Why The Atlanta Hawks Do The Deal
The Hawks only do this deal if Young requests a trade. Period.
In that event, the Hawks won’t get the best player in any deal back. How could they? Young would instantly be the best player on the trade market.
With that in mind, pivoting onto a different, lesser star could make sense. At the same time, taking rebuilding measures may be more logical. From an asset standpoint, this is a great return.
The Hawks could use it in all sorts of ways. They’d still have a talented roster – they could tread water until another star becomes available.
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Alternatively, they could start moving the other quality players on their team, too.
After all, everyone loves a blockbuster trade.
