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Raptors’ next move could be a high-stakes trade for another uncertain star

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Trae Young is up there as one of the most polarizing stars in the league, and some more daring critics would go even so far to deny he's a star at all. Still, you can't ignore a player who's been an absolute offensive juggernaut and a stellar playmaker in nearly every season of his career.

Regardless, the common criticisms of Trae Young's game include his perceived lackadaisical effort on defense, a tendency to chase stat-padding rather than focusing on the best shot available, and I’d bet that a few folks point to his bold personality and villainous persona — especially as it became well-known duing the Hawks-Knicks playoff rivalry — as reasons not to like the man known as "Ice Trae.