The Hawks have decided to break up the backcourt of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young today by shipping Murray to New Orleans for Larry Nance, Dyson Daniels, and t
for Larry Nance, Dyson Daniels, and two first-round picks. There has been plenty of speculation about who the Hawks were going to move, but they have made that decision today.I have said it before, but the Hawks have done a poor job of putting together a capable roster around Young. Young's biggest weakness is obviously his defense and his size and that can make putting a winning team around him a challenge, but it is not impossible.
It was becoming increasingly clear that the Hawks roster was not built to win around Trae Young and that they were going to have to make adjustments. It was a goal from Atlanta this offseason to get better on defense, get more size, and have better point of attack defenders and so far, they are doing that.
Daniels is not the only player that the Hawks have added so far this offseason that helps them reach these goals. The Hawks spent the No. 1 overall pick on Zaccharie Risacher in this week's NBA Draft and on draft night, Hawks general manager Landry Fields spoke about his defense and shooting as big reasons why the Hawks chose him:
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