3 Massive NBA Trades This Summer

I've got my notes here because we have a trio of trade scenarios to watch this offseason, all created by injuries.

So the first one is Trey Young leaving the Atlanta Hawks.

Then we've got Alperin Shingun leaving the Rockets or maybe Jalen Green.

And then we've got Carl Anthony Towns leaving the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Now in all three cases, the star has gotten injured and then the team has actually played better.

So let's start with Trae Young.

With all of them, we're going to go over kind of what happened and what the trade might be, what rumors are out there, but what team they might end up on and what the package would actually look like.

So Trae was injured in late February, a finger injury.

And at the time, we all thought, okay, Trae's done for the season because the season is basically over anyway.

But since then, they've gone 11-8 ahead.

And if they had that pace all year, they would be in 5th place.

Instead, now they're in 10th place, and they're basically locked into that play-in tournament.

DeJounte Murray has absolutely taken off.

26-6-9 during this time, and he's extremely efficient from the field, 46%, and from downtown, 38%.

But really, the defense is the thing to watch for them.

We all thought that they might get better without Trae Young.

They couldn't really get much worse because they were 30th in the league, dead last with Trae.

But since Trey's been out there 17th in defense, which is respectable.

It's average.

It's what you need to be a playoff team, maybe even win a first-round series.

Obviously, they can't win the championship with that, but it is a huge improvement, 30th to 17th.

And just to give you an idea of the types of players and teams that they're beating, they've beaten the Magic, Knicks, Cavaliers, Clippers, and Celtics twice, all without Trey Young.

So it looks like the Atlanta Hawks are clearly a better team.

Now, it doesn't make sense, right? Because Trey is a three-time All-Star.

He's got unbelievable counting numbers.

I've got my notes here because we have a trio of trade scenarios to watch this offseason, all created by injuries.

So the first one is Trey Young leaving the Atlanta Hawks.

Then we've got Alperin Shingun leaving the Rockets or maybe Jalen Green.

And then we've got Carl Anthony Towns leaving the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Now in all three cases, the star has gotten injured and then the team has actually played better.

So let's start with Trae Young.

With all of them, we're going to go over kind of what happened and what the trade might be, what rumors are out there, but what team they might end up on and what the package would actually look like.

So Trae was injured in late February, a finger injury.

And at the time, we all thought, okay, Trae's done for the season because the season is basically over anyway.

But since then, they've gone 11-8 ahead.

And if they had that pace all year, they would be in 5th place.

Instead, now they're in 10th place, and they're basically locked into that play-in tournament.

DeJounte Murray has absolutely taken off.

26-6-9 during this time, and he's extremely efficient from the field, 46%, and from downtown, 38%.

But really, the defense is the thing to watch for them.

We all thought that they might get better without Trae Young.

They couldn't really get much worse because they were 30th in the league, dead last with Trae.

But since Trey's been out there 17th in defense, which is respectable.

It's average.

It's what you need to be a playoff team, maybe even win a first-round series.

Obviously, they can't win the championship with that, but it is a huge improvement, 30th to 17th.

And just to give you an idea of the types of players and teams that they're beating, they've beaten the Magic, Knicks, Cavaliers, Clippers, and Celtics twice, all without Trey Young.

So it looks like the Atlanta Hawks are clearly a better team.

Now, it doesn't make sense, right? Because Trey is a three-time All-Star.

He's got unbelievable counting numbers.