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Heat, Bulls, favourites to sign Trae Young if Atlanta Hawks trade him

This Tuesday, the Atlanta Hawks fired Nate McMillan after a heart-wrenching 29-30 start to the season. The change was needed, but fans will do well to remember that McMillan is the second coach, Trae Young has failed to get along with. Young also clashed with former HC Lloyd Pierce.

Amidst their struggles and Young’s refusal to work closely with coaching, there is a chance that Trae Young will ask for a trade this off-season or the organization chooses to part ways with the star guard.

If Atlanta does let go of Young, the Miami Heat (+400), Chicago Bulls (+500), and the Dallas Mavericks (+600) are the favourites who might get the player in a trade.

These are the top 10 teams below:

Miami Heat (+400)
Chicago Bulls (+500)
Dallas Mavericks (+600)
Los Angeles Clippers (+700)
Los Angeles Lakers (+700)
Boston Celtics (+800)
Washington Wizards (+800)
Denver Nuggets (+900)
Minnesota Timberwolves (+900)
New Orleans Pelicans (+1200)

Currently, there are no signs that Trae Young will be traded off. After all, Atlanta has a shot at making the playoffs, presently sitting in a play-in spot and just 3.5 games behind the sixth-place New York Knicks. All hope isn’t lost yet.

However, it is apparent that the Heat’s offense is far from being efficient. Their ball movement is sub-par. They struggle to shoot a triple. Young and Dejounte Murray are not building the chemistry Atlanta hoped for. The plan is to bring in an HC who will be on the same page with Trae. But, if he gets into arguments with this one too, then the Hawks will likely trade him.

If the trade for Young goes through, the Atlanta Hawks will get a haul in return. Trae is averaging 26.7 points, 10.3 assists, and 2.9 rebounds a game. His moving to Miami is also a thrilling move because of the Heat’s lack of a franchise point guard. Kyle Lowry is up to his neck and quite unreliable these days.

In the case of the Bulls, London Ball’s future is bleak after he got shut down for the remainder of the season, due to a knee injury. It is uncertain what will happen to him. Bringing Young into the Chicago backcourt beside Zach LaVine will be pure magic.

It will be good to see if Trae Young will stay out of trouble or not in the months to come.