For the past six years, the Atlanta Hawks have been trying to figure out how to build a strong team around Trae Young.
Challenges in Building Around Trae Young:
Creating a winning basketball team isn’t easy. The Hawks’ management, including GM Landry Fields, has faced a tough challenge. They need to make sure they highlight Trae Young’s strengths while hiding his weaknesses. This is especially important because Young is an amazing point guard but has some areas where he struggles.
Young can score and assist like few others, except maybe Nikola Jokic. But he’s not very tall, which makes defense hard for him. Even though he’s getting better at defending, there’s still room for improvement. Also, he likes having the ball in his hands a lot, so teammates need to be good at playing without it.
Building the Perfect Team:
Since Trae joined the NBA, fans and experts have thought about what kind of teammates would help him shine. He needs players who can defend well and move without the ball. A great partner in the backcourt would also help by being good on defense and off-ball play. Plus, having big guys who can catch passes and score easily would be ideal.
Finding these pieces hasn’t been simple for Atlanta; they’ve tried many combinations before finding success now.
Fans think that building around one star player is always tricky!
Recent Successes with New Players:
Jalen Johnson stepping up as a co-star has been crucial for their recent wins. Trading Dejounte Murray for Dyson Daniels was another smart move by Fields; Daniels fits perfectly with Young and is becoming one of the top defenders in basketball today.
De'Andre Hunter last eight games:
22.4 PPG
3.5 3PM
51.8 FG%
51.9 3P%Hawks are 7-1 in that span.
— StatMuse (@statmuse)
The Impact of Key Players:
Johnson’s rise alongside Daniels’ defensive skillsโand De’Andre Hunter emerging as a Sixth Man contenderโhave transformed this team into something special! They’re playing harder than ever before under Youngโs leadership while continuing to improve every day!
The Hawks finally seem ready to take on any opponent confidently now that theyโve built such an impressive roster around their star player!
