How Trae Young Helped Recruit Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard to Atlanta Hawks

How Trae Young Helped Recruit Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard to Atlanta Hawks

So, this free agency was definitely a wild one to say the least, just in general across the league. But the recruitment process of free agents like Mquille Alexander Walker and Luke Canard, I know you personally reached out to both of those guys. Did you have a relationship with either of them? And if so, or if not, what was that, you know, recruitment conversation or process like for you as a leader of the Hawks? Yeah. No, I mean, I’ I talked to both of them on the phone. I was able to talk to him. I mean, I’ve known him for for years. being in this game, you you connect with guys throughout the year. So, I’ve known them both of those guys for years. But, yeah, I reached out to both of them and we was able to connect and obviously they they both have options, but I wanted them on my team and I know they would make our team better and so we was able to talk and make it happen. So, I’m happy that they on my team. We made it work. [Music]

How did Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard end up on the Atlanta Hawks? A phone call from Trae Young sure helped.

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