Hawks may have already accepted cold hard Trae Young truth

The Atlanta Hawks have surrounded Trae Young with elite defense, seemingly accepting the truth that he'll never be a plus defender.

Atlanta Hawks, Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Kristaps Porzingis | Dustin Satloff/GettyImagesTrae Young may never be a plus defender, but with his elite offense and the new pieces the Atlanta Hawks have put around him, that may not matter. In a weak Eastern Conference, Young’s offense may be enough to lift the new-look Hawks to a deep playoff run.

“I really think that Trae Young is going to really enjoy playing with his new toys,” said David Jacoby of The Ringer. “And I think that the headline is the offseason that they had, the young core that they’re developing,…