NBA Analysts Reaction of Trae Young BEFORE and AFTER the Draft

[@billrara385]

Really loving this series mate! Can you do one on Collin Sexton. Btw I subscribed, keep up the good work!

[@BallingandTalking]

Thanks for the support! I will try to make a video on Collin Sexton whenever I can.

[@oakinw8361]

@Shawn Golmes what are you talking about Sexton was one of the best rookies last year

[@Noahhhhhhhh]

Shawn Golmes hes averaging 20 ppg rn

[@haydenkyle3845]

SAS knew trae was gonna b good just tryna knock him down to the knicks

[@LlaroldLive]

Counterpoint: Mark Jackson.

[@kvngjb9210]

Now he’s gonna beat the knicks in 5

[@salfmandtheimitationartists]

love love love this bit of insite - makes my day to have SAS squirm (ATL sports for life

[@quincy6359]

Stephen A: I’m not sold on Trae Young Also Stephen A: I like Gary Trent😂😂😂😂😂

[@thatdamefan]

Trent was really solid this season, especially for a 2nd round pick

[@samthedreamer1876]

@@thatdamefan thank you

[@thatdamefan]

Ezio Auditore I agree I’m just saying he’s been a good solid pick for where he was picked and is underrated

[@razkable]

This take aged poor in 2021 but made sense in 2019

[@oak3785]

watching this in 2021 and it's Max's Kuzma praise for me LMAOOO

[@JustAnAccountLmao810]

You should remake this video 2 years later now that he’s a true superstar

[@CC-bw7im]

He pretty much played around in college 😂

[@tmurphy4188]

Crazy thing is.....they don't even know about Cam Reddish. 🤐

[@Ma1q444]

Lol

[@bf2940]

Skip: Trae aint worth the horse he rode in on. Trae: You might not know it now, baby I'm a star....(Prince -1984)

[@sherijms4]

Young vs Curry rookie comparison *Trae Young* Height: 6’2 Weight: 180 Stats PTS: 19.1 AST: 8.1 REB: 3.7 STL: 0.9 TOV: 3.8 FG%: 42% 3P% 33% FT%: 83% MPG: 30.9 *Stephen Curry*(rookie year) Height: 6’3 Weight: 185 PTS: 17.5 AST: 5.9 REB: 4.5 STL: 1.9 TOV: 3.0 FG% 46% 3P% 44% FT% 86% MPG: 36.2

[@BallingandTalking]

Thanks for putting that together!

[@razkable]

lets not forget trae was 20 curry was 21-22 as he turned 22 by march of his rookie year...and had 3 years of college while trae had 1....and curry had a father in the nba and brother now too...I think the minutes is what stands out to me ...5.3 less minutes for trae already more points and assists per by a lot?...the other stats are meaningless to me cause trae started out so bad his stats changed after the first 29 or so games...he had 8 sub 10 point games in his first 29 and only had 2 sub 10 point games from then on ...he changed as a player....per 36 traes stats blow curry out the window..... @@BallingandTalking

[@paquinraino8180]

REMEMBER that Curry arrive with injuries problems, and also that he arrives in a league not MODELED YET for his play, Curry HAD TO CHANGE the game, and that's why young players like. Trae can shoot from the logo and and from 3's almost. as much as they want, the league was still more physic and based on the former type of basket than today. Also when Curry arrives the pace was lower, and PG couldn't score as much as they wanted and shoot as much they want like it is now for Trae. Finally, Curry wasn't the center of his team yet. I mean I would love to see Trae Young in 2009 when the basketball hasn't changed yet, because it almost always harder for the First. one, than for the others who arrives after and can enjoy all the work that the first one have made. Put Curry. rookie now, with the basketball being already more. about 3's and scoring PG and I can tell that a part the injuries, nothing would stop him

[@jamesjorgensen6808]

Do sophomore stats now

[@Trimmxthy]

@@jamesjorgensen6808 no comparison now lol

[@carltonbanks4520]

🧊🧊🧊 Trae is still cooking 😂😂😂

[@lionheart2139]

Still

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Anyone here after the hawks made it to the conference finals and Trae played like a man possessed

[@razkable]

Skips worst take on undisputed ever nba wise may be his bust take on trae 6.5 weeks into his rookie season cause it was honesty from a sooners fan who felt he hijacked their season for stats for his lottery status projection to rise when they could of won more games been a contender ...he legit said he's a bust and will be out the nba in 2 years a g leaguer in 3 and 6 weeks in was not even a backup level pg yet and not even going to be a third string level pg by year 2.. It aged like milk..he hated on him since summer league. ..he was exposed as a hater lol as from the moment he said that trae went off in mid Dec 2018 for 3 months playing like a star and has not looked back smdh

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

@@razkable true dat I’ve loved Trae since college and never stopped defending him

[@falconshawksbravesfanextra7830]

this didn't age well 😂😂 keep that same energy #icetraethegang 😎

[@Sammy2g3]

That's right! Keep that same energy!!!

[@Bubba___]

❄️❄️

[@Evanb5000]

Falcons/Hawks/Braves Fan Extraordinaire nice username

[@thatguyluis]

Yeah, you're okay with the Hawks to be one of the worst team in the league as long he is pumping stats. You're gonna be scoring atleast 120 a night with the new roster tho, but you're D side of the ball would also give up a lot.

[@camvole8806]

@@thatguyluis give them 3 years

[@bradykelley9592]

Love seeing all these guys be wrong

[@SourceIMadeItAllUp]

Skip is the biggest hater of all time

[@razkable]

@Versatile Wolf well oops

[@andrewmceachin2987]

I live in Atlanta and its a transplant city so it’s hard to convert everyone to a hawks fan. But it’s business get a winning team and culture for the new generation and that place will stay lit! And it’s funny to hear some old man call a 20 year old not athletic or explosive. And man he must be related to Linda Fairstien because he want admit or change his view on Trae for nothing. But lucky for Trae he’s not worried about them he’s living his best life and these sport anchors just behind a desk talking noise.

[@jhyquaviousshavers9400]

True

[@razkable]

trae: im 20 I had a 49 point game and a 8-12 from 3 point game and avg. 19 and 8 3.7 and 1 in 31 minutes for a team that went 23-29 over 52 games to end the year with me on the court yet im a bust?.....okay then....but lonzo ball avg. 10 a night isn't cause he can guard?......the nba fans man....

[@edpaolosalting9116]

I am hawks fan since the budenhozer era. They converted me. Will be a hawks fan till the day I die.

[@JackHeRare]

If Atlanta United can convert a transplant sitting in to a huge fan base, then Hawks can, as well.

[@empathytrail4758]

But we are loyal when we love our team we love our team regardless of record

[@MrTerrell966]

lol. TRae already better than Kuzma...

[@teetweakin]

CloutCollecter he’s leagues above kuzma li bro

[@CloutCollecter]

glorytee not really he just a number 1 option I’ll give home a slight advantage but not way better

[@teetweakin]

CloutCollecter only thing kuzma is good/decent at is scoring

[@CloutCollecter]

glorytee he’s a decent passer and he’s leagues better than trae on defense

[@teetweakin]

CloutCollecter trae is a good passer but ofc kuzma gonna be a better defender trae small asl, kuzma still nice tho

[@DansTop5]

Skip doesnt know anything lmaooooo

[@adamthesportsfan2346]

This is hilarious seeing Skip say this

[@richkoch5091]

Look at curry man so inspirational

[@delfobaroni]

Lobotomy in 1940 - Use an ice pick. Lobotomy in 2019 - Watch Stephen and Max.

[@CC-bw7im]

Atlanta must’ve listened to Stephen A

[@alibarzegar2142]

These guys r all hating on Atlanta like can this dude shut up look at the reason he has a bad 3 point percentage which is cause his early season slump. Look at Trae now. U said he isn’t explosive. What about the game vs the bulls. He exploded. He hit that e in Kris’s duns mouth. Just start being logical

[@alibarzegar2142]

Shawn Golmes true

[@jamesjorgensen6808]

Trae young is a top 5 pg now

[@francesccampos1343]

@@jamesjorgensen6808 Not even close. He is no leader, his impact in ATL is zero 29.3% wr the year before him and 29.9% this year. He shoots at 43.7% which is not that great at all and having almost 5 TOs a game, plus he is a complete hole in defense because of his physique, heigth and lack of motivation to be a good defender. And he can thank the referees to get Harden's treatment, because they are giving him all the FTA he wants. Lebron, Luka, Chris Paul, Lillard, Kyrie, Curry, Harden are all far far better than him and more impactful in their teams and then there's many more with less statpad but that contribute a lot in their team success and are better all around guards like Goran Dragic, Jamal Murray, Kyle Lowry, Bradley Beal, Kemba Walker and Ben Simmons to name a few. There's no way that Trae is a top5 guard being almost the worst team in the NBA, period. Good players make impact in their teams and play for the win not to just statpad. What Trae needs is a good leader, someone who takes the attention and guides ATL to wins, that way he would have more room to improve his decision making and maybe (only maybe) someone who challenges him for being so lazy in defense.

[@ImLuel]

@@francesccampos1343 hmmmm, look at ATL now?

[@francesccampos1343]

@@ImLuel ATL spent a lot in the market this year to reinforce their starters. It's just the first game of PO con't bark so loud because the fall can be even more painful. Trae isn't a top 5 PG this year either so my point still stands.

[@KevinPeng]

He is the best player in this draft.

[@hanadhussein]

Luka way better

[@haydenkyle3845]

Anybody else think of magic and bird with luka and trae maybe not as good but similar

[@olzickmont5723]

Lol Luka is no Larry Bird! So disrespectful.

[@chefaero]

Hayden Kyle so who’s magic and who’s bird?

[@kohsmoger1567]

Olzick Mont LoL luka could be better

[@UNCLEHOTDOGPM]

I think he just means in terms of publicity and rivalry.

[@DoubleA73]

@@olzickmont5723 Luka is really fucking good

[@harrislaurent429]

It’s funny how Stephen a smith wanted the knicks to draft Trae young and Trae young eliminated the knicks in the playoffs in 5 😂

[@tmains5365]

How you like Tre young now?

[@razkable]

Trae

[@MH-et4bo]

Trae is a better passer than Steph. His more Nash.

[@mcohen0609]

i will never trust an opinion that leaves skips mouth

[@DoTheAstralPlane]

funny how SAS is more in-tune with basketball on the whole. Skip kinda just locked in and cynical on his Sooners lmao.

[@8mathdaddy]

Max and Smith were so wrong. Trae is a star.

[@finisher3x]

It's like they thought that he'd never improve. Trae is a MONSTER on the level of Allen Iverson . . a more efficient Allen Iverson, with Steve Nash passing ability, Steph Curry's range, and James Harden's ability to draw fouls. Add in Isiah Thomas' toughness, and you have the new age PG of the next 10 - 15 years. The kid is currently averaging 30 ppg - 9 asst. The only guy to do that in the modern era, is Russell Westbrook. The only other players to do this in NBA HISTORY, is Oscar Robertson and Tiny Archibald. He leads the NBA in turnovers because he's the engine of the offense. Every other high turnover guy in the NBA, is the engine of their offense. Even the great Steve Nash led the NBA in turnovers . . . twice . . . while also leading the league in assists.

[@doktarr]

Trae is one of the worst defenders in the entire league and he misses a ton of shots. He's a classic high volume shooter who doesn't make good teams better. This looks like it was a weak draft so taking him at 5 was fine; he was probably the best option other than the injured Michael Porter. But he's massively overhyped at this point.

[@finisher3x]

@@doktarr - Anyone that watched the Hawks knows that team was so inexperienced, that if the Hawks didn't have Trae, they would've struggled to win 10 games, instead of the 20 games that they did win. Also, their season was derailed when PF John Collins ( the team's 2nd best player who averaged 20 ppg - 10 rebs ) missed 25 games because of a banned substance suspension. Without Collins, the Hawks lost 21 out of 25 games, because they had no decent big men and no other 20 ppg scorers outside of Collins.

[@doktarr]

@@finisher3x Sure, Trae made the terrible Hawks a more competitive (but still bad) team. I don't deny that. I said players like him don't make *good* teams better. He's a player who "raises the floor" on your team's offensive output, but he doesn't "raise the ceiling" due to non-elite shooting percentages and (especially) his bad defense. Over the course of a playoff series, he would get repeatedly targeted and abused defensively. You can overlook it in the regular season but in the playoffs any mismatch gets hammered.

[@finisher3x]

@@doktarr - Players like him lead teams to play for championships, if they have other good players around them. He's in the same mold of the great small PGs before him ( Iverson, Isiah Thomas ( the Bad Boy version ), Stockton, Steve Nash ). Over the course of a playoff series, teams would also have to stop Trae as well. As much as Trae's bad defense is talked about, he still wins his matchup against the opposing PG, because they can't guard him AT ALL. Trae's brilliance on offense far outweighs his defensive deficiencies.

[@doktarr]

@@finisher3x Sorry, but no. Isaiah was a TERROR on defense and super efficient on offense. Stockton is the all time leader in steals for a reason and was also great at making his teammates better (all time leader in assists for a reason, too). Nash and Iverson are better comps, but neither was as bad a defender as Trae is (Iverson was very good on the ball) and both were better on offense. In his absolute best case scenario Trae becomes as dangerous as Iverson on O, but is still a worse defender. And Iverson reached the finals only once, and was passed around like a hot potato at the end of his career for a reason. Trae is just not as good on offense as you seem to think. He's a good volume scorer but far below the real offensive stars of the league like Harden, James, Giannis, Lillard, Jokic, etc. Factor in being literally one of the worst defenders in the league (the worst who plays starter minutes) and you have a merely good player who will never be a star on a championship team.

[@alanbrooks9618]

Trae needs a star 2 guard, we all know he can pass. If he can be a nash (Who he looked up to) instead of curry we will be a better team. Take a look at the game vs Spurs. Trae with 23 & around 10 asst. Team contributed in a good win at home this season. (Homework) #Truetoatlanta 🏀💯

[@mrsain19]

Skip literally gets paid millions to make a fool out of himself and say foolish things.

[@thedivinekingllc.7327]

Damn Skip.

[@babyzorilla]

Skip aint s*** as an analyst

[@giveitall1992]

Trae and Cam>Luka

[@christiandelapena8623]

Still a wannabe < 21 yo MVP frontrunner

[@lionheart2139]

ECF....

[@C.P.Brown_]

Yet, his stats were just as good as Luka's were in their rookie season. & his stats are HIGHER than Luka's are this season other than rebounds. & Luka should lead in rebounds being 7 inches taller than he is. But they want that white boy on top so bad they won't tell you that. He should have been co rookie of the year last year, considered they gave co rookie of the year to Grant & Kidd & their stats weren't as close as his in Luka's were. But we know what's going on. #REVERSETOKEN

[@sosukeaizen2723]

Trae nowhere near Luka

[@anishdas3096]

Lmao so much victim mentality. Quit bringing up race in everything.

[@babyzorilla]

Reporters don’t have real opinions-Rupord Murdoch.

[@bradykelley9592]

Kellerman: Kuzma=good Young=won’t develop

[@blackexcellence440]

What they gotta say now about trae

[@zhyguytv6986]

i wonder why they got paid to fool the scouts

[@4ktkaram395]

Trae is 6’5

[@zockey99]

1 year later he averaging 30ppg and 9 assists....... Trae/Luka/Ja/Zion > everyone sine 2013(only cuz gainnis was part of that draft). Luka already an MVP candidate and only reason trae isn't one is because collins was suspended for 25 games and rest of the hawks team is basically a G league team with young talent but not real NBA level players yet. Ja already taking his team to playoffs in west over spurs and blazers lead by demar and dame and zion only played 13 games due to injury but the impact he has on the game he gonna be a MVP candidate in a year or 2 as well

[@cucumbercossa8277]

And then the hawks won less than 20 games correct ?

[@SoSickRick]

What about now?

[@razkable]

28

[@tjlevey378]

As a hawks fan I like Trae. But I don’t think he leads to winning in the playoffs

[@justbooda9231]

That didn’t age well

[@amariblue4907]

@@justbooda9231 lol

[@jordonlewis]

You can tell skip couldn’t hoop

[@Wetam99]

Max knows less than nothing about basketball. Skip less than that.

[@alanbrooks9618]

BTW.... Shut up Skip!!! 😁

[@alanbrooks9618]

@Versatile Wolf You shut up What is this 3rd grade? 😂😂😂

[@philswiftispapa4962]

max kellerman just said trae young belongs in the g leauge for two years... in two years, he’s in all star

[@HorrorCinema3]

skip is terrible

[@Golfing-ISABELA_CADDYS]

Up

[@meakysosa6569]

Ha

[@zillahturbacuski5439]

The noiseless cable superficially disagree because bowl suddenly grin into a determined statistic. mysterious, tedious leg

[@christiandelapena8623]

He still is a wannabe, too far from Steph.

[@robinhoodhustsle1356]

Pff all he does is send people home in the playoffs

[@icemanbrfc]

Markelle better than Trae

[@amariblue4907]

Seriously?

[@austinneveau9387]

He's still on the worst team in the NBA

[@SoSickRick]

Yeah?

[@justinfortnite3913]

Yo statement didn’t age well 😂🤣😂