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12 minutes ago, JTB said:

That depends....how badly do you want to add two more youngsters to the 7-10 developing youngsters we already have?....is it necessary to really add 2 more ? Or would one more youngster be ok?

Yeah, but who knew Trae would be Trae?  Say we get two more picks and they turn into Trae or Collins like players in year one?  Now is Drummond worth it?

1 rebound...UNO.  

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But—and I cannot stress this enough—Atlanta is not that change. There are basketball reasons, to co-opt a phrase from the late David Stern, that justify Atlanta’s reported interest in Drummond. The Hawks are dead last in defensive rebounding percentage, and Drummond has almost always kept the Pistons near the top of the league in that category. But striving for basic competency is not the point of a rebuild like Atlanta’s, and if a player’s biggest contribution is providing multiple rebounds that certain teams will forfeit anyway, how important can that contribution really be to your bottom line?

Even though Atlanta’s interest in Drummond reeks of ownership impatience, you can understand the thinking behind the fit: Giving Trae Young a huge screen-setter with roll gravity would unlock even more of his superpowers. Drummond would shore up some rim-protection issues on the other end as well, as he’s continually made strides in that area: In each of the last four seasons, Drummond’s total number of at-rim contests have increased while his defensive field goal percentage allowed has decreased.

Drummond’s overall self-improvement in a stagnant situation shouldn’t be taken for granted. After years of shooting below 40 percent from the free throw line, he’s at a career-high 61.4 percent this season. He also sees the floor significantly better than he used to. Give Drummond an extended taste of success—a 10-game winning streak, a playoff win, a 25-rebound performance in a meaningful game in front of the national television audience he’s never really had—and some of his warts will start to fade.

But giving up any asset in order to convince Drummond to sign on long-term and turn around a young lottery dwellar requires a dangerous “I bet Jeff Green will be great for us” kind of energy that doesn’t serve Atlanta. Using cap space on veterans while Young is on his rookie deal makes sense, but drafting for fit (De’Andre Hunter, whom the Hawks traded up to no. 4 for last year) and spending on talent is backward. Do the Hawks even know what they have with John Collins yet? He’s played 10 games this season, and only seven with Young. Couldn’t Atlanta, at least theoretically, wait a few months and sign Drummond outright in free agency without having to sacrifice anything?

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/1/6/21051253/andre-drummond-nba-trade-deadline-hawks-raptors-celtics

How much better could Trae make Drummond?

LP and the assistant coaches begging guys to hustle to the bench

TV doesn't do Trae justice.

First game at the Farm this season.  We look good.

I hate Marcus Smart

Trae is really growing in patience

Len!

If Trae was healthy we win

Trae is rusty

Let's Hook!

Nice lob

I do not like Marcus Smart

Hate LP's sub patterns

Somehow I see us as the 3rd team in this deal.  We won't see Drummond.

2 hours ago, GameTime said:

When was the last time this has happened for a Hawks player?

Dikembe

A man who truly did it his way.  RIP. Legend.

Cam's core is week.  Let them fix it this Summer and watch him shine.  Goodwin is a godsend.  Red velvet was who we've needed all year.

16 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Is this a song ? I read it as:

On the first day of Xmas my true love gave to me.. a Trae Young 33333  

yeah phone typing and no editing sucks.  Happy Holidays folks!

Been in Atlanta long enough to know when something is thought to be not a thing.......it becomes a thing.  i.e. JJ contract, DF, Horf, Dennis, Bud etc.