Atlanta Hawks: 5 reasons Trae Young was a good pick
4. Atlanta may not need Dennis Schroder
Back in mid-May, many outlets reported that Dennis Schroder could be looking to leave the Atlanta Hawks. With the drafting of Trae Young, this could become more of a reality for Schroder.
After spending three seasons riding the bench for the Hawks, Schroder had come into his own as the starting point guard the last two seasons. He’s averaged over 17 points and six assists per game the last two seasons and while his shooting percentages aren’t bad, they aren’t great either.
We shouldn’t expect Trae Young to put up 25 points out of the gate, but if Schroder does depart Atlanta this year, Young should be able to post similar or even better numbers than Schroder has the last two seasons.
Kevin Pelton of ESPN is on board with Trae Young being a star as well. He ranks well among one-and-done point guards, according to the stats-only projections table below:
| NAME | YEAR | PICK | WARP |
| Kyrie Irving | 2011 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Lonzo Ball | 2017 | 2 | 3.6 |
| D’Angelo Russell | 2015 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Trae Young | 2018 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Tyus Jones | 2015 | 24 | 2.8 |
| Jrue Holiday | 2009 | 17 | 2.8 |
| Mike Conley | 2007 | 4 | 2.7 |
| John Wall | 2010 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Tyler Ennis | 2014 | 18 | 2 |
| Markelle Fultz | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
While Pelton doesn’t expect him to hit Kyrie Irving-level anytime soon, being compared to Jrue Holiday, Mike Conley and John Wall is nowhere near a bad thing. Pelton goes on to say that Young’s skill-set is crucial for pick-and-roll plays in today’s NBA as well.
"“Young’s 86 unassisted 3-pointers were the third-highest total for an NCAA player since 2011-12, when Hoop-Math.com began tracking the stat.”"
Moving Schroder and plugging in Young will definitely have its bumps, but it could allow the Hawks to be a more creative offense under their new head coach.