To understand, consider the case of Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks, the NBA’s purgatory. Nobody does purgatory like the Hawks. Literally. 15 times the past four seasons, an NBA team won 40-43 games.

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks did not have the kind of season they were hoping for during the 2024-25 campaign. While the ...

The more tantalizing possibility might be a player-for-player, change-of-scenery move: Young for, say, LaMelo Ball or Ja ...