NBA Trade Rumors: 5 teams that should try to pry Trae Young away from Hawks

Atlanta Hawks Trae Young (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
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NBA Trade Rumors: With recent developments, we explore five teams that should make a huge offer to the Atlanta Hawks for Trae Young.

It seems as if ever since the Atlanta Hawks made an unlikely run to the Eastern Conference Finals a couple of seasons ago, it’s all been downhill since. Last season, the Hawks backed into the playoffs and were embarrassed at the hands of the Miami Heat in the first round.

The Hawks made a big offseason splash in the way of acquiring Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs. However, they haven’t been that much better this season. The Hawks are currently 16-16 and sitting in 8th in the Eastern Conference standings.

The noise around this team has suddenly risen, so much so that there is a belief around the league that Trae Young could be the next star to demand a trade.

Would the Atlanta Hawks listen to Trae Young trade offers?

Let’s be clear, it doesn’t appear that a trade demand has been made by Young or that one is imminent. However, as there continues to be confusion and chaos surrounding the Hawks, it would be interesting to see if they would be open to listening to Trae Young trade offers.

In a (possibly) hypothetical world in which they would be, let’s explore five teams that should be willing to make big offers for the young all-star guard.