Trae Young has to definitively prove that he deserves to be the franchise player for the Atlanta Hawks this season, with both his contract and his reputation on the line.
NBA skills trainer David Thorpe believes that for Young to accomplish this, he must “play the way he needs to play.” Thorpe lays out a simple path for Young: to “share the ball, which he normally does very well, [and] compete on defense.”
Thorpe concluded his expectations for Young with, “The next phase for Trae is to recognize I can do less on offense, more on defense, and my team will win more.