When the Atlanta Hawks traded Slovenian phenom Luka Doncic in favor of diminutive college dynamo Trae Young, many experts immediately crushed Atlanta for taking a risk when a more “sure thing” was available.
Luka had years of proven production in the EuroLeague and Young was just a flash in the pan college outlier whose talents wouldn’t necessarily translate to the NBA – or so the narrative went.
Now, as this season progresses, it has become clear that both players are exceptional talents. As such, they should both be named Rookies of the Year.