Seven years ago, the Dallas Mavericks were okay trading up for Luka Doncic and letting the Atlanta Hawks get Trae Young - and it makes more sense now than ever.
When the Dallas Mavericks traded up to select Luka Doncic seven years ago, they were also accepting the reality that they would not take Trae Young. That opportunity landed with the Atlanta Hawks. But now, all these years later, and even with the recent Doncic disaster, the Hawks may be learning why the Mavs were okay with letting Young slip away.