Way back to the commerce deadline in February, Trae Younger has seemingly been tied to the Spurs by a number of sources, usually below the belief that he’ll request a commerce or be traded ought to the Atlanta Hawks resolve to rebuild. Profitable the draft lottery for the primary time of their franchise historical past has solely added gasoline to the general hypothesis about what the Hawks will do now that they’ve one other engaging chip to both dangle in entrance of potential commerce companions or use themselves to jumpstart the rebuild.
On the similar time, the Spurs want some extent guard who can feed Victor Wembanyama and rating not less than, and least on paper, Younger suits the invoice. The Spurs even have the belongings to be a viable commerce, together with two top-8 picks this summer time and a number of the Hawks’ personal unprotected picks over the subsequent few years from the Dejounte Murray commerce that they might seemingly wish to again, so he could also be extra attainable than it initially appeared. Nonetheless, in line with Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports activities, the Spurs apparently haven’t proven as a lot curiosity in Younger as some rumors and “experiences” have led us to consider.
The Spurs have thus far approached constructing round Wembanyama as an intriguing experiment, the place they may weigh all completely different sorts of variables round their Rookie of the Yr. Nonetheless, in line with a number of league figures with data of the scenario, any Spurs plans of maneuvering to carry Younger to San Antonio have been vastly overstated. The Spurs, sources mentioned, have expressed little curiosity in acquiring Younger thus far.
With experiences and rumors all over, it’s laborious to know what and who to consider anymore, however one factor is for sure: the nearer we get to the draft and free company, the extra these rumors will swirl up. And who is aware of? There could also be a brand new “report” out subsequent week the contradicts this one. The most effective factor to do is drift and belief that PATFO will do what’s greatest.
