It's getting lonely on Trae Young Island. Rising sea levels are threatening my crops, all my crewmates have set sail for The Key of Jalen Johnson, and now an occupying force is trying to tell me that I'm soon to be governed by a faction of outsiders in Washington, D.C or Dallas, Texas. Scary.
That's how it feels, anyway. I still believe in Trae Young as the No. 1 option on a competitive NBA team — but the Atlanta Hawks don't seem to share that belief, and a trade feels more likely by the hour. Unfortunately for the Hawks, trading Young and not trading Young both might be raw deals at this point, leaving the team in a near-impossible situation.