Hawks’ Trae Young Responds to Skip Bayless’ Take on Dejounte Murray Trade on Twitter

Trae Young clapped back at Skip Bayless after the Fox sports commentator said the Atlanta Hawks trade for Dejounte Murray was “an indictment” of the star point guard.

Young tweeted that “new media,” which athletes like Draymond Green and others have referred to themselves as, is better than “real/old media,” which Bayless has referred to himself as in the past.

This isn’t the first time Bayless has gone after Young.

Back in April, Bayless said he believed LaMelo Ball would have a better career than Young. He went as far as to make fun of his height, calling him “Mice Trae,” which is a play on his “Ice Trae” nickname.

Young quickly responded, saying Bayless was “lame” and that he calls him “Stiff Bayless.”

Bayless then called Young “overrated” and “worse than [Russell] Westbrook,” citing his struggles with outside shooting and turnovers.

The Hawks acquired Murray from the San Antonio Spurs last week in exchange for Danilo Gallinari, a 2023 first-round pick, a 2025 first-round pick, a 2026 pick swap and a 2027 first-round pick.

Atlanta’s move for Murray was anything but an “indictment” on Young. The deal was more about getting the rising star another asset to work alongside in pursuit of an nba title.

Young has anchored the Hawks since being selected fifth overall in the 2018 nba draft, and he had an impressive 2021-22 season, averaging 28.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists in 76 games while shooting 46 percent from the floor and 38.2 percent from deep.

The help around him last season just wasn’t good enough as John Collins was the next-best offensive player for Atlanta, averaging 16.2 points in 54 games while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from deep.

Bogdan Bogdanovic was the only other player to average at least 15 points per game.

The Hawks went on to finish ninth in the Eastern Conference and suffered a first-round loss to the Miami Heat in the playoffs. Heading into this summer, the franchise knew it needed to add a star player to accompany Young, hence why it acquired Murray.

Murray had a breakout fifth season in San Antonio, averaging 21.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2.0 steals in 68 games while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor and 32.7 percent from deep.

The 25-year-old should be a solid complement to Young as Atlanta’s shooting guard, and he undoubtedly elevates the team’s starting rotation, which also includes Collins, De’Andre Hunter and Clint Capela.