It's probably like this, yesterday in the Eastern Conference, the Hawks lost 90-99 at home to the Knicks, 7 consecutive wins were tragically ended, losing is actually nothing, the end of the winning streak is not a big deal, but, in this game, the Hawks injured two players in a row.
One was Redish, who was replaced by Bogdan shortly after the start of the second quarter, and after the game Reddish underwent an MRI to confirm that the injury was a left wrist sprain, and It was reported that Redish's condition would depend on his daily treatment response.
The other was Bogdan, also in the second quarter, shortly after being replaced, Bogdan injured his ankle on a defensive landing, and after the injury, Bogdan sat on the ground and covered his ankle, and finally with the support of his teammates, Bogdan slowly left the court.
After the game, Bogdan also underwent AN MRI, which resulted in a sprained right ankle, and he will be re-examined in two weeks, which also means that Bogdan will be absent for at least two weeks.
For the Hawks, this is undoubtedly bad news.
So far this season, Bogdan has played in a total of 20 games for the Hawks, averaging 11.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, although the score is not as good as last season, but Bogdan's efficiency is still not bad, shooting 39.1% from three points and 55.5% from the field.
Reddish was also a big part of the Hawks, and before his injury, Reddish played 21 games off the bench, averaging 11.5 points in 22.5 minutes per game and shooting 38.2 percent from three-point range — a far better performance than in the past two years, which translates to every 36 minutes of stats, and he can average 18.4 points per game this season.
As last season's Eastern Conference Finals team, the Hawks' performance this year is not particularly good, especially the opening, the first 13 games, the record is only 4 wins and 9 losses, once only ranked in the bottom of the East, there is no strong team at all.
It wasn't until the past half a month that the Hawks recovered with a seven-game winning streak, but it was not easy to regain the feeling, and the Hawks were injured, and one injury was also injured twice.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the only two injuries of the Eagles, just half a month ago, Hunter also suffered a wrist injury, and also underwent surgery, the latest news is that Hunter's wrist has two weeks to remove the cast, and the follow-up recovery period is about five weeks, which basically means that he is absent for two months.
Three wings less, the Hawks are difficult - the reason why the Hawks were able to reach the East Finals last season was because of the depth of their lineup, this offseason, the Hawks chose to retain the lineup, which should not be worse than last season, but at the beginning of the season, Trae Young, Capela, And Lovell have encountered some minor injuries, and now, Hunter, Redish, Bogdan will be absent, the Hawks are bound to face more difficulties.
At this point, let's talk about Trae Young.
Due to the change in foul rules, many people think that Trae Young's performance will slip, and the fact is that Trae Young's free throw count this season has dropped to 5.7 times, compared with 9.3 and 8.7 times in the past two seasons.
So Trae Young's ability to create fouls is weakened, but his overall performance is still not bad, so far, Trae Young can average 26.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game, shooting 46.5%, shooting 39.4% from three-point range, and shooting 58.8% from the field.
In the past 8 games, Trae Young has scored 30+ 5 times, averaging 28.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, shooting 51.3%/45.2%/87.2% of the three shots, and shooting 65.0% of the real shooting.
For comparison, last season's Trae Young averaged 25.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, and the true shooting percentage was 58.9 percent — Trae Young's scoring was higher than last season's with three fewer free throws, and his efficiency remained largely unchanged, with fewer turnovers, from 4.1 to 3.8.
Another statistic is that so far this season, Trae Young has created 16.3 empty opportunities for his teammates per 100 possessions, which ranks first in the league, followed by Curry (15.4) and Jokic (14.1).
Last season because of some outrageous fouls, Trae Young was questioned a lot, but despite the prejudice, Trae Young is definitely a superstar-level player, his scoring, organizational skills are very good, for now, Trae Young is the engine of the Hawks, as long as he is not injured, the Hawks are still competitive.
However, in order to make a breakthrough, Trae Young also needs more help to do it, this team last season was experiencing some "happy troubles", do not want to encounter frequent injuries this year, hope that Bogdan, Redish and Hunter will return soon, healthy Eagles, not just the current level.