This time, he was there and on the floor. Author of 23 points (only 6/19 on shots) and 10 assists in the loss to the Thunder, Trae Young played again a few days after his altercation with Nate McMillan. The Hawks point guard, who was due to receive treatment for pain in his right shoulder, did not show up at all when the Nuggets hosted.
For the leader, questioned before the shooting session on Monday morning, it was only a ” situation between his coach and him. ” By that I mean we’re all adults here and there are times when we don’t always agree. And it’s unfortunate that private situations and conversations are made public. But I guess that’s the world we live in now », Regrets the double All-Star in the face of an army of microphones.
” Like I said, this is a private matter. Again, it has been made public, which is unfortunate. And if it had to stay private, it probably wouldn’t have been such a big deal “, repeats Trae Young, saying he wants to focus on basketball and help his team win. ” That’s what I gotta focus on “, he says, with a view to satisfying his desires to win titles in Georgia.
For his part, ahead of the match against Oklahoma City, Nate McMillan spoke to the team and had the opportunity to chat with their star player.
Nate McMillan denies telling him not to come
” Trae is a very competitive boy. We both want the same thing, which is to win games. Again, these things happen. We are not going to agree on everything. It happens in your family too, doesn’t it? The situation is not always perfect. He will be fine. He is a young man of 24 years full of talent. He wants to earn as much as possible. I want to earn as much as possible. We’re gonna keep working on ways to make that happen. “, promises his coach.
We recall that the altercation took place last Friday. According to The Athletic, the manager asked his leader if he wanted to participate in training, receive treatment for his shoulder and take part in the evening match. To which the player would have replied that he did not want to train but to treat his shoulder and later decide on his participation in the match. The tone would have risen, and the coach would have left him two choices: to play against the Nuggets off the bench or not to come to the room.
A final point contested by Nate McMillan. ” One thing I want to respond to is that it was said that I told Trae not to show up for a game. I have never said and I will never tell a player not to come to a game. It is simply wrong. »
| Trae Young | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 81 | 31 | 41.8 | 32.4 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2019-20 | ATL | 60 | 35 | 43.7 | 36.1 | 86.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 29.6 |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 63 | 34 | 43.8 | 34.3 | 88.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 25.3 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 76 | 35 | 46.0 | 38.2 | 90.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 28.4 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 21 | 36 | 41.1 | 30.3 | 89.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 27.8 |
| Total | 301 | 34 | 43.7 | 35.1 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 25.5 | |
