Hawks fans react to trade and selection of Trae Young
Instead of staying put at No. 3 in the 2018 NBA draft, the Hawks swapped picks with the Mavericks and added a first-round pick in 2019.
The reaction on Twitter from Hawks fans and media was all over the map.
» Jeff Schultz: Hawks GM went out on a limb with trade
Schlenk ignored all the noise and got his guy. Now we will see if the Schlenk is right. I can’t wait to watch Trae shoot it in a Hawks uniform.
— Matt Chernoff (@RealMattlanta) June 22, 2018
Hawks dumbest team in the NBA and in Atlanta.
— Johnny Walker (@johndevils) June 22, 2018
>the absolute state of Atlanta Hawks basketball pic.twitter.com/xs0vmwb1xX
— Katsuki Bellinger 🇯🇵 (@Lakermonogatari) June 22, 2018
At least one local celebrity was pleased with the move.
T R A E Y O U N G T O @ATLHawks
— QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) June 12, 2018
A T L s O W N S P A L S H B R O
T H A C U L T U R E I S B E H I N D
Y O U 🙌🏾 #THATSWATWENEED
It reminded many of a couple mistakes from Hawks drafts past.
The @Hawks came to regret trading away draft pick Pau Gasol. The same thing will happen now with Luka Doncic. And they did it for Trae Young. #Geez
— Mitch Evans (@TheMitchSports) June 22, 2018
Luka Doncic #3, picked by Atlanta. Mmmhh, sounds familiar... 😉 Congrats @Luka7Doncic! #NBADraft
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) June 21, 2018
I fear this will be version 2.0 of passing up CP3 for Marvin Williams.
— Brad Bowen (@thebradbowen) June 22, 2018
Here’s hoping it won’t be.
One way or another, the reaction was opinionated and aplenty.
My mentions after tweeting my approval of the Hawks trade: pic.twitter.com/zSYje6jY8a
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) June 22, 2018
