{"id":85672,"date":"2024-07-12T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=85672"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:02:22","slug":"whats-hawks-endgame-after-dejounte-murray-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/12\/whats-hawks-endgame-after-dejounte-murray-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Hawks\u2019 Endgame After Dejounte Murray Trade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For months, all anyone could talk about<\/a> when it came to the Atlanta Hawks was whether they would be trading Trae Young<\/a> or Dejounte Murray<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Young, the face of the franchise, is an antihero of sorts<\/a>. While he has routinely saved the Hawks from the jaws of defeat, he may be the primary contributor to their chaos.<\/p>\n

Though he denies it was his intent, his clashes with former head coaches has played a part in their dismissal. He doesn\u2019t quite empower his teammates, helping them believe more in themselves, as a leader should. Instead, his favorite talking point is that he doesn\u2019t and hasn\u2019t had enough help. With that being said, it\u2019s true that Atlanta could have done more to build around him. Nonetheless, those stray criticisms can\u2019t sit well with teammates that usually leave it all on the floor.<\/p>\n

However, it wasn\u2019t Young who was traded, but Murray.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Hawks\u2019 Endgame After Dejounte Murray Trade?<\/h2>\n

Young being the last man standing<\/a> wasn\u2019t too surprising as he\u2019s the face of the franchise. Plus, his motor and passing instincts have helped him be more productive than his former backcourt mate.<\/p>\n