After leading the Hawks to the conference finals in 2021, Trae Young discovered early leave last season with its first season without playoffs. And it is not certain that he will compete again in the short term. His franchise has decided to change its plans by sending Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans, and Young will discover many new teammates. Starting with Zaccharie Risacher, number 1 of the last Draft.
“Zach is going to be an incredible player,” Young said.. “He is very young, he is only 19 years old. He will play most of the season as a 19-year-old. He is very talented, he is bigger than expected. He can shoot and he has a lot of talent. My first impressions are that he is going to be excellent and has a lot of potential. I can't wait to play with him this season. »
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A nice welcome speech, but can he give some details about what he saw in training? “He shows that he can do a little bit of everything… For the moment, in our sessions, he is shooting really well. He shows his athletic qualities, through his races and his dunks. He shows his defensive qualities, and he even tried to defend on me on a few sequences during an opposition. He has a lot of potential. »
And his opinion on his 2024/25 Hawks, which few people see in the playoffs this season? “The NBA is a roller coaster… It’s one game after another, but it’s also one year after another. Even if they love you for one year, they evolve and you have to get back to it. That's one of the things I learned about the NBA. You have to take things day by day, never feel too high or too low at any given moment or day. You just have to try to win every day. »
