The NBA is a strange place. One day, you can be first in the Eastern Conference. The next day your team can be splintering with one of your three superstars requesting a trade.
That’s just the way the league works — at least over the last decade or so. Star player movement is the norm in the NBA.
But it’s still a bit shocking to hear that rival NBA executives think Trae Young might be the next star player to request a trade out of Atlanta. But that’s apparently a thing, according to reporting from Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
This is coming from pure speculation by rival executives at the G League Winter Showcase.
“Rival executives in attendance at the NBA’s annual G League Winter Showcase are of the belief that Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young could be the next player on a rookie max extension to request a trade if the team doesn’t make inroads come postseason time.”
To be completely honest, this just feels like unsubstantiated speculation here. There doesn’t really seem to be much to it.
It’s another rival executive anonymously cited here saying “watch that Trae Young situation in Atlanta” with nothing really backing it up aside from a reported rift between Nate McMillan and Trae Young.
There’s almost no chance that this actually happens. There are a few reasons why. Let’s dive into them.
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