Should the Atlanta Hawks Trade Trae Young? I Real Ones I The Ringer

Should the Atlanta Hawks Trade Trae Young? I Real Ones I The Ringer

I want to talk about the Hawks really quickly because it’s just been like a black hole for coaches Deonte Murray was was was tasked to help Trey young what does this tell you because the worst place to be in the NBA is the middle we know this time and time again and aside

From that Eastern Conference Finals run Trey young hasn’t really done with the Hawks you know he’s been very exciting he’s he’s made great plays but it kind of seems like the Hawks are who they are right now if you trade deont Deonte Murray Are you seriously considering Trading Trey I think I would

Cuz I just see the writing on the wall like what else are you going to get with this team there’s no I I just don’t see it what do you think when you look at the Hawks the staff record label in an MF and crew what do you think well what

I immediately think off the top is there there’s something up top doesn’t necessarily be necessarily mean ownership or or or or something like that but but in this instance I think it’s hard to build just just being fair man like it’s hard who who would trade

For Trey young I would let me I would ask you the question no and I don’t I don’t mean it to be I me sure there people would but who would be like clamoring to give up major assets to get Trey young thinking that adding him to

What they have is getting them over to hump I don’t think many not no contenders no contenders right and so I I only say that to to to highlight that like the style of play with which he plays albeit electrifying and can maybe get you to a certain level it’s really

Hard to get the recipe right around that it’s electrifying it’d be a nightmare to guard it produces some hella highlights but to get the recipe right around that is an absolute headache it’s a headache and it is not an easy thing to do and so when I ask you would people trade for

I’m like look I get it what the fan going to say but it’s Trey young like you see what he I know I hear you and I would also tell you that like when people are trying to win championships it ain’t just about how electrifying he

Is it’s how can we how can we support that electrifying talent in a way that helps it get to a Championship level and with that specific size Talent personality combination it’s really hard you throw hella Shooters around him I guess I mean I don’t know like is that

Because I just think about Iverson as a short guy all right they just those days that’s y best those days are over though where we could grind you out like defensively and AI could have 45 and we win a game like that’s not those those days don’t exist anymore if I’m the

Hawks I probably am in the mode of if I can yeah you know but but I’m also not the one sitting there counting their receipts and Counting you know how much money they make off of the attent like I’m not I’m just looking at it from a winning perspective there’s more that

Goes into moving the face of your franchise than that uh one last one and I think it’s like the biggest conundrum of the trade uh season and that’s Zack LaVine right and it’s not because of his ability it’s more because of the salary and he has three years left on his deal

Deal worth get them you can get up off of them I agree with you 100% I think that’s that’s the the the that’s the way you would look at that if you’re the Lakers you don’t have the luxury of coring over some money right now you don’t now now if you money don’t

Make money it doesn’t and I only say that because you have LeBron when you get LeBron and Anthony Davis in a window of time like you’ve got to be making the moves that get you to a championship or or that you think get you that much

Closer to a championship and if it means taking on you know like Zack LaVine Zack LaVine is I I I I don’t think he’s a Russell Westbrook in in that and I love Russ you know ain’t nobody talking Ain no Russ Lander on this pod so for those

Who haven’t heard me say that in a while refresh just so you know don’t come in my mentions with that but but but he doesn’t have the history I don’t think that that that that Russ does with with you know not being able to you know shoot the ball and having to

Have it all the time and not to the degree that Russ did and so I look at his skill set and his explosiveness and his ability to get downhill and get to the rim his ability to catch and shoot um his length and explosiveness and I think I think that even though the

Contract is is a big contract the Lakers you don’t I don’t I don’t think that you get to have both I don’t think that you get to have LeBron Anthony Davis and this window of Championship time available to you and say no to deals that get you closer to that I don’t

Think Laker fans let you live in that space they shouldn’t you don’t get to have both of those things if you’re if you’re all in you’re all in yeah and I that’s the biggest thing that I that I and and I don’t know because I think

Wior said that there’s no way that um LaVine is coming to the Lakers or going to the Lakers and we’ll see um that comes to Bear but that’s the biggest thing that I think with all these contenders like yo if you want to here’s another thing if you want to win a

Championship in the NBA guess what that costs it costs bread it costs money you’re going straight into the luxury tax it doesn’t matter like Indiana wants to be a title contendor guess what they GNA have to break bread or fake dead that’s just what it is you know what I’m

Saying that’s yeah straight up right like who won the last side look at look at that caught me off guard right just like yo if you g to do it you g to do it you think about the the Warriors a couple years ago most expensive roster in NBA history if you

Go like last year you look at the luxury tax it’s going to happen you going to have to you have to spread uh spend it so that’s what what it thinks about the hesitation not even just for this Lakers team Raja but like every other team was

Like oh I don’t know if I want to spend money do you want to win a championship or not yeah if you don’t and just want to win playoffs like if you want to just Hemorrhage money then fine but like you’re not going to win a title you’re

Not if you’re not spending money listen it’s pretty much just as simple as that you have to go out and take the swings at things that that at least in your mind are getting you right there now again just because you do that doesn’t guarantee you a chip there are a lot of

Things that have to go right man that Ain just an NBA that ain’t even just an NBA Rog that’s every sport bro and I’m tired of hearing that always in the NBA like you go to soccer like you think about the the cost it takes to winning Champions League it’s a

Lot of money like it’s a lot NFL it’s a lot of money so Zach may not go to the Lakers and that’s fine but when you’re asking me if if I were someone would I swing a deal to get Zack to the Lakers the answer is yes I Would

Ringer NBA’s Logan Murdock and Raja Bell talk about potential NBA trade targets, including Atlanta Hawks franchise player Trae Young and Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine.

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