The Hawks have already traded away Dejounte Murray. Is it potential they’d transfer his backcourt companion? That’s unlikely however he could possibly be a brand new contract subsequent offseason.
Younger is getting into the third yr of a five-year max contract, which features a participant choice. He’ll be eligible for an extension subsequent summer time. Proper now, Younger’s commerce worth isn’t as excessive as many would possibly anticipate, in keeping with ESPN’s Brian Windhorst within the newest Hoops Collective present (hat tip to Hoops Hype).
“I’m unsure that Trae Younger’s worth is as excessive as they’d prefer it to be. So it is a actual pivotal yr as you say for Trae Younger,” Windhorst stated. “Primary: after this season he can lengthen his contract and within the present setting first off we all know that he’s on the ‘enjoyable max’, we all know the following contract is ‘stress max’ time. It’s been dubbed the ‘stress max’ as a result of it impacts each side. Generally it’s the stress on the staff whether or not they can get the participant to signal and generally it’s stress on the participant about whether or not he can get that second max. On this setting the place underneath the brand new guidelines, the place you’ve obtained to look at the {dollars} being spent, particularly once you get to the 30 p.c a part of the max, Trae goes to should have an enormous yr, even when it’s to remain in Atlanta and signal a max deal.”
We’ve got extra from the Southeast Division:
- Maybe it’s time for the Warmth to have a look at the upcoming season with considerably decreased expectations in comparison with earlier seasons, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Solar Sentinel opines. Avoiding the play-in event and successful no less than one playoff collection might rank as extra affordable objectives than anticipating to make a run to the Finals, given the present pecking order within the East.
- Dru Smith at present holds one of many Warmth’s three tw0-way offers however there’s no assurances he’ll retain that contract, Winderman notes. Smith continues to get well from a knee harm and the staff might create an open competitors throughout coaching camp as they consider Smith’s standing forward of the Oct. 23 regular-season opener.
- Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic believes Hawks wing Bogdan Bogdanovic can play into his late 30s, Eurohoops.internet relays from a Luka i Kuzma podcast. Rajakovic notes Bogdanovic is in glorious form. “I believe he can play within the NBA for one more 6-7 years with none issues. I’ve a tough time making ready for the matches we are going to play towards him,” Rajokovic stated. “He at all times has a smile on his face, he enjoys taking part in basketball very a lot. I’m his fan.”
