{"id":2458,"date":"2024-08-03T01:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T01:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2458"},"modified":"2024-08-03T01:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T01:49:23","slug":"atlanta-hawks-stun-the-entire-nba-by-sending-superstar-guard-trae-young-to-eastern-conference-rival-in-blockbuster-trade-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2458","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Hawks Stun The Entire NBA By Sending Superstar Guard Trae Young To Eastern Conference Rival In Blockbuster Trade Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

All-Star point guard\u00a0Trae Young<\/a>\u00a0has been widely mentioned in trade rumors over the past year, but he remains a member of the Atlanta Hawks more than a month after the new league year began.<\/p>\n

Teams interested in Trae Young still have plenty of time to present a can\u2019t-miss offer to Hawks GM Landry Fields. The 25-year-old makes sense for any team seeking to upgrade its backcourt, but only so many clubs have the cap space and necessary assets to make a play for him.<\/p>\n

Bleacher Report\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Zach Buckley proposed a blockbuster trade idea that would see the Hawks dealing Young to the Eastern Conference rival Brooklyn Nets in exchange for\u00a0Ben Simmons<\/a>, Dariq Whitehead and first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029. In Buckley\u2019s proposal, the 2027 first-rounder would be top-eight protected:<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung has his limitations\u2014namely, anything connected to defense\u2014but the Nets could be desperate enough for offense and star power to look past them.<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

The Hawks, meanwhile, could consider taking a blowtorch to their roster and resetting around Jalen Johnson, the No. 1 pick and whichever 2025 draft prospect they could tank their way to adding (if they can reacquire their pick from the San Antonio Spurs).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Simmons is an unreliable as they come, and Whitehead feels like a long-shot mystery box, but getting three first-round picks for Young would be big given his one-way play style and colossal contract.<\/em><\/strong>\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Nets tried building a superteam around superstars Kevin Durant,\u00a0Kyrie Irving<\/a>\u00a0and later James Harden. The all-in approach from 2019 to 2022 only resulted in a single playoff series win, forcing the front office to eventually trade all three stars in separate deals.<\/p>\n

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Trae Young assists per game each season:<\/p>\n

2019: 8.1 APG (7th)
\n2020: 9.3 APG (2nd)
\n2021: 9.4 APG (3rd)
\n2022: 9.7 APG (3rd)
\n2023: 10.2 APG (3rd)
\n2024: 10.8 APG (2nd)<\/p>\n

How many APG for Trae next season? pic.twitter.com\/cljgsgjJwC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 StatMamba (@StatMamba) July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n