Trae Young's Future Withe Hawks Unclear; Spurs Considered Trade For Him Before De'Aaron Fox Deal

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Trae Young's Future Withe Hawks Unclear; Spurs Considered Trade For Him Before De'Aaron Fox Deal 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Thu Feb 6, 2025 8:34 pm

The San Antonio Spurs have considered trading for Trae Young, but have ultimately moved in another direction as they have move forward with De'Aaron Fox. Young's future with the Atlanta Hawks is unclear as they are now on a timeline where they may need to take a step back.


"The direction of the Hawks is bleak considering where he stands and what he wants to accomplish," said Chris Haynes on NBATV. "I will say this: before the San Antonio Spurs made the move for De'Aaron Fox, they were considering De'Aaron and they were considering Trae Young. But with the way the Spurs are setup right now, they're not setup to start winning games and contend right now. So there was never really a hurry to bring in an established point guard to move onto the next phase. But De'Aaron Fox kind of fell into their lap and he picked them as the sole team he wanted to play with. They chose him. It was a much easier lift to get De'Aaron. But Trae Young was on the San Antonio Spurs' radar."


Young can become a free agent in 2026.

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Re: Trae Young's Future Withe Hawks Unclear; Spurs Considered Trade For Him Before De'Aaron Fox Deal 

Post#2 » by 23artest23 » Fri Feb 7, 2025 1:49 pm

Fox almost certainly came to the Spurs at a lower cost than what it would have taken to get Trae but disregarding that, I'd rather have Fox any and every day. The Spurs were already setup stupendously for the coming years and Fox was just a gift that landed in their lap.
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