Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young showed us his superstar potential
The Atlanta Hawks did not look good in the first half of Game 4. The 76ers were able to build an 18 point lead just prior to halftime and things did not look great. Every time Trae Young was off the court, he had his shoulder wrapped up with ice, obviously looking after an issue.
Unfortunately for the Hawks and Young, his shot looked bad as well. He bricked one so badly it barely hit the backboard. He also tried to pass the ball off the backboard to Clint Capela which was broken up by the 76ers. He was not getting a great deal of help though, John Collins was having one of his Mr. Hyde games in the first half.
The shining light for the Hawks in the first half was Bogdan Bogdanovic. He looked good from deep, giving Young two easy assists on his 3-point shooting. This was how Young got into the game, he created for others and when he simplified it, it worked even better.
The Atlanta Hawks have a superstar in Trae Young
More from Soaring Down South
- Start, Bench, Cut: Sorting through the Hawks’ power forward options
- Hawks’ Bogdan Bogdanovic reacts to earning FIBA World Cup championship bid
- When does training camp start for the Atlanta Hawks?
- Grade the trade: Hawks deal Trae Young to Clippers in shocking proposal
- Dejounte Murray rips NBA 2K after Atlanta Hawks ratings reveal
While the superstar tag is thrown around too loosely in the NBA, the Hawks have a superstar in the making with Young. With the way that he has played in his first postseason, there can be little doubt that Young is going to be one of the best players in the league for a long time.
He did not shoot the ball well for the game. Young went 8-of-26 from the floor which is only 30.8 percent. His shooting from deep was also poor, going 3-of-11, which is 27.5 percent. The thing is that Young made a deep 3-point shot when the Hawks were making their run. In the playoffs, when you make your shots can be as important as how many you make.
What was most impressive about Young’s game is that he figured out pretty early that his shot was not on. What he did instead was he made sure that his teammates were scoring which kept the Hawks in the game.
dark. Next. The impact of Danny Green missing the rest of the series
He had 18 assists, becoming the youngest player ever to have this number in a postseason game. The previous youngest was Spud Webb back in 1986 when he was a member of the Atlanta Hawks. This is just another piece of NBA history that Young has added to his already long resume.