Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks aren’t on the best terms right now, as the player has starred in some controversies during the season.
More recently, he was spotted having some words for Nate McMillan’s son, Jamelle, on the Atlanta Hawks bench. If the team was to trade him, the Dallas Mavericks could be a serious landing spot.
“Before really diving into that trade package, though, a couple things would need to happen for this to have the remotest possibility of occurring.
“First, Kyrie Irving would probably need to signal a desire to play elsewhere, and some of the more glamorous markets (like that of the Los Angeles Lakers) would have to signal that they’re not interested. Second, the top-10 pick the Mavericks just blatantly tanked to preserve (if it winds up outside the top 10, it goes to the New York Knicks) would have to indeed stay in Dallas.
“If those two boxes were checked, a sign-and-trade sending Kyrie to Atlanta would give the Hawks a superstar guard with far more experience playing off the ball. As was said with Herro and LaVine, he’d be a more natural fit with Murray. And new Hawks coach Quin Snyder has plenty of experience getting the most out of a combo guard (Donovan Mitchell made three All-Star teams under his tutelage).
“For the Mavericks, this would represent an even bigger gamble than the Irving trade. And considering the fact that they already gave up a first to get him, this deal would ultimately feel like Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and two firsts for Young.”
Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report writes that this would be a difficult trade to make, but it can still be done if they are able to sign and trade Kyrie. The point guard didn’t have the best tenure with the Texan team, and now his future appears to be up in the air.
Luka Doncic has claimed that he wants to keep Kyrie on the roster, but nobody knows what will happen with the former Brooklyn Nets player.
Dallas Mavericks Linked With Deandre Ayton Under One Big Condition
Besides Trae Young, the Mavs have also been linked with Deandre Ayton, but that move will depend on if they can keep Kyrie Irving beyond this season. Adding Ayton would give them size and a solid third option for the future.
They have a lot of work to do this offseason to bring the right pieces around their two stars. If they want to compete against the top squads in the West, the Mavericks need to stop playing around, build the best team around their backcourt and let them do their job every night.
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