Trae Young Responds to Recent Trade Speculation: "My mindset is staying in Atlanta right now, I don't get caught up in all the rumors and stuff"

The Atlanta Hawks stood pat at the trade deadline and decided to keep their team together, despite being in trade rumors for the past few months. That has not stopped the potential speculation about what the team could do in the summer though, including trading either Dejounte Murray or superstar point guard Trae Young.

Yesterday after the All-Star Game, Trae Young was asked about the recent trade rumors, and here is what he had to say:

"It is part of it. The best players in the game have been traded. I mean some of the few lucky ones have been blessed to be drafted in situations where they win championships and it all be perfect for them, they can stay in that one situation forever and that is what I wanted to do with Atlanta, but who knows? It's this type of league where things change and things happen, but obviously my mindset is staying in Atlanta right now, I don't get caught up in the rumors and all that stuff, my contract is locked in for a couple of years and I don't have very much to say about it right now"

I asked Trae Young about his name coming up in trade rumors recently:

“Obviously my mindset is staying in Atlanta right now.”

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This report from Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer came out the Thursday night after the Trade Deadline:

"The Lakers certainly won’t limit their thinking to Murray. There are several front offices that listened to Atlanta’s pre-deadline chatter and came away from conversations with the Hawks of the belief Trae Young could become available for trade this summer — depending on Atlanta’s outcome for the remainder of this campaign. That could very well prove to be wishful thinking from rival teams, just like league personnel will hope and pray that Joel Embiid becomes available in Philadelphia, or Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes available in Milwaukee, and so on. But for now, one spot other than Los Angeles that’s repeatedly been mentioned by NBA figures as a potential home for Young — if Atlanta were to ever consider parting with its franchise face and All-Star lead ball-handler — is San Antonio. The Spurs do lack a clear-cut pick-and-roll partner for rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama."

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This came out last from Marc Stein, a longtime NBA insider:

"The decision to keep Murray, however, certainly has more than a few front offices out there believing that the Hawks could reach the point—provided this season doesn't end well—that they entertain the most dramatic possible reset,"

"Perhaps the more significant reason why Trae Trade Talk has a more tangible feel than ever before: There appears to be a true market forming for Young for really the first time in his six seasons as a Hawk."

"I can tell you this much: They've certainly convinced various rival teams that a Dejounte In/Trae Out course is going to be legitimately considered."

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