According to reports, Trae Young “has resigned” to the idea that it will not sign the extension with Hawks this summer
Atlanta was aggressive in this offseason in reorganizing her list. They exchanged Kristaps Porzingis, which brings the block of shots so necessary to Atlanta. The Hawks signed for Nickeil Alexander-Walker to add shooting and more defense on the wing. The Hawks came out and got Luke Kennard. Add the health return of Jalen Johnson, together with the potential of a jump by Zaccharie Rischer in his second season, and the Hawks look like a potential team of 40 times in the East.
The Atlanta area was not aggressive this summer: talking about the extension of the contract with Traise Young. While this can leave the young people frustratedboth parties seem resigned to the idea that young people take place this season on its current contract and understand the future next summer, Jake Fischer reports to the Stein line.
“Yet League Sources Tell Me There Are No Plans For Young and The Hawks to Engage in Extension Talks This Summer. This, Though, Does Not necessary as AS A Surprise … Sources Say Young’s Has Actually Been Resigned for Some Time To The Purpost of Seeing Out The Final Guarantaededededed and Year on his Current Contract Rather Than Securing An Extension, Like His Current Contract, World in Excess of $ 200 Million.
To be clear, Young is not trying to leave the Hawks and are not trying to exchange it.
This is a question of the organization of Atlanta who wants to play this season with this improved list, see how things are and how everything is intertwined, and then hires financial commitments next summer, when Porzingis will be a free agent and young people can give up the first year of $ 48.9 million of his contract and also hit the market. The risk to the Hawks is that Young opts and scores elsewhere, and forgive him at all, which is why some championship sources have suggested that the Hawks should offer a shorter extension (two years, about $ 100 million). However, considering how close the free agents market was in the an apron era, Atlanta could be willing to take this risk.
Next June, the Hawks also have the choice of the first round of the unprotected Pellicans (part of the New Orleans that exchanges in this year’s draft to obtain Derik Queen). If New Orleans fights this season – a real possibility – this could end up being a high choice in a deep draft on top, which could have Atlanta who has changed his vision for the future.
Young remains an offensive elite player who scored an average of 24.2 points and an assist of 11.6 in the championship per game last season, shooting 34% from over the arch. He also led the championship in turnover with 355 (4.7 per game) and is a less defender.
For Young, he can transform his frustration into an opportunity: if the four-time all-star can trigger the offense of the Hawks and lead this team to a high seed and a race to the playoffs, its value rises in the next round of negotiations (with the threat that becomes a free agent and walked away). However, it takes place, it seems more and more as Young will not join Luka Doncic, De’Aron Fox and other stars who have signed the extensions this summer.