Trae Young, Portland and Atlanta Hawks
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Trae Young is available to play for the Hawks.
From Sports Illustrated
"I’m excited to announce that I’m accepting a role with OU basketball in being an assistant GM, as well as making a million-dollar donation to help kick start this whole thing," Young said.
From Yahoo! Sports
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Trae Young is the Hawks' best player and the face of their franchise. He drives the engine of their offense. While the Hawks are getting ready for this playoff push, their best player has accepted a new job in college basketball.
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The Atlanta Hawks have clinched themselves a spot in the Play-In Tournament, and the hope is that they can get into the playoffs. After a season of developing the young players, trades, and dealing with injuries,
The Atlanta Hawks have been an interesting fringe playoff team this season but they looked for a massive upgrade by trading for Kevin Durant.
Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu and Zaccharie Risacher have been performing at a high level for Atlanta in recent weeks.
Oklahoma has hired former Sooners player and current Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young as assistant general manager for men’s basketball.
Oklahoma has hired former Sooners player and Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young as assistant general manager for men’s basketball.
Risacher is in the conversation for the Rookie of the Year award alongside Stephon Castle and Alex Sarr. Castle seems to be the frontrunner for the award after the season he's having with the San Antonio Spurs, but if Risacher can finish the year off strong, he may make it a tight race.
Young is probable for Tuesday's game against Portland due to right Achillies tendinitis, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.
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Zaccharie Risacher scored a career-high 36 points and Trae Young added 19 points with 19 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 145-124 win against the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.