Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young doesn’t view not getting picked for the NBA All-Star Game as getting snubbed. He has a new word.
“It’s getting ‘Traed’ at this point,” he wrote on social media.
Young, the NBA’s assists leader this season and a three-time selection for the NBA’s midseason exhibition during his career, obviously wasn’t pleased about not getting picked for the Feb. 16 matchup at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The league’s coaches pick the reserves for the game, and their selections were revealed Thursday, a week after the starters were announced.
And a few notables didn’t make the cut, including Young and Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, who is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a four-time NBA All-Star.
It is not the first time Booker has been left out when many felt he had numbers that made him worthy of selection. In recent days, Suns coach Mike Budenholzer also offered a strong pitch for Booker to get a nod this year.