Fantasy Basketball Trade Analyzer: Is it time to move on from Trae Young?
Sell-high candidates followed by buy-low candidates; let's go:Sell: Trae Young, HawksYou should be looking for a king’s ransom for Young. Per Cleaning The Glass, Atlanta ranks 30th in 3-point shooting at 32.7% as a team. While 3-point shooting isn’t a reliable part of his game, Valanciunas is a veteran scorer and an elite rebounder. Given that he was 4-for-17 through 18 games last season, he’s trending in the right direction — both performance and confidence-wise. His minutes and volume are stable, and he’s bound for positive regression to his 3-point shooting mean in the coming weeks.
wftv.comThe Kings are scoring a ton of points. So how are they doing it?
The Kings made two discrete decisions during the offseason aimed at ending what has become the longest postseason drought the NBA has ever seen . The Kings enter Wednesday's action ranked 27th in the NBA in points allowed per possession outside of garbage time, according to Cleaning the Glass . After annihilating the Nets on national TV, the Kings now rank second in the whole stinkin' NBA in offensive efficiency, according to NBA Advanced Stats , behind only the East-leading Celtics. The glass-half-empty take: The Kings' offense will level out at least a little. Fox won't keep shooting an obscene 84 percent at the cup and 56 percent from floater range.
wftv.comRobinson makes eight 3s, Heat top Hawks 115-91 in Game 1
Duncan Robinson set a Miami playoff record with eight 3-pointers, and the Miami Heat forced Trae Young into matching the worst-shooting game of his career on the way to a 115-91 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.
Durant's 31 points power Nets past Young, Hawks 113-105
Nets Hawks Basketball Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) makes his way past fans as he walks to the locker room after the Nets defeated the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore)ATLANTA — (AP) — Kevin Durant and James Harden carried the heavy scoring load for the Brooklyn Nets, as usual. Durant scored 31 points, including a go-ahead jumper midway through the fourth quarter, and the Nets proved to be resilient once again, beating the Hawks 113-105 on Friday night. “It was just a good lineup to finish the game,” Durant said. “We both played good defense,” Young said.
wftv.comShake Milton saves Sixers as Philly evens series with Hawks
Hawks 76ers Basketball Philadelphia 76ers' Shake Milton, left, goes up for a shot against Atlanta Hawks' Kevin Huerter, center, and Solomon Hill during the second half of Game 2 in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Matt Slocum)PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Shake Milton — yes, Shake Milton, with a little help from Joel Embiid — saved Philadelphia’s season. Embiid hopped off the bench and went wild and was the first one to greet Milton heading into a timeout. Milton received a standing ovation not much later when he left the game with the Sixers up 114-97. Awful in the first round (3.4 points per game) against Washington, Milton buried a quick 3 to make it 82-80.
wftv.comIn the 2021 playoffs, the NBA's class of 2018 is showing up
They’re all part of the NBA’s draft class of 2018. Doncic is gone, but plenty of others — Young, Ayton, Michael Porter Jr., Mikal Bridges, Kevin Huerter, Bruce Brown and more — from the group that got drafted three years ago remain. “I think it’s the best class in NBA history,” Ayton, the Phoenix center who went No. Some of the class of 2018 are full-time starters in these playoffs, like Young for the Hawks, Ayton and Bridges for Phoenix, Porter Jr. in Denver. And while Huerter doesn’t deny that his 2018 draft class — he went 19th, while Ayton went No.
wftv.comYoung scores 32 as Hawks rally from 19 down to beat Magic
The star guard scored 32 points and hit the go-ahead free throws with eight seconds remaining as Atlanta rallied from 19 down in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 115-112 on Wednesday night. McMillan took over Monday when Atlanta fired Lloyd Pierce following a 14-20 start. Atlanta took its first lead at 111-110 when Tony Snell drilled a corner 3 off a feed from Young with 1:09 to play. “It’s no statement to anybody but ourselves that we can win games,” Young said. Magic: Evan Fournier missed his 15th game, this time because of a groin strain sustained Monday while scoring 26 points.
Coaching can wait: Rondo plots future, but stays in present
For the first time in his long career, Rondo is the oldest guy on the team. “To be honest, I’ve been doing that for the last five or six years of my career,” Rondo said. I've been working to understand young talent, understand the (collective bargaining agreement). This is a young team with so much upside and versatility. ... We're on the the upswing for great things here in the city of Atlanta.”His future career can wait.
Trae Young scores 39 points, Hawks edge Magic, 103-99
Aaron Gordon #00 of the Orlando Magic drives to the paint against defender Alex Len #25 of the Atlanta Hawks. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)ATLANTA - Trae Young scored 39 points, including Atlanta's last eight, and the Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 103-99 on Saturday night. Young, who had 38 points in Atlanta's season-opening win at Detroit, again carried the scoring burden for the Hawks. Young took over the game for Atlanta after Orlando led 96-95. Evan Fournier led Orlando with 23 points.