On May 14, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs are underway, in which Edwards said that the first center Downs is a superstar, and I always tell him not to stop shooting, Nesmith revealed that he will not use the same method to defend Brunson, and wants him to play forward. Just today, 24 hours after the Atlanta Hawks were selected to sign the No. 1 pick, Trae Young and Dejounte Murray are facing being traded away in the offseason, and it seems that the former wants to follow the Houston Rockets to rebuild the team.
According to the latest report from The Register, the 2024 NBA lottery was held in Chicago, and the Atlanta Hawks, who have All-Star guard Trae Young and trade scandal object Dejounte Murray, won the lottery on behalf of the team. It should be emphasized that the Atlanta Hawks drew this champion lottery, luck can only be said to be really good, with a probability of 3%, so that the Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, and Wizards are very envious, this is the lowest probability of winning the lottery since the implementation of the current lottery rules in 2019, and the lowest one before was 6% of the Pelicans in 2019.
It is worth mentioning that Woshen revealed on social media that twenty-four hours after getting the No. 1 sign, it is the best opportunity for the Atlanta Hawks to rebuild the team, and the management has put Dejounte Murray on the shelf, intending to send him away to attract the favor of the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James, and Trae Young will not be left behind, and will soon join the trade ranks, because the 2023-2424 regular season record is 36-46, ranking 10th in the Eastern Conference If you choose to make the roster younger or rebuilt, The top pick has the opportunity to have an influential player for them.
You must know that in the 2023-2024 season with the Atlanta Hawks, Trae Young played a total of 54 regular season games, averaging 25.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game. On the other hand, Dejounte Murray played a total of 78 regular season games, averaging 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.
Now, with the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 lottery draw, with good luck, 24 hours after getting a No. 1 pick that other teams such as the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons would envy, they have no intention of trading, or have other ideas, and the purpose is still very clear, that is, they plan to rebuild, because the record this season is really bad. What needs to be said is that the name of Woshen revealed that All-Star guard Trae Young and Dejounte Murray will face being traded away, mainly two guys, who can't lead the Atlanta Hawks to go further, rather than killing time, it is better to exchange for chips and rebuild directly.