Fans of the Atlanta Hawks were less than thrilled when a panel of ESPN experts placed Trae Young at No. 8 among candidates for the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year award. On Tuesday, the worldwide leader provided more fodder for Hawks supporters looking to pick a fight, as ESPN forecasted Atlanta to finish with the NBA’s worst record.
The panel projected the Hawks to win just 22 games and Chris Forsberg wrote the following in conjunction:
First-year coach Lloyd Pierce has three first-round picks to trot out in Trae Young, Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman.