On draft day in 2018, the Atlanta Hawks selected Luka Doncic. They then sent the young Slovenian to Dallas in exchange for Trae Young and a 2019 first-round pick. But what persuaded the club to send a potential franchise player packing? Apparently, it all came down to the franchise’s big board.

The Hawks' full return from the trade isn't clear, either. Atlanta will receive a first-round pick from Dallas that is   top-five protected   in 2019 and 2020 and top-three protected in 2021 and The Atlanta Hawks have traded the No. 3 overall selection Luka Doncic to the Dallas Mavericks for the No. 5 selection, Trae Young. The Crossover graded the deal. Trae Young says history will show he is superior to Luka Doncic. But the Hawks rookie contends the draft-day trade that sent him and a protected 2019 first-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks to Amin Elhassan hopes Trae Young pans out for the Atlanta Hawks, because if not, front office employees could lose their jobs. Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube:

23 Jun 2018 A good bit of work by the Atlanta front office I'd say - they had their draft board set with Young a the top of it and knew that Doncic was coveted by other teams (i.e 

8 Dec 2019 The Dallas Mavericks opted to trade Jordan along with Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, and a draft pick to the New York Knicks. In exchange  21 Jun 2018 The Hawks drafted Luka Doncic and quickly traded him to the Mavericks. Twitter was very critical of Atlanta's decision to deal Doncic away. 13 May 2019 When the Mavs traded up two spots in last year's draft to select Luka Doncic with the third overall pick, the Atlanta Hawks wanted the 5th overall  20 Jun 2019 For what it's worth, the Hawks traded Luka Doncic for Trae Young and given that so many of the other trades are intertwined in weird ways.

Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the He was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the draft rights to Trae Young and a protected future first round pick in 2019. Dončić was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 3rd pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, but was 

22 Jun 2018 Now that the draft is over, here's a look at the moves the Hawks made and overall pick: Drafted Slovenian shooting guard Luka Doncic, traded to Dallas The Hawks added Huerter with a pick it acquired in a trade with the 

22 Nov 2019 (Of course, the Hawks trading the Doncic pick for Trae Young and another first should also be put into question, but I'm tired of that debate, folks.).

The deal sees the Hawks trading the No. 3 overall pick (Doncic) to the Mavericks in exchange for the No. 5 overall pick (Trae Young) and a future first-round pick. Atlanta and Dallas have agreed to The Dallas Mavericks landed Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic in Thursday’s NBA draft, swapping their No. 5 pick with the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 3 while also sending a 2019 first-round pick to The Hawks traded the third overall pick, not Luka Doncic as such. That said, they certainly passed up the opportunity to draft Doncic. I wouldn’t have, and obviously Mark Cuban agrees with me, but it’s clear Atlanta’s in a full rebuild. Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic will always be linked after the two players were traded for one another on draft night in 2018.. Both players had phenomenal On draft day in 2018, the Atlanta Hawks selected Luka Doncic. They then sent the young Slovenian to Dallas in exchange for Trae Young and a 2019 first-round pick. But what persuaded the club to send a potential franchise player packing? Apparently, it all came down to the franchise’s big board.

The first major move in the 2018 NBA draft came early on as the Atlanta Hawks worked out a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. Atlanta selected Real Madrid guard Luka Doncic with the No. 3 pick, but

It was one of those trades that seemed fairly even at the time: At the 2018 NBA Draft, the Mavericks handed the Hawks a top-five protected 2019 pick in exchange for Dallas moving up two spot to No. Atlanta Hawks send Luka Doncic to Dallas Mavericks for Trae Young, pick. Jun 21, 2018 8:06 PM ET . The Hawks traded Luka Doncic to the Mavericks for Trae Young and a 2019 protected first-round Have the Hawks already lost the Luka Doncic trade? Hawks / By Chase Irle / December 11, 2018 February 26, 2019 It’s almost painful to watch, and even more painful to admit, but Luka Doncic has been better than advertised as a rookie in the NBA. The first major move in the 2018 NBA draft came early on as the Atlanta Hawks worked out a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. Atlanta selected Real Madrid guard Luka Doncic with the No. 3 pick, but The Mavericks and Hawks are both winning the Luka Doncic-Trae Young trade Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: The Mavericks and Hawks are both winning the Luka Doncic-Trae DALLAS -- The Mavericks acquired the draft rights to Luka Doncic after the Hawks selected the European star with the third overall pick in Thursday night's NBA draft in New York. In return, the

29 Oct 2019 Swapped for one another on draft night, the careers of Luka Doncic and Instead, Travis Schlenk and the Hawks elected to trade back with the  22 Nov 2019 (Of course, the Hawks trading the Doncic pick for Trae Young and another first should also be put into question, but I'm tired of that debate, folks.). 21 Jun 2018 The Dallas Mavericks landed Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic in Thursday's NBA draft, swapping their No. 5 pick with the Atlanta Hawks for  31 Oct 2019 Simmons has been critical of the Luka/Trae trade since it happened, and Trae v. Luka. Hawks v. Mavericks. Migos v. Post Malone. Bring it on. 27 Oct 2019 Tony Ressler says he and the Atlanta Hawks' front office would make the same decision they did in June of 2018 when they traded down from  20 Jun 2019 The Hawks pulled the trigger on a major NBA draft day trade for the last year with the Hawks made the bold move of trading Luka Doncic,