Trae Young Explains Why His Partnership with Dejounte Murray Wasn't the Best Fit

[@4olufade]

The two guys who weren't at fault are the guys getting the heat.The team was not a good team

[@OneZxxscsc]

Casuals giving the heat. Media too.

[@dylanspradling8293]

yea like not mentioned here; the league is more talented than ever and news flash if trae young isn't playing OUT OF HIS MIND the duo of trae young and murray and some role players flat out isn't enough talent.

[@deathstarstallion]

It was just a dumb trade. I’m a spurs fan and knew it was a fleece as soon as I heard the knews Like what did they think was gonna happen with two dudes that need the ball in their hands to be effective? I’m not saying either is bad players, but they both kinda remind me of Russ in that the play style just isn’t conducive to championship type winning. You have to build the team a very specific way Pretty sure the gm is like owners son or something so the dumb move can kinda be explained by that. Just a stupid FO move

[@stillmosaic]

It was a bad fit. DJ isn’t a scorer and Trae sucks off ball. Also, hawks role players are terrible. DJ’s defense on the hawks was also overrated.

[@bdub913]

Trae is bad

[@ChanBoogie310]

The problem is the organization thought it would be enough just to bring in DJ but you need more pieces around them.

[@TrapLife4L]

Gotta have a solid big DM was their wing

[@greganderson1445]

Exactly. I thought management was going to get a few more pieces for them.

[@voicesinthestreetunfiltered]

It’s been 3 years since the conference finals and the only love they’ve made to improve was trading for another point guard

[@DanielKings10]

Spot on!!

[@statebench16]

You have to get kawhi on the show 🙌🤷

[@SeymourYickitty718]

Kawhi don’t do podcasts

[@statebench16]

@@SeymourYickitty718 sadly😔

[@waytwoskiitv]

Bro don’t like the media

[@waytwoskiitv]

but subscribe to my channel help me get to 1,000🙏🏾

[@tjones8778]

He’ll be there one day

[@buddyboy4438]

Trae has grown so much in public speaking, i remember he used to stutter every sentence

[@Johnny.Natural]

That's just nerves and experience

[@newkemba3578]

@@Johnny.Naturalliterally how you get better at public speaking. Managing your nerves and increasing experience talking in public

[@Johnny.Natural]

@@newkemba3578 are you saying in general or with Trae? With Trae obviously it's from interviews. In general, well it's going to have to be the same I suppose you can practice but it's not like you can get on stage

[@newkemba3578]

@@Johnny.Natural that is true but interview is a good form of practice

[@Johnny.Natural]

@@newkemba3578 it can be but trust me I do interviews all the time, never a problem but when I have to speak at a funeral or wedding, it's a different ball game

[@JustScrollingandTrolling]

Has PG ever talked bout him Kawhi not working out

[@dangolden8020]

Does he have to? It was injuries lol

[@UnderGroundSkoopTV]

@@dangolden8020A sprained ankle ?

[@bobbyleeacn]

It worked when they were actually on the court together

[@CowboyKilla210]

Kawhi been hurt since 2017 and blamed the Spurs for it but in reality it was his Uncle Dennis

[@Ztonypicks]

@@bobbyleeacnnah they chocked against Denver being up 3-1

[@icejax.]

It was basically Haliburton and Fox all over again.

[@spidamitchell8311]

But both these guys aren’t rookies or sophomores and both have already been all stars before the partnership

[@icejax.]

@@spidamitchell8311 True. Just saying both Trae and Murray do their best work at point guard, like Haliburton and Fox.

[@grimeywarlock8887]

Curry & monta Ellis before klay

[@SRT_DRE]

And they traded the wrong guy just like the Kings

[@kdflanagan3684]

@@SRT_DRElmfaoo

[@Chevvvvv]

I think they fit well actually, I just feel they missed on a healthy Clint and not having Kevin and John Collins didn’t help either

[@AfroPlaylist]

They also missed out on Jalen Johnson's breakout season. The dude played very well for them and helped cover a few of their weak points before he got injured.

[@AndrewDavis-mt5zo]

This is truth...With John Collins and Kevin gone and the injuries, they are set back for years

[@SolaceMcfly]

when murray had the ball trae just stands there thats the issue

[@Keepit_100]

Wanna see russ on the show

[@JaredAlexanderStevenson]

Yes

[@Maxjuliann]

We all do Russ doesn’t do many interviews

[@thestrika]

So he can lie about how everything weren't his fault.. no thank you

[@S3verusMyG]

@@thestrika ??? How is a glue guy/role player at fault for the clips struggles? Russ isn't the man anymore and thats fine fr

[@baddazzyellaboy4846]

BIG FACTS

[@buzzerbeater3350]

They didn't compliment each other. They play the same way.

[@Johnny.Natural]

Trae is the same level as Dejonte but gets paid so much more

[@wadelegacy220]

@@Johnny.NaturalTrae is significantly better than Dejounte with all due respect

[@Johnny.Natural]

@@wadelegacy220 offense yes but what about defense and overall team chemistry

[@rhandaildavefrancisco7683]

They both played better when they're not playing together.

[@zaryiscoming1518]

@@Johnny.Natural trae's offense is so good that he still clears like luka and chemistry wise we seen trae carry his team as the leader to the ecf dejounte didn't even make the playoffs

[@gamesevenbarberstudio]

SOUNDS LIKE HE TRYNA SAY ..." I DIDN'T KNOW HE GOT BUSY LIKE THAT AND I DON'T PLAY OFF THE BALL WELL"

[@joselitodapuppet]

Lmfaooo facts 😂 he just cleaned it up nicely

[@chez3869]

Ngl if Murray came off the bench they probably would've did way better💯

[@209euro2]

I was thinking the same, he could’ve worked on his off ball like the godman Chef Curry….

[@seesee5363]

​@@chez3869Why would he come off the bench?

[@draetone5602]

@amesevenbarberstudio if you Actually watch Hawks games and look at stats you know that Bullshit........ Trae is overtly the better PG than Dejounte, but Dejounte is also his best at PG. And neither wanted to play off ball but Dejunte at 6'4 was supposed to be the SG, and wasn't good at it....... Because Trae is the bigger star people love to criticize Trae but actually it's stupid because why would you want the better playmaker off the ball? at the same Dejunte the SG wasn't good at it but escaping criticism. Trae actually saying we had no shooting guard, Dejunte the shooting guard or off guard didn't play off.

[@ChinUpEnt]

I think the Hawks pulled the plug on this experiment too early honestly, but with the new cap rules coming, I get it

[@kuri5943]

How do the new cap rules work

[@601JohnnyRingo]

It wasn’t going to work anyway

[@Bean2521]

@@kuri5943something over the caps space u can’t make trades or add to the roster why the warriors didn’t pay klay and why the clips where hesitant to pay pg

[@UBeesh10]

It was a wrap. They are not complimentary pieces to eachother.

[@chrisstfort7]

“I knew I had somebody that could come in and help me”. Should always make it about helping the team.

[@duffman1876]

Two years went by that fast??!!😳🍻🍺

[@EA97_]

Cryptic Dejounte tweet in 3.... 2... 1.... The title and thumbnail combination of this video is wild lmao.

[@watching76]

Trae spoke very fondly of Murray to be fair

[@Uncle_Magic]

@@watching76 Yeah, no shade from Trae here at all

[@babydrippa]

Trae didnt disrespect him one bit, when a player is considered a "bad fit", that implies that ppl respect that player and he is talented, but they needed a different style of player.

[@PygmaApril]

DJ was not part of the problem, but was definitely not the solution. He was part one of the solution, sucks that the FO put that weight on him.

[@eyesocombo]

maybe if trae would learn how to play without the ball, people would enjoy playing with an all offense, no defense player 💀

[@LogicOverEverything]

Most guys that play the position the way Tray does don’t be “off the ball”. It can be tough to make that kind of adjustment as a player, especially on YOUR TEAM.

[@back2back379]

@@LogicOverEverything Steph? Kyrie? SGA? All those guys have shown to be fully capable of playing high level both on ball and off ball.

[@LogicOverEverything]

@@back2back379 I can see why you say that. All 3 of those players are a) better than Trae Young and b) play in better situations, tho. IMO, being more of an off-ball player would definitely help Trae AND his team become more successful, but he gotta be willing to do it 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@back2back379]

@@LogicOverEverything I agree, not only would it add a different dimension to his own game, but it would add a different dimension to his team's game as well. If Dejounte and Trae had great off-ball games like Steph and Klay, that team would have worked out so much better. I'm just so tired of seeing these players who run 5 out spread pick and roll every play, and then people are so shocked when they get a lot of points and assists. It's so one dimensional.

[@LogicOverEverything]

@@back2back379 that’s definitely true. But ppl fail to realize that the greatness you got from Klay and Steph off ball was actually because Draymond could run the offense. Atlanta would need a 3rd ball handler, which they didn’t, AND Trae and DeJounte would have to trust that person, which I’m not sure wouldve happened

[@EM-et4jq]

“I know what its like being the lone star on a team” this is Paul Georges problem, always wanting some kind of help.

[@dominicanheat2790]

Shots. He wasn’t just a defender, he was the guy in SA

[@jordanlemichael]

Not a shot, they still close af as friends.

[@OneZxxscsc]

If he was the guy in SA then he wouldn't have been traded.

[@ApollosPlaybook]

@@OneZxxscsc nah he WAS the guy in SA they js decided Devin Vassell would be better to build around in their future

[@OneZxxscsc]

@@ApollosPlaybook Devin is an L

[@ilovewithcaution]

@@OneZxxscscthe trade was a W. Got Wemby and they have Atlanta’s future

[@GiftedDee]

We both unselfish is crazy lol

[@BMWTrav5]

For him to be your teammate and say he wasn't a scorer is crazy considering he went off for ATL a lot of times

[@meech3889]

Murray & Trae played as great as they could together both productive. Atlantas front office is terrible. They’ve drafted 4 swingmen in the past 4 years. They have a bunch of the same players on that roster and none of them have panned out.

[@_viewsfromthed]

Hawks haven’t been the same since the yr they went to the ECF.

[@KurokoVision-]

I think Trae will have career high season just hoop

[@adriansmith2295]

Facts 💯

[@stevesteve0521]

If you mean a career high in turnovers and points allowed then I agree

[@santicause]

@@stevesteve0521 bro what??

[@anthonywilliams9415]

Those old school Fischer Speakers in the background tho!! 👍🏾🎧

[@jexloh8929]

Crazy YOU of all people wanna put “Failed Duo” on the thumbnail..

[@shean.s1448]

Trae needs to be with an elite wing and an elite big

[@gdbssa]

Hawks need to go back in time to the 2018 draft. If only there was generational 6"7 guard they could have drafted 🤣

[@atlndnballer123]

He keeps saying that it didn’t work and it sucked but doesn’t do a good job explaining why. He kinda mentions it tho

[@wills.9422]

They both are PG’s. Which forces Dejounte to be a SG more times than he is a PG. He’s not the best shooter. Trae needs to share the backcourt with either a 2way shoot first SG. Like Jaylen brown, Bennedict Mathurin. Or 3&D shoot first SG like Danny green/KCP.

[@ketothebroskiii1253]

DJ couldn’t play how he wanted. He said in practice they were allowed to get after it but coach them differently during the game. I’m eager to see him play how he wants in New Orleans

[@pedroluisdesouzaresende777]

Finnally i wanted to know this for a long time

[@sirebellum0]

Spoilers: You still won't know by the end 😆

[@CrashFlossy]

PG doing all this talking he need to be in the lab !

[@demontashields7063]

Trae young yall should’ve key dejounte . Yall gone see why next season

[@picxlmedia7856]

Trae is a shooting PG and not a pure PG. His ego got in the way of them working together and taking the team to the next level. PGs that shoot more than anyone on the team don’t win. Murray is not a true point, he’s more of a SG.

[@wisethabrain1100]

We will never know if the duo would have worked because nobody was picking that roster to come out the east

[@T3LoganLegend]

Only bad part was Dejoute was way better for less money 💰

[@TezhanBoyd95]

Pelicans will be fun to watch this year

[@Vinny.X]

A lot of talent. Need a center and need to trade Brandon Ingram. His iso game doesn't flow with all that talent.

[@TezhanBoyd95]

@@Vinny.X they just gotta work it out. This isn’t a high ego team like the nets were, if they come with a system that works for everybody they should be able to make a decent run

[@createdsoicancomment2833]

Trae would be great with a dominant big man like AD or Embiid.

[@adriansmith2295]

Or Wemby 😬

[@ghosttheripper8656]

Ad maybe, I disagree with Joel, you need like 4 versatile defenders with trae out there, Joel ain't it

[@ChristianPGP]

Trae didn’t really try to change his game and try in my opinion , trying to buy in off ball more so !

[@LogicOverEverything]

One guy thinking “you’re here to help me” and the other guy thinking “I’m here to help ME”. It’s tough to make that work if one side can’t meet the other fr

[@WiseFamily101]

Nah dejounte was just the only one showing up. Dropping buckets & getting triple doubles.

[@Motiv8_Motiv8]

Cant have two small guards .

[@kayKay-py1dy]

Exactly on the floor at once was and will always be dum

[@spidamitchell8311]

6.5 isn’t small! Problem is both are point guards.

[@Motiv8_Motiv8]

@@spidamitchell8311 height isn't the only determining factor. Both are small framed. Ant is 6'4 but big body, cade Cunningham same. Trae and Dejontae were to "small" for a workable backcourt.

[@wills.9422]

@@spidamitchell8311exactly bro. Dejounte wants to play PG 😂.. with trae he’s forced to be a SG and he’s not exactly a great shooter lol

[@JCballsohard]

@@Motiv8_Motiv8Cade 6’7 lol

[@madzzg9379]

They could’ve worked if Trae moved better off the ball. DJ is more of a SG a 2 way player, he better shooting middys & Trae is an elite passer. I feel like the injuries on the team, losing John Collins, etc hurt them more than the “fit”. They proly needed more than 2 years too but oh well lol

[@_GABG]

This premise is bad, it was a b level move because neither guys are proven winners in this league.

[@jhoward155]

Sounds like with DJ I can’t put up 50 shots and miss 30 to make 20 bein a hawks fan from Atlanta we know about him crying in the front office asking for a trade because he couldn’t put up 50 shots

[@kyreegreer3536]

he was never supposed to be there

[@fabhendrixx322]

Crazy I’m in a play now online game using hawks and I see this

[@DNotzz]

Put Trae on any number of teams as the starting PG and they get better. I don’t want to hear about defense, that can be remedied. The fact is he is a stone cold killer I’m the playoffs, and makes his teammates better offensively. If At,Anita could just obtain one single other player capable of being an All-Star ATLEAST, this Hawks team would be back in contention. Odd fits and role players aren’t all-stars! Get this man some help. Hell I’m not even a Hawks fan! I’m from Philly! I’m still excited to see this team with the players from the Murray trade and their draft pick. I think they feel more well rounded after those moves. That rookie is gonna be better than I think a lot of people think. Especially once he gets in the weight room.

[@LadymaeEbio]

Pg the goat

[@EmilioLeall]

That thumbnail 😹😹

[@eddycasado3853]

P knows about everything except winning a chip

[@devv2xx39]

Trae Young and his left eyebrow would give The Rock a run for his money

[@mannycruz00]

what’s up podcast p gang what about 86ixer? cus he takes teams out the game (like an 86 at a restaurant) has the 8 on his jersey n shoutouts the team

[@sheem7057]

2 small guards NEVER work

[@dasDonnie]

Tyrese Young on da mic!🎤

[@brandonvalencia763]

ngl he saying coaching without saying coaching shout out to Trae

[@EllieVelli]

When will teams learn that a 2 point guard set up never works?

[@bonaseraproductions1460]

It never made sense from the get go. Dejounte was a point guard in San Antonio. The Hawks should’ve gone after Mitchell but they settled for Murray because that’s the most they could get. Maybe if these two draft picks do pan out, they have something special here in Atlanta.

[@toddrickjackson751]

Trae should’ve been the one traded

[@nonenone9493]

How did this channel get so many subscribers so fast

[@yapyap3]

Bro, it's PG. Plus it's been like a year or something.

[@shotaomori6246]

Even if you have two all star guards, it isnt going to make the team into a good one. Pretty sure any other team in the same situation had better system and players around their all star guards to get successful. Also considering the guards they had were all time greats and not just fringe all star level level. Warriors had defensive depth for their guards, all time great shooting, and many other great role players. Mavs have probably the best dribbling skills of all time and maybe the future european goat with again so many really good role players. I dont see how trey and DJ can compare to any of those teams and look who the hawks have around them. I dont see the hawks executives taking responsibility. Just letting the blame go to trey and dj when they didnt even do anything else to build up the team.

[@xDaPrincex]

Can't blame DJ, injuries etc, let's be honest, they weren't better then Boston, NY, Philly etc are better even if Atlanta is fully healthy. Trae needs to be a better defender, that as well as the coaching staff assigning how they'll play so they wouldn't be confused out there, crazy how their organization didn't establish that.

[@EagleSZN678]

I knew that wouldn't work from the jump

[@devious141]

Trae can’t be the best player on your team for you to win…simple

[@pedroluisdesouzaresende777]

Still he's better than the sixers when It was playoff time bruh you disrepecting him asf

[@ChaposShoota]

Only time Trae has had a team that WASN’T BOTTOM 10 in defense, he took them 2 games away from the finals and possibly wins a chip if he doesn’t step on the refs foot and twist his ankle…yall can believe u kno what your talking about tho go head 😂

[@dre27321]

@@ChaposShootathat was 4 seasons ago, there’s more competition now

[@ChaposShoota]

@@dre27321 yes that was 4 season ago, and the hawks have been bottom 10 in defense every year since…take Trae off those teams and they’re in the lottery every year

[@dre27321]

@@ChaposShoota that’s a dumb argument. That goes for every team in the league if you take there best player off they’re going to be worse. Also they were damn near a lottery team already with him this year and were 14-14 when he didn’t play, you’re overstating his impact

[@mateoduran2299]

Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to hate on Trey Young but I feel the problem with the Hawks is that TY is they best player I feel to content with TY you gotta pair him up with someone who better than him

[@yapyap3]

Make him a 2nd option, right? Same thing. He can't be your main scorer and facilitator at the same time. If they had an all star forward as their first option, they'd be contenders. Trae does way too much. They'd have the option to play Trae on or off the ball, making him much more of a threat. For example KD , Trae and Murray. If another scorer is added to them, Trae can be an elite 2nd option, rather than a limited 1st option.

[@mateoduran2299]

@@yapyap3 I agree with you 💯

[@tylerwynn1646]

That beard is insane Trae

[@coreyeatmon5101]

He said nothing. And the hawks have done nothing for 60 years.

[@justtimes9257]

well trae & dejounte play still don't compliment each other but it not there fault; these fount office build stupid

[@wills.9422]

Yea they were tryna make Trae into Steph and have him be off ball but trae didn’t want to do that

[@nellyville69]

Why is it these 2 when there 3 more players on the court could it be they had chemistry but the supporting cast wasn’t a great fit with them

[@sinongaba]

Get Jimmy and Kawhi!!! It would be great since PG and those two are two-way players as well

[@AfroPlaylist]

I don't think this duo was as bad as people made it seem, and they could win. it's just that the surrounding guys weren't good enough, especially on the defensive side of the ball. They had some solid role players but not deep enough to compete, Add this to the fact that everyone was rarely healthy together. You have your recipe for disaster.

[@keithm9589]

I’m still hurt behind this trade.. our front office the worst in the league

[@wl7291]

He definitely doesn't understand why they didn't work.

[@theshivelyshow5784]

nah he didn’t wanna throw him under the bus. he prolly didn’t expect a question like that from PG

[@kjjr3270]

Definitely understands more than you

[@pipohemm8726]

Rocket science, one ball and two guys who wont play off ball. Wonder how that didnt work. They should have studied Harden/Cp3 from 2018 or how kyrie/luka made it work this year

[@ronhawkins1824]

2 guys that bring the exact same thing to a team it wasn’t on them it was on the GM for not foreseeing that

[@yurrgee]

Cant put two pure point guards on the floor together and make them combo guards

[@Rickchunk]

He's historically good on offense... And historically bad on defense... Numbers won't lie. Especially when there are thousands of other ball players to compare numbers to.

[@ronalddelossantos4578]

Still can’t believe Landry Fields though putting Dejounte Murray and Trae Young together was going to be a good idea

[@machine7847]

It worked for the spurs tho 😂😂😂

[@socialistbatman1211]

Because he doesnt move without the ball. Just stands at the hash, doesnt even attempt to guard anything, truthfully is not an honest playmaker, he only passes to get assists. So once he gets his 10, he’s done passing. He refuses to adjust his playstyle to win. And Dejounte came to ATL on some chasing numbers BS

[@dirtygloveoj]

because they were both point guards lol

[@lawbinson]

If only Kawhi stayed in Toronto and PG joined, they probably could’ve had a few more runs at the championship.

[@Beau838]

Anybody that has watched the NBA for some time knows that pairing up 2 ball dominant point guards NEVER works. It didn’t work with Kidd and K.Johnson in Phoenix Didn’t work with Francis and Marbury in New York Didn’t work with Dragic and IT and Bledsoe in Phoenix Same with CJ and Dame Garland and Mitchell are a wonky fit on both ends

[@PistolPeep]

It didn’t work because he’s better than Tre period

[@nijoelgreene851]

Both of them require the ball in their hands to be successful, simple

[@marcorolo4726]

He didn’t say anything about why lmao

[@kjfrmthetown1873]

tre give me vibes like he aint want it to work

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Podcast P with Paul George i hope you're next guest is Jaylen Brown 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@nothembajozi2862]

Your

[@SixSev215]

So nobody gonna ask how Trae grew a full beard out of no where?

[@OffWhiteVibes]

Day 1 asking to get russ on the pod

[@Harvardseye]

called him a defender not a scorcer

[@popeshopes9973]

Good coach may have put it together better and better wings.healthy Clint

[@cbfwlajan]

put james harden ona podcast p

[@ClipShow4Life]

If pg was like kawhi he'd have a championship by now but he is not on that level

[@taquavais26]

Trae suck honestly bruh he’s not a team player he’s a One on One Type of Guy He’s only good with the center throwing lobs all day and step backs..

[@aboutmillions]

It didnt work because neither are efficient shooters & neither can play without the ball.

[@smoove2212]

What GM thought a 2 point guard back court was gonna work? Lmao 🤣

[@kodisworld1481]

Trae refuses to play off ball

[@lildawg-0]

trae nice

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Trae Young KILLER COACH & BAD TEAMMATES 💯

[@Daytonajit386]

Get giannis on here 🎉🎉

[@860phantom7]

Lol Murray was more clutch

[@chaike9001]

Should’ve played dejounte as a 3 playing him as a 2 was nuts

[@kayKay-py1dy]

A 6’3 3? WTH you talking bout meng? You no nothing bout ball stick to nascar.

[@chaike9001]

@@kayKay-py1dy He’s. 6”5 and if you listened Trae said he did a bit of everything

[@kayKay-py1dy]

@@chaike9001 no he’s not goofy

[@chaike9001]

@@kayKay-py1dy Why dont you think so?

[@spidamitchell8311]

They both are Pg’s

[@kjjr3270]

Trae Young can definitely be the 1st option on a contender, but he also needs a consistend 2nd option which he never had.

[@yunggulz9456]

Stfu no 😂

[@spidamitchell8311]

Exactly And not a player at the same position