He will always be a bad defender player, because with his size and lack of wingspan and strenght it’s impossible not to be especially in the current era.
But in the last 2 seasons I’ll say he has gone from absolute worst defender in the world to at least showing effort when I saw him, not sure if it’s consistent, but still
The worst defender is nba is now jalen brunson. Congrats to trea young.
Of guys who play a ton of minutes it’s either Huerter or Hali
I forgot about Hali lmao. His is putting up historical offensive numbers and giving up historical offensive numbers to the opposing guard lol.
Haliburton is like the new Steve Nash. Brilliant offensive mind. Priviledged spectator on defense.
Mate I think the entire team is giving up historical numbers to the opposing side. Nobody on that pacers squad is playing defense, and I am right here for it baby.
No way. Jordan Clarkson is so much worse
I saw him lock down khawi late lmfao. But you might be on to something
Damn he actually did a good job
Can’t believe 5’6 Trae young played lockdown D on 7’2 Mikal Bridges
Traes been giving effort for the last year and a half, gets deflections and stalls ballhandlers till the help comes at lot better
I have said a bunch of times, and anyone who watches the Hawks consistently can confirm. Trae has actually been somewhat servicable on D most nights last year and this year. In fact, I would say even kinda good occasionally. He is no worse than almost high usage guards and better in fact than a fair number. Eye test and all advanced metrics say so.
Imma be honest with you, no one cares what you tell them, they will just hate Trae. And it sucks because Trae is actually a great player
He has fast feet n reactions both those things help. But his physical measurements are all people can see. This year especially n last years he’s improved defensively n gives effort . He’s small but cos of his agility n speed he’s better defensively then many think. I honestly think Luka or haliburton are worse defensively then trae. Yeah they’re bigger but they just look worse n lazier : EPM which only defensive star i remotely care about agrees. I would and have wanted trae to make an effort to add 10- of muscle cos I think it could help him both ways; but maybe he’s worried it’ll hurt his shot.
yeah but the narrative says worst defender in the league
A reminder that Trae has been the 3rd best defender on the hawks this season
Nobody watches the hawks and yet has a ton of opinions on Trae. Classic good player on small market situation
Mikal Bridges
What I saw was Trae getting a help double team, they getting lost on a screen.