The Time An NBA Team chose CLOUT Over A Worldwide Superstar. (Heartbreaking Story For Hawks Fans)
We got to finally admit that the 2018 draft might have been one of the biggest robberies of all time now if you did not know the Hawks actually drafted Luca donish the Hawks had the third pick the Mavericks had a fifth pick well the Mavericks caught up the Hawks and said
Basically hey we want Luca donish and we want you to take him at number three cuz we feel like if you don’t take him at number three the Grizzlies who had a fourth pick are 100% going to take LCA donit what the Hawk said cool but let me
Get a 2019 first round unprotected pick and the Maverick said are you kidding me bet yeah stupid ass trade anyways obviously the Hawks would end up taking Luca the Mavericks ended up taking Tryon with the fifth pick they basically swapped him and took the 2019 first round unprotected pick which ended up
Being cam reddish yeah now a lot of you guys might say Trey young isn’t even that bad of a player you’re right he’s not in fact he’s a very good player he has a career average of 25 points nine assists he’s a very good player he even made the
Eastern Conference Finals in 2021 but we got to be real he can’t play no defense he’s 61 160 lbs bro so you know damn well he can’t guard nobody like that number two he’s inefficient he has a career average of 35% from that three-point line Luca who a lot of
People said can’t shoot the ball coming out the draft has a career average of 34.3 I mean that’s not even that big of a difference especially for a player Trey young who was getting compared to Steph Curry out of college now to be fair to Trey young those comparisons were ridiculous in
College I did not see Steph Curry I saw Steve Nash somebody who could play make also a very crafty scorer I get it he was pulling up from like 35 Plus but just cuz somebody could shoot long threes does not make them the best shooter of all time Trey young is a
Multiple time Allstar a great playmaker a decent scorer somebody who gets his teammates involved also somebody who’s very competitive and clutch I love it but he’s not Luca now let’s talk about Luca in the last 6 and 1/2 to 7 years Luca has averaged 28 points eight rebounds eight assists he’s a four-time
Allstar a four-time first team all NBA player that’s crazy that’s crazy especially at his very young age he’s somebody you just can’t guard he’s so weird to guard he’s like slow but he’s quick at the same time he’s so crafty he’s a great playmaker his three-point shot is improved every single season he
Looks like a player where basically you know he’s going to get his buckets so you’re just going to have to take away his teammates because you’re not about to stop Luca knage bro you not about to stop Luca now one thing that really makes this trade terrible is that they
Basically play the same position but Luca’s what 6 in taller than Trey young probably weighs like 80 lbs more he does basically and it’s sad to say everything better than Trey young everything at this point defense I give it to Luca now three-point shooting shoot I’ll give it
To Luca I mean Trey young obviously can shoot further than Luca but you can’t tell me the percentages say that Trey young is a better three-point overall shooter than Luca he’s just not I’m sorry so number one he does literally everything better than try young he plays a same position he’s bigger he
Impacts winning more yeah it’s a big L for the Hawks man now what makes this way worse for Hawks fans the player who basically was traded for Luca cam Raiders with the Trey young package only play two years with them only play 2 and 1/2 years with the Hawks that has
To suck man because you can at least say if Cam brers was a very good player we got two good players instead of one now you only got one good player and the one player you got literally does everything worse than the other player yeah this
Might be the worst trade of all time thank you guys for watching this video let me know what you guys think is this worse than the Boston Celtics Brooklyn next trade I don’t know man but when you got a alltime great level player like Luca and you choose Trey young instead
It might be up there thank you guys for watching hit that like and sub button I’m out
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23 Comments
I will never get over this as a hawks fan of 15 years smdh
Luka haters were just mad that he’s European and not Americans. He would’ve went first if he played college basketball
Hawks will forever regret this
Hawks really drafted a 6’1 point over a 6’7 one Lmfaooo
I remember trae fans were talking crazy back then😂😂
Might be the biggest robbery but the biggest robber is Ben Simmons.
post season success you can say its still the same both have no championship
If the Hawks had kept Luka, it wouldn’t have mattered. Coming from a Hawks fan, Hawks ownership would have failed Luka the same way they’re failing Trae now.
The Hawks are getting what they deserve with that disastrous trade. Lukas upside is a lot higher than Diva Trae Young.
FACTS THE ONLY REASON WHY THE HAWKS DRAFTED TRAE OVER LUKA IS BECAUSE HE HAD MORE CLOUT AT THE TIME. PLUS HE WAS AMERICAN
The hawks chose Brand over basketball. They wanted the next "Steph curry''. Should've just drafted the way better player which was obviously Luka
lol the whole world knew this was retarded in 2018. Blame the American media for downplaying Luka because he was European. idiots like Stephen Jackson said he would not adjust to the speed of the game. Skip bayless been hating on him since his rookie season because Luka is a Lebron fan LMFAOO. That's why as a Canadian I root for Giannis, Jokic, Luka, shai and pretty much anyone not American.. The American media is way too toxic
Everyone in the comments is making this an “American thing” man shut up. Trae was just the better prospect at the time. Argue with a wall
Luka dodged a bullet. Mark Cuban is the best players owner in the league
trae is solid. You just can't win with him as your number one option
This is why teams should ignore what the media is saying and just take the best available. ATLANTA FOLDED SIMPLY BEACUSE TRAE WAS THE MORE POPULAR PLAYER AT THE TIME
What I kept hearing after the 2018 draft is how "the Atlanta fans could culturally identify more with Trae than with Luka"… Which to me just sounded kinda racist. Now I don't think that's why the Hawks actually chose Trae over Luka, but that's what the talking heads in sports media were saying.
Draft should be about the best player team needs…
Not about America–Europe competition, about race, culture, images…
It should be ONLY about basketbal, talents, skills and also about personality…
But who cares, Mavs got their gem, future member in Hall of fame, ring owner and …one of the best ever.
Completely agree. Definitely not the worst trade of all time, but the predominant narrative at the time that it was a “win-win” trade (yes, that really was the narrative) was ridiculous from the start. The Mavs got a generational, all time great superstar and the Hawks got a really good point guard.
Donchich not Donkich or Donchik. If you see an eastern european name with "c" in it it's pronounced as "ch".
Only Donky her is you.
Well, let's see if Luka or Trae will ever become NBA champions… if both of them never become NBA champions this draft story wont matter much and will be largely forgotten
Luka still can't shoot still cant play defense correct and he didn't make the playoffs last year right im not a trae young fan but come on they are the same😅😊😅