Trae Young says Hawks trade rumors ‘could be true, could be false’ before crucial play-in game

The Atlanta Hawks had been about to play in an important NBA play-in event sport on the highway in opposition to the Miami Warmth Monday night time, and star level guard Trae Younger was addressing commerce rumors which have turn out to be a scorching matter lately. 

A report from The Ringer Monday indicated the Hawks’ entrance workplace has been given the “inexperienced mild” to contemplate a Younger commerce. 

Nevertheless it was all enterprise for Younger earlier than the sport as he was about to face the Heat Monday night. 

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Younger shoots in the course of the second half of a sport in opposition to the Indiana Pacers March 25, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photograph/Hakim Wright Sr.)

“It may very well be false, may very well be true. You by no means know,” Younger mentioned, through The Athletic. 

Younger added that rumors come out “on a regular basis.” Throughout the TNT broadcast of the Hawks-Warmth sport, it was reported Younger was informed by the Hawks the rumors had been unfaithful. 

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Younger has been a cornerstone for Atlanta since he was drafted fifth total out of Oklahoma within the 2018 NBA Draft, reaching two All-Star Video games and making the 2021-22 All-NBA roster in his 5 years with the staff. 

However the 2022-23 season has been a bit tumultuous for the Hawks regardless of ending eighth within the east with the possibility of taking part in within the first spherical of the NBA playoffs if they will win one in every of these play-in event video games. 

Head coach Nate McMillan was fired by the staff, with Quin Snyder taking on for him in February. And rifts between McMillan and Younger had been documented all year long, with some questioning whether or not Younger has the appropriate management qualities for the locker room. 

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Sensible, left, defends Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Younger in the course of the second half of a sport March 11, 2023, in Atlanta.  (AP Photograph/Alex Slitz)

Nonetheless, Younger plans on remaining within the second and can give attention to what could or could not occur within the offseason. 

“After the sport, if the sport does not go your method tonight, what’s gonna occur? Like, you’ll be able to’t give attention to issues like that. That messes up your head, and then you definately’re not able to play. So, me, I am not apprehensive about that. I am gonna let my sport play. After the season, no matter occurs, occurs. I imply, I am targeted on the subsequent process at hand. I am unable to fear concerning the exterior noise or no matter faux tales come out, or what’s true, no matter.”

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A 2021 playoff run by the Hawks did present, nonetheless, that Younger can shoulder the load offensively.

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Younger in motion in opposition to the Indiana Pacers within the second quarter at State Farm Enviornment in Atlanta March 25, 2023. (Brett Davis/USA At present Sports activities)

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Younger signed a five-year, $215.2 million extension previous to the 2022-23 season.