Hawks’ Trae Young could be the NBA’s next superstar to request a trade out of Atlanta
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Hawks’ Trae Young could be the next NBA superstar to request a trade amid perennial chemistry woes in a rocky season for Atlanta
- League executives believe Young could request a trade without a playoff run
- Atlanta recently placed new general manager Landry Fields in charge of basketball decisions.
- Fields has already placed PF John Collins in the trading block for a few weeks
- Trading for star guard Dejuante Murray hasn’t made things any better for the Hawks.
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Executives at the NBA’s annual G League winter showcase believe Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young may be the next player in a rookie max extension to request a trade if the team doesn’t make the playoffs. , according to Bleacher report.
The Hawks have dealt with chemistry issues over the past season en route to winning just one game during the postseason before being eliminated by the Miami Heat.
The team has shown similar issues this year and currently sits ninth in the East at 16-16 despite the addition of star guard Dejounte Murray, a player Young encouraged the team to trade for.
NBA executives believe Trae Young could be the next superstar player to request a trade
The Hawks recently shook things up in the front office by reassigning former team president Travis Schlenk, who drafted Young, to an advisory role within the organization.
Schlenk’s reassignment also positioned new general manager Landry Fields as the team’s primary decision-maker for basketball operations.
Fields was hired as the Hawks’ general manager in June of this year and hasn’t been shy about showing his willingness to shake up the roster, as power forward John Collins has been floating around in trade talks for an extended period of time.
Former Knick Landry Fields has been put in charge of basketball operations in his first year as Atlanta’s general manager.
John Collins’ name has been floating around in Hawks trade rumors for several weeks under Fields
The super-competitive Young has still proven himself as one of the top scoring guards in the league with a 27.6 average and 9.8 assists.
While trading a player as young and talented as he would be a major roster determination for any team, the loot they receive in return, plus having Murray to run the point, could leave the team in a much more well-rounded position in the future. .
It would also provide one of the biggest shakeups in the NFL in recent memory and the trade clock will certainly be an exciting summer if Atlanta remains mediocre at season’s end.
Murray has displayed the same two-way prowess that endeared him to the San Antonio Spurs before being dealt to the Hawks last offseason.
Dejounte Murray was acquired by the Hawks in a trade this summer, but not much has changed.