No market for Trae Young?

Bobby Manning: Quin Snyder: “I’m not going to get into the specifics of (Trae Young’s injury), but obviously he’s out tonight and we gotta figure out how to, without him and a number of guys … how to play well and compete … he’s a big part of what we do and he’s the engine, so it’s an opportunity for other guys to collectively come together and try to generate offense as much as anything without him. A lot of times, ironically, that means getting stops and playing defense and trying to get out in the open floor.” -via Twitter @RealBobManning / November 12, 2024

Snyder will sometimes open quarters with Young as far from the action as possible, leaving the paint empty for the likes of Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Zaccharie Risacher to see the floor. “When I am off the ball, guys are worried about me and they’re connected to me and on my body,” Young said. “So it allows teammates to have a lot of space to go and create for themselves and others too.” -via New York Times / November 11, 2024

“We’re not always waiting for Trae to create for everyone, but to learn to create for each other,” Bogdan Bogdanović said. “So he’s going to continue to do what he does the best. But, we need to come together and increase that level of creation as a team.“ -via New York Times / November 11, 2024