Trae Young: 'I'm just a guy that's trying to get everybody involved and win the game'

Trae Young: 'I'm just a guy that's trying to get everybody involved and win the game'

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Trae Young: 'I'm just a guy that's trying to get everybody involved and win the game'

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Brad Rowland: Trae Young: “People may think that I have to feel like I’m the best player on the team or the first option, I’m not that way. I’ve never been that way. I’m just a guy that’s trying to get everybody involved and win the game. I know when we win, everybody eats.”
Source: Twitter

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Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
Breaking down Coby White’s big night:
*27 points on 27 drives (10-of-11 FGs)
*31 points in halfcourt
*4 dribble jumper possessions (right at average)
Downhill fest.
Coby White also averaged 13.0 PNR handler points in his last 5 (Ref point: Trae Young leads league at 11.9). pic.twitter.com/sh6hE92P3o6:47 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most 4th quarter PPG this season:
8.1 — LeBron
7.8 — Giannis
7.5 — Trae
7.4 — Fox pic.twitter.com/roR1GvG3qj10:50 AM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Trae Young is the new leading scorer in play-in tournament history.
So there’s that. pic.twitter.com/6TxcDguVUr10:22 AM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Who’s the best player you would trade for Trae Young? – 5:09 AM
Eric Pincus @EricPincus
I wrote this the other day @BleacherReport Three potential landing spots for Trae Young if the Hawks go in a different direction. I struggled to find more than, given his contract and position:
bleacherreport.com/articles/10116…1:22 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Trae Young couldn’t lead the Hawks into the playoffs, and it’s time for Atlanta to trade the star guard
(By @SamQuinnCBS)
cbssports.com/nba/news/trae-…12:59 AM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
FINAL: Bulls 131, Hawks 116
Trae Young made a 3, drawing plenty of boos from Bulls fans.
The Hawks season comes to an end but they have the 10th best odds in the draft lottery. The furthest they can fall is 12th. – 12:05 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Is this it for Trae Young in Atlanta? Or is that too bold? – 11:56 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Tough spot for the Hawks this summer. They should blow it up, but they really can’t because the Spurs own their picks. But one thing is for certain: Trae Young and Dejounte Murray need to be split up. – 11:55 PM
Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Trae Young is minus-33 tonight in 36 minutes of action and DeAndre Hunter is 3-for-14 from the field. #Bulls11:55 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hunter-Murray-Bogi-Trae-Capela to start 4Q. – 11:39 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Hawks have been outscored by 30 points in Trae Young’s 30 minutes tonight
The wrong kind of 30 for 30 – 11:36 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Trae Young is a -30 through three quarters. Yeesh. – 11:35 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Trae Young is minus-30 and has six turnovers … Hawks should fire Snyder for still playing him. pic.twitter.com/G7aANS5Za211:29 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Trae is throwing some flaming bags tonight late in the clock. – 11:25 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Trae with the Grift-6 turnover. Seen him, Lowry, Butler all try that kind of stuff today and refs are NOT having it. Then they get a dunk because he’s whining about the call instead of running back. – 11:22 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Trae incredibly lucky that wasn’t a transition take foul – 11:18 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Those Trae-Dejounte vibes have to delight any executives who might be making Atlanta’s (unprotected!) first-round picks in 2025, 2026 and 2027. – 10:52 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Bad recognition by Vooch here to try and set the screen when the Bulls had that Trae-on-DeRozan matchup that they’ve been fighting so hard to get.
Can see DeRozan waving him off but Vooch coming up allowed the Hawks to bring a second defender to DeRozan and muck up the play. pic.twitter.com/jN9SNeHbPJ10:51 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Brutal last 30 seconds from Trae. Hawks somehow still in this game despite everything. – 10:50 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae played like he was winded the last :60 or so. – 10:50 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Shot clock winding down, Trae Young opts for style over substance with a behind-the-back pass to Murray that pulls him off his spot and messes with the possession … solid decision making! Bulls up 73-67 at halftime. – 10:49 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Any Hawks fans wanna get in my mentions right now about how Trae shouldn’t have been Worst-Team All-Defense? – 10:49 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Trae and Hunter have combined for 1 point and 5 turnovers. Suboptimal. – 10:37 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Trae Young is now minus-25. If Snyder had some onions he would sit him rest of the game. – 10:35 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Hawks so much better when Trae Young is sitting … been saying that for years. Young is minus-18 so far. Good news for Bulls, he’s just checking back in. – 10:31 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Dejounte on Trae off lineup absolutely cooking – 10:31 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Trae Young leaves the game and the Hawks go on a 14-0 run.
I’m not gonna say the thing but I think we’re all thinking the thing. – 10:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Trae Young: 5 turnovers (most in any quarter in two years) – 10:20 PM
Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
No, the Rockets should not trade for Trae Young this summer under any circumstance – 10:19 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Trae coming back didn’t jump start the Hawks at ALL – 10:17 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Trae Young is not good at basketball … second-worse max deal in the Eastern Conference. – 10:16 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Bulls dialing up a play after the free throw to attack Trae Young on defense and get him matched onto DeRozan.
Ram screen for Caruso, who comes to set a screen for DeRozan. Looked like Trae was trying to show and recover to avoid that switch, allowed Caruso to get open for 3. pic.twitter.com/jbjHtb2iB510:01 PM

Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
8:57, 1Q — tough sequence from the Hawks. Bogi gets called for a goaltend on Dosunmu’s cutting basket then Trae Young gets whistled for an offensive foul before he turns over the ball out of bounds.
Bulls fans have been elated. – 9:54 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Trae Young is certainly attempting some things tonight – 9:54 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
The Trae Young 3-0 in the play in tournament graphic is not really as complimentary as it seems – 9:44 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Trae in the Play-In:
25 PTS | 7 AST
38 PTS | 9 AST
24 PTS | 11 AST
statmuse.com/nba/player/tra…10:49 AM
Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu could be the X-factor against Trae Young, Hawks theathletic.com/5422414/2024/0…10:48 AM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Trae Young not on final Team USA roster ajc.com/sports/atlanta…9:39 AM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Alex Caruso and his Bulls teammates sounded ready for the do-or-die play-in game against Atlanta, and if Ayo can also heal up … good luck Trae Young!
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2024/04/…5:42 PM
Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Ayo Dosunmu testing his right quad contusion on the eve of the Bulls’ Play-in Tournament game against the Atlanta Hawks.
Dosunmu missed the final four games of the regular season because of the injury. His defense against Hawks star Trae Young has been pivotal for the Bulls. pic.twitter.com/5MWEGjvifU1:28 PM

Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Ayo looking good in scrimmage… I’m declaring him good to handcuff Trae Young! – 1:27 PM

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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Trae Young was a -27 in 43 minutes tonight. Hawks were -18 with both Trae Young & Dejounte Murray were on court together tonight. They were +12 with Murray on without Young & -9 with Young on without Murray. -via Twitter / April 18, 2024
KC Johnson: Bulls 131, Hawks 116 White 42 pts, 9 rebs, 6 assists Vucevic 24 pts, 12 rebs DeRozan 22 pts, 9 assists Dosunmu 19 pts Bulls 56.8% FG Murray 30 pts Young 4-12 FGs Bulls face Miami on Friday for right to 8 seed and first-round matchup vs. Celtics -via Twitter @KCJHoop / April 18, 2024
Julia Poe: Ayo Dosunmu was struggling to sprint yesterday with a bruised quad. Today he tallied 19 points, three assists and two blocks while helping to shut down Trae Young on defense. Ayo said he focused on picking his moments to accelerate while playing through discomfort. pic.twitter.com/NWH5sOE1Uf -via Twitter @byjuliapoe / April 18, 2024

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