How bad did the Atlanta Hawks blow it with Trae Young
https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2018/12/3/18124456/how-bad-did-the-atlanta-hawks-blow-it-with-trae-young ....Doncic's leading rookies in scoring (19.3 points per game), ranks second in assists (4.1) and third in rebounds (6.9). The list of rookies who have averaged 19/6/4: Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Elgin Baylor, Sidney Wicks, Larry Bird and Grant Hill. Each of those players won Rookie of the Year -- and none of them were as young as Doncic, who has a swagger and fearlessness that just isn't seen in NBA teens.
Bruce Jenkins of the San Francisco Chronicle referred to Hawks GM Travis Schlenk's decision to pass on Doncic as a "damaging misfire." He quoted Lowe from a recent Lowe Post podcast with the most damning words of all.
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You will never get fired for taking Doncic No. 3," said Lowe. "You will get fired for trading down to 5 if Trae Young isn’t good and Doncic is awesome. And it will mar the rest of your career."
