Atlanta Hawks Receive: F OG Anunoby, F/C Chris Boucher, F/C Precious Achiuwa, 2025 First-Round Pick (TOR), 2027 First-Round Pick (TOR), 2029 First-Round Pick (TOR)
Toronto Raptors Receive: G Trae Young
On the other hand, perhaps the raw numbers suggest that defense used to be better.
If you’re going by simple points per game, that is. For much of NBA history, a team could win a game by scoring 95 points.
Those days are gone. Defenses must have gotten worse, right? Not so fast. The pace of the game has changed.
Teams play faster than they ever did. Is it the case that defenses have gotten worse, or have offenses gotten better?
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Who can say? The game continues to evolve. Perhaps we’re oversimplifying it’s gotten better or worse – it’s simply changed. In any case, pardon our digression.
We’re here to talk about this trade. Does acquiring Young make the Raptors better?
