT makes sense fr both teams.
That’s not a bad trade at all tbh. Agree makes sense for both.
Trae would make the Wolves dangerous with Ant, Gobert and some decent role players like McDaniels.
Hawks would need to make some further trades to put a defensive 4 next to KAT but they’ll have the assets to do it with Capela, Collins, Griffin.
^ Okongwu is probably a good fit next to KAT actually he has the foot speed to play the 4 on defense. Might not be a perfect fit on offense
They got three FRPs from OKC in the Dieng trade on draft day. They’re all protected to some extent, and the protections lessen as time goes by. The least protection in any year for any of the picks is 1-8. I wouldn’t take all three as payment for Trae. They’re pretty mid.
Rival execs creating Atlanta dissent out of nothing.
But no one's winning anything with Trae Young. That trade to Minnesota is interesting, though.
There’s been dissent in ATL since their disappointing season following the ECF appearance. Ain’t nobody manufacturing anything.Rival execs creating Atlanta dissent out of nothing.
But no one's winning anything with Trae Young. That trade to Minnesota is interesting, though.
Atlanta picks
The problem is KAT does not want to be a 5, that's why wolves go get Gobert. I am also glad that Spurs did not previously sign Collins.
There's been dissent in Atlanta for years. This is just a journo getting execs to start yappin'.
They need to take the L on Collins signing and stop viewing him as an asset. No one is giving multiple picks for the guy. They just need to move his ass already and free up that money for future dealings.
I don’t think he’s a negative, and could be an asset in the right system. The year before Trae arrived, he was a legit, actual 20/10 guy. Now, with a PG who spats with him, he’s a 12/7.5 guy. If he went to a system that would use him as a scorer, he could return to his former numbers. Up until last year, his advanced stats were pretty good. He just seems to have given up on getting touches this year, and his numbers have reflected that across the board.
I don’t think he’s a negative, and could be an asset in the right system. The year before Trae arrived, he was a legit, actual 20/10 guy. Now, with a PG who spats with him, he’s a 12/7.5 guy. If he went to a system that would use him as a scorer, he could return to his former numbers. Up until last year, his advanced stats were pretty good. He just seems to have given up on getting touches this year, and his numbers have reflected that across the board.
I used to like the Hawks especially when they overachieved with Coach Bud back then. But now, burn baby burn
I remember when we traded DJ everyone was lamenting the decision because they were so convinced those picks would be late 1st rounders and i kept saying a lot can change from now til then... it's already beginning
I thought you liked the Hawks because of Jalen “for sure star” Johnson or the Wizards with Johnny “next Manu” Davis?I used to like the Hawks especially when they overachieved with Coach Bud back then. But now, burn baby burn
Im ing with you man. Dont take it seriously.
Hey none taken. In hindsight, getting Jalen over Primo would've been a better choice. And Johnny Davis? I was turned-off with DJ ever since that squabble with Pop. I knew he wasn't my team captain, not that at ude. Johnny Davis came to mind, but only if they could take a Tari Eason. But I did say if they only had one pick, I wanted Sochan. And boy I think I'm changing my avatar with Sochan. The kid has not even skimmed the surface.
Barkeley with his bully-at ude. Sochan might very well be the top pick of this draft if he continuous his trajectory.
Those picks are unprotected, huh.
John Collins could be a nice replacement for Bridges in CHA, but it is doubtful CHA are buyers with so much lottery joy on the line.
2 picks, and the 2026 swap wedged in between. All unprotected.
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