The NBA 2018 draft class will be historic, mostly because of the two superstars in Trae Young and Luka Doncic. However, one’s team is doing better than the other. Trae Young and Luka Doncic are bound by this draft, especially their trade. The Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks swapped players in the NBA 2018 Draft. Therefore, no matter what happens, they will always be compared to each other. However, Trae Young is already frustrated with his team. Shams Charania of The Athletic:
Frustration has been mounting within the Hawks organization at times and league sources say it resulted in an emotional locker room scene involving star point guard Trae Young following a recent loss.
Meanwhile, Luka Doncic is playing better and his team is doing better than Trae Young’s team. The Dallas Mavericks are 3rd in the Western Conference. A surprise to a lot of the NBA. The Atlanta Hawks are only 13th in the Eastern Conference. It’s always hard to ignore how green the grass is on the other side when your grass is just nonexistent.
Trae Young and Luka Doncic Stats
Not only is Trae Young’s team doing worse than Luka’s, but Trae also is just not as good as Luka Doncic. Trae Young is still already going to be a star if that is not evident by his stats. He currently averages 28.8 PPG on 46.2% shooting, 8.4 APG, and 4.1 RPG in 34 minutes. Stellar numbers and is already a star in the league. Luka Doncic, however, is already playing like he wants to be the best in the league. He is currently putting up MVP numbers and is almost a walking triple-double. Luka Doncic is averaging 30 PPG on 47.6% shooting, 9.2 APG, and 9.8 RPG in 34 minutes. They play the same amount of minutes, but Luka beats Trae Young in every statistical category listed.
I feel for Young, I do. It might seem like nothing he does right now will ever be good enough to be better than Luka Doncic. But it is still early in their careers. Hell, it’s only their second season! This will be one of the best storylines to watch in the NBA for years to come. The classic Trae Young vs. Luka Doncic. Right now, Luka is winning, but with their careers so young. ANYTHING can happen. I will say, if we are not blessed with an Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals ONE TIME in their careers, it’ll be one of the biggest disappointments in the NBA.
