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Ray Young responded to Chris Haynes' article and Kevin O'Connor's tweet about his son as the next star player to request a trade: "This is what sucks about pro ball these days."

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Ray Young, Trae's dad, responded to the rumors surrounding the Atlanta Hawks star guard.

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According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, rival executives are of the belief that Trae Young could be the next star player to request a trade if the Hawks don't make inroads come playoff time.

"Young, 24, is as competitive as they come and has a strong desire to win big in this league. He's under contract through the 2026-27 season but has an early termination option after the 2025-26 season," an NBA insider wrote.

The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor joined his colleague in the basketball media and tweeted the following response to Haynes' report:

"Trae Young is an elite playmaker but has shown no willingness to excel off-ball next to another shot-creator in Dejounte Murray. And he's a small defender that gets targeted by offenses. A ton of teams already have good PGs. A genuine question: Which teams would really want Trae?"

After the latter tweet, Ray Young expressed dissatisfaction with the media's speculations on his son's future.

"This is what sucks about pro ball these days. Although I like Kevin's stuff, now there'll be articles on Trae like this… just because 'rival execs' believe something! Trae doesn't talk to other teams. He's busy trying to win in Atlanta. Will this ever end?" Ray Young wrote on his social media account.

Trae averages 27.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 9.9 assists over 29 games this season, his fifth with the Hawks.

A two-time NBA All-Star was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2018 NBA draft but was then traded to Atlanta along with a protected future first-round pick in exchange for the rights to the third overall pick Luka Doncic.

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