The Atlanta Hawks are just 16-16 through 32 games this season, and while they have been banged up, this is the third year in a row they have stumbled out of the gates. There have been chemistry issues between Trae Young, Nate McMillan and the rest of the team, and it appears that discontent is beginning to send ripples around the league.
Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report reported on Thursday that rival executives believe Young could be the next NBA superstar to request a trade if the Hawks “don’t make inroads come postseason time.” The report is rather vague as it reads as mostly, if not all, speculation, but a legitimate source putting those words next to Young’s name has to be notable, even if it’s just a feeling among other league executives and not something that is on the immediate horizon.