Trade Rumors Could Affect Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young In Tonight's Play-In Game Against Miami Heat

The Atlanta Hawks have dealt with turmoil within the organization all season.

Things only got worse when a report said they will consider trading All-Star Trae Young in the offseason. According to The Ringer, the Hawks could start their rebuild once their season ends.

The Hawks play the Miami Heat tonight in the play-in tournament.

"With the offseason approaching," the report read, "league sources say the Hawks’ front office has the green light from ownership to do whatever it wants to with the roster, which includes considering trade opportunities involving All-Star point guard Trae Young."

Young averaged 15.4 points on 31 percent from the field when the Hawks were eliminated by the Heat last year in the first round. He averages 21.4 points against the Heat on 40 percent shooting. He averages 25.5 points on 43 percent shooting against the rest of the league.

Still, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he has noticed improvement from the Hawks since Quin Snyder took over in February.

"Since the coaching change, their offense has taken a big-time jump," Spoelstra said. "You have to be able to respect that. It's not like you can expect to come in here with an average game. You have teams that are not that far apart in the overall standings. It should be highly competitive and I want that to bring out the best in us."

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