Where there’s smoke there is usually fire, perhaps just not for the Atlanta Hawks.
Much of the Trae Young trade speculation came from sentiments from ownership about empowering the front office. But a recent report that the Los Angeles Lakers had internal discussions about what a trade package for Young would look like has stirred the pot quite a bit.
Young also made an appearance at a pair of Western Conference Finals games in L.A. where he has a residence, and still that all likely means very little.
“From what I’ve heard, there’s nothing brewing with Trae Young and the Hawks,” Bleacher Report NBA insider Chris Haynes said on the ‘#thisleague UNCUT’ podcast on May 24.