Atlanta Hawks Considered Trae Young Trade Scenarios Involving Western Conference Team

Before Paul George agreed to a monstrous contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Utah Jazz tried to brainstorm a possible trade with the Atlanta Hawks involving both Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. The logic behind this was that the Jazz wanted to add at least one star to the roster to increase their chances of getting Paul approved to join the team.

By Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports:

The Jazz, as previously reported by Yahoo Sports, were considering trading Bridges, had conversations with Atlanta about Dejounte Murray and Trae Young, sources said, and were working to build a group around Markkanen that could potentially attract George’s attention.