Is this who he is? If Trae is as mediocre as he has been this season and last (you can argue he has just been bad this season) what is our move? Try and trade him while he still has some semblance of value? I’m sure we could get a top 5 pick.

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    1 year ago

    People are flipping about your moving him, but he’s really not that movable right now. He’s not getting what the hawks would want back. So he’s here to say. As far as is this who he is? Probably. His shooting his whole career has been average except for two years. And if this team wants to get past being a play in team and to a consistent 4-6 seed and at least trying to get to the second round, then his shooting needs to get better. Quin’s system is best when your lead guard can shoot the 3 well. Spider was thriving and the offense was humming when he had this same system. And as far as Trae goes, he’s a max player. This shooting stuff is the only real thing he can improve right now. He’s never going to be this plus defender. That’s fine. He’s already one of the best play makers and FT shooters in the league. So that leaves his FG and three point shooting. His off ball is going to be whatever, so this leaves his shooting. If people really dive into his numbers, they would see it’s been a bit of a problem his whole career and a big problem his rookie, last year, and this year. Some fans still hold max players to a standard.