For the second consecutive season, the Atlanta Hawks find themselves on the outside looking in after a play-in tournament exit, this time at the hands of the Miami Heat. Despite Trae Young’s 29-point, 11-assist effort, the Hawks’ season ended with more questions than answers, particularly about the future of their franchise point guard. Young, who has been the face of the organization since his arrival, openly called the season a “failure,” and the franchise now faces the difficult decision of whether to build around him or pivot to a new era.
#Hawks Trae Young: “Not making the playoffs is a failure for me…I feel like we had a good enough group to make it and compete” pic.twitter.com/Kh1FiDjNri
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladdtv) April 19, 2025
