While the San Antonio Spurs have survived at the bottom of the Western Conference this year, that was always the likely outcome of this season. For the Atlanta Hawks, who entered the season hoping to make a big for the playoffs, this season has been a rough one. They’re in the Play-In race, but just barely.
They decided to stand pat at the trade deadline, but this summer, they could look to seriously shake things up. According to long-time NBA insider Marc Stein and his newsletter, “The Stein Line,” reported that the Hawks have “convinced various rival teams that a Dejounte In/Trae Out course is going to be legitimately considered.”
In tandem with the notion that a Young trade could be considered this summer, Stein revealed that “San Antonio tops the perceived list” of potential trade suitors. And the feeling is mutual.
“The Spurs have circulated for months among prominent league observers as a viable destination for Young’s offensive gifts,” Stein wrote. “In Victor Wembanyama, they also seemingly possess precisely the sort of long and rangy defensive anchor who could mitigate Young’s defensive deficiencies. It is likewise believed in some corners of the league that Young would have interest in South Texas as a destination if he were forced to leave Atlanta.”
Young’s elite offensive talent would pair beautifully with Victor Wembanyama’s skillset on both ends of the court.
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