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Trae Young has Defenses Scrambling

When he has it going, there is no right answer for how to guard him and the Hawks

After the Hawks topped the Milwaukee Bucks in a mid-November game in State Farm Arena, Giannis Antetokounmpo pursed his lips and pondered the philosophical question of trying to deal with Trae Young on a night when Trae scored 42 points.

"At the end of the day, it's almost like, 'Do you want him to shoot those deep threes?' If he misses them, nobody gets involved, and we go the other way. But if he makes them, it gets the crowd into the game, and he's feeling good now.