Anyone concerned that Trae may get too big for his britches?

[Wurider05]

Not trying to be pessimistic but I am kind of getting some bad vibes about Trae. He seems like a nice kid and I like him but I can see some signs that he might be one of those guys that may come to think that he is bigger than the organization. He seems to love the limelight and I know that we haven't a real superstar in forever but part of me is saying that he is getting too much too fast.  While he definitely has some areas where he can improve as a player but I am talking about his personality not his play. His reported issues with Pierce is kind of telling. I hope that I am wrong but sometimes people's egos get the best of them as we have all seen in the past. 

[kg01]

You don't win titles with guys who don't like the limelight.

By all accounts, he's not a partier, which is something that would scare me.

[JayBirdHawk]

He loves the limelight for all things basketball related....no harm in that. I'd take that any day of the week.

If he doesn't improve on the aspects of his games like defense (more so effort), turnovers, playing off ball etc and we aren't winning in the near future - that'll he my issue with him.

 

[Spud2nique]

I hear you but I think Trae is mature and knows what’s coming and is probably influenced greatly by his dad and understands what he needs to do for us to win. 

[Thomas]

Now that we finally have a cornerstone am not gonna go looking for problems that don't exist. Do hope Trae improves his D and team game and am gonna continue to be elated we actually have a real star here. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

5 hours ago, Wurider05 said:

Not trying to be pessimistic but I am kind of getting some bad vibes about Trae. He seems like a nice kid and I like him but I can see some signs that he might be one of those guys that may come to think that he is bigger than the organization. He seems to love the limelight and I know that we haven't a real superstar in forever but part of me is saying that he is getting too much too fast.  While he definitely has some areas where he can improve as a player but I am talking about his personality not his play. His reported issues with Pierce is kind of telling. I hope that I am wrong but sometimes people's egos get the best of them as we have all seen in the past. 

One thing is for sure . . . Pierce isn't going to win the battle, if it comes down to a choice between Trae and CLP.  The organization is going to take Trae 100% of the time, regardless of what his personality is.

Look at it this way, it may have been Trae's subtle push back against a few things, mainly his desire to win now, that prompted the GM to upgrade the team sooner than later.