Trae Young trade rumors: Why Hawks need to cut their losses, hit reset with No. 1 draft pick in the bank

What could Atlanta get for Young and which teams are interested?

Trae Young was the toast of Atlanta only three years ago. In his third season, he took the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals, and were it not for an untimely injury, he may well have taken them to the top of the mountain. At that point, it looked as though the Hawks had found a franchise player for the next decade. But Atlanta hasn't won a playoff series.

The 2021 team regressed in the following season. The front office tried to shake things up with a mega trade for Dejounte Murray, but that didn't help. Both the front office and coaching staff have changed, but it hasn't mattered. Three years later, the 2021 run looks like an anomaly. The Hawks have spent those seasons hovering around .500 and accomplishing little.

Now, Young's status as the franchise player is in doubt. He's become one of the most common players in the rumor mill, and now that the Hawks have the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, virtually anything is on the table. So why might the Hawks move Young? What could they get for him? And where is this all going?