Hawks Prefer To Trade Trae Young Over Dejounte Murray

According to Marc Stein, the Atlanta Hawks management is more inclined to trade Trae Young than they are Dejounte Murray. Many factors go into Atlanta trading either one of them, but the main one is them being terrible on the court together.

“There is a growing belief in many corners of the league that Atlanta’s preference would actually be shopping Young.”

Murray was tested in the market during this past trade deadline, but general manager Landry Fields did not like any of the offers. Young is believed to have more market value despite not working with Atlanta.

Young is finishing his second year of his $215 million deal. He has three more years on his deal with a $48 million player option.

NBA Insider: Pistons Wild Card Team To Land Trae Young

The Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Antonio Spurs were all teams who were seen as “favorites” or main destinations to land the talented point guard.

However, in recent developments, Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus believes the Detroit Pistons could have a dog in this fight for Trae Young. He believes fans around the league need to keep an eye on Detroit.

It’s no hidden fact that Detroit needs to upgrade themselves, and Atlanta is looking to trade either Dejounte Murray or Young, most likely Young, due to recent reports, so why not make this a reality?

“The wild card might be the Detroit Pistons, who ‘Need to do something,’ per multiple competing executives,” wrote Eric Pincus.

While it’s agreeable that any addition to Monty Williams’ team would be positive, it’s also safe to say that Young’s addition would transcend this organization. He ended the regular season averaging 25.7 points and 10.8 assists per game.

It’s something to consider, as a backcourt with Cade Cunningham and Trae Young would be special. In fact, a starting lineup featuring Cunningham, Young, Ausar Thompson, and Jalen Duren would be magical.

Fans definitely have something to think about heading into the offseason.

Trae Young (Finger) Out Multiple Weeks

The Atlanta Hawks will be without Trae Young for at least the next four weeks due to having surgery on his finger. Atlanta has confirmed this.

The All-Star guard has a tear of the radial collateral ligament on the fifth finger of his left hand.

Atlanta is fighting for a spot in the Play-In Tournament; they are currently in 10th place in the East, three games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets and two games behind the Chicago Bulls.