A poll for All Squawkers

[Diesel]

What would you do if you were GM?

[Spud2nique]

HELL NO! Love Trae that boi is a straight up killa!

[sillent]

People still haven't seen Cam for real yet. Once Cam also becomes a star this trade will be put to rest as a no brainer.

[thecampster]

I have a different reason for saying no.  When Luka was drafted, one of my concerns were the miles already on his body. He takes a beating with his play style and its shown with some tic tac injuries. I'm not a believer that he'll be able to play at this level long term. I also am not a fan of stat getters. I love players who get others involved. 

[turnermx]

No way !

[JayBirdHawk]

No.

Trae is built different. His mentality is built for Atlanta.

[Atlantaholic]

There's not a single player in the NBA that you trade Trae Young for. What he is doing in these playoffs is without precedence. 

[Alex]

The trade worked out for both teams I think.  Trae is putting people on notice (myself included), but you can admit that Luka is better, but you’d rather have Trae.  Today it looks like they are both outstanding players.  

[AUhawksfan]

Value isn't just based on stats, chemistry is equally as important.  That's a big "Hell to the naw" for me.  This team is clicking and you don't dare mess that up to bring in something new.  Can't put a price tag on winning.

[AHF]

Nope.  Trae and Luka are too close in value and things are too good of a fit with Trae in Atlanta to risk messing with that chemistry.  Wouldn't even think about it.  (As an aside, I don't think Dallas actually has a 2021 first round pick.  I believe New York owns it.)

[Sothron]

I wouldn't trade Trae Young for any player in the NBA. 

[ATLHawks3]

Trae is to integral to this organization right now. He's this city's star, and he's our ride or die. 

[sturt]

Like asking would I trade John Hannibal Smith for Jethro Gibbs plus the next female lead on NCIS.

That's a whole different TV show than the A-Team, and who knows if it thrives or bombs.

[aali34]

Whoever voted yes please identify and quarantine yourself.

Just wanna make sure it's not contagious 

[JayBirdHawk]

1 hour ago, Alex said:

but you can admit that Luka is better, but you’d rather have Trae.

I'll admit no such thing.

[aali34]

2 hours ago, Alex said:

The trade worked out for both teams I think.  Trae is putting people on notice (myself included), but you can admit that Luka is better, but you’d rather have Trae.  Today it looks like they are both outstanding players.  

Ion know.

• Luka's better at scoring over defenders and has better efficiency and gets rebounds.
• Trae's a better passer and free throw shooter. 
• Both streaky long range shooters
• They are both bad one on one defenders, but Trae has been better at avoiding unfavorable matchups and committing to team defense.

Big one is diva tendencies - Trae gets along with his teammates better and didn't undermine LP during huddles even when they had issues. He's sacrificed regular season numbers and is a true floor general, something Luka isn't.

 

[Gray Mule]

These two are very, very close to the same value to their teams.  Neither team could afford to do the swap because of teams being made to fit with each one.  With everything being so close, don't forget the Hawks did get a little bonus for originally making that swap.  A 1st round pick for the next season.  #10 if I remember correctly.  Kid named Reddish.  He's still on our roster.

[JayBirdHawk]

Oh....and I'm definitely taking Trae's conditioning over Luka's 'pudge'. He's been a professional since 14 and still strolling into camp out of shape. 

[hawkman]

4 minutes ago, aali34 said:

Ion know.

• Luka's better at scoring over defenders and has better efficiency and gets rebounds.
• Trae's a better passer and free throw shooter. 
• Both streaky long range shooters
• They are both bad one on one defenders, but Trae has been better at avoiding unfavorable matchups and committing to team defense.

Big one is diva tendencies - Trae gets along with his teammates better and didn't undermine LP during huddles even when they had issues. He's sacrificed regular season numbers and is a true floor general, something Luka isn't.

 

This. The media is ignoring or downplaying all the red flags. Those red flags are what causes coaches to leave and players to leave in free agency or ask to be traded. I questioned if Carlisle was really in favor of the style of offense being played and it turns out he wasn't. It's not like we haven't seen this before. We've seen very talented players put up historic numbers but fall short in the Playoffs because they're not really making their team better. We've also seen those same players refuse to change because of the impact it would have on their numbers. What pushes Trae over the top for me is he adjusted to being a legit floor general and does a better job of picking his spots. 

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

'pudge