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Trae Young: Max Contract Superstar

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Post#525 » by HMFFL » Fri Apr 25, 2025 2:20 am

Most Points by an Eastern Conference guard this season:

Trae Young 1841

Tyler Herro 1840

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Overrated by his colleagues, but the clutch factor proves them wrong. I hope Jalen or Zacch can take pressure off Trae Young next season. Much depends on Coach Quin and the adjustments he makes.

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What happened to this guy?

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Clutch Player of the Year!!!

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I'm dreaming of a Hawks team with two 20+ ppg players that aren't named Trae and Trae banging a bunch of 15 assist games
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