defector-orange-no-empty-space

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Footer Legal

Header - Categories

Header Menu

The last good website.

Topics

This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

defector-no-empty-space

Defector

defector-present-wrapping-logo-gift-subscription-250fixed

winter 2023 gift (eyebrow)

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

back-in-stock-for-a-limited-time

Merch v3

IMG_5859

Giri Nathan

Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks celebrates the win on the logo after the quarterfinal game of the Emirates NBA Cup against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2024 in New York City. The Atlanta Hawks defeated the New York Knicks 108-100 to advance to the semifinal round. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Atlanta Hawks v New York Knicks: Quarterfinals – Emirates NBA Cup

Trae Young Goes For Cheap Heat In The Knicks’ House

Profile Pic

Chris Thompson

Trae Young prepares to inbound the ball, defended by Marcus Smart.

Finally, Some Crotch Abuse We Can All Feel Good About


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


DFmBbTQF_400x400

Dan McQuade

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 25: Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks scores the game winning shot during the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Five of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on April 25, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

hawks-celtics

Trae Young Shoots, Shoots, Shoots To Keep The Hawks Alive

Nate McMillan Finally Freed From The Hawks Mess

Trae Young And The Hawks Went Down Easy

IMG_6025-800

Albert Burneko

GettyImages-1391993431

Trae Young Had The Game 1 From Hell

The Crackdown On Unnatural Motions Is Working

James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets is fouled by Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.

Brooklyn Nets v Atlanta Hawks

The Crackdown On Unnatural Motions Begins

Atlanta Hawks v Philadelphia 76ers – Game Five

Trae Young Is The Best Enemy

Trae Young beats Frank Ntilikina for the deciding bucket.

GettyImages-1233078800

A Timely Nudge And A Lost Shoe Helped Trae Young Author A Classic Finish

The Atlanta Hawks celebrate after a buzzer beater. They're all in a pile. Two Raptors players are in the foreground, dejected.

hawks-celebrate

How On Earth Did The Hawks Win This One?

IMG_3819

Tom Ley

Los Angeles Lakers v Atlanta Hawks

Trae Young Got Owned By His Own Foul-Drawing Brain

San Antonio Spurs v Memphis Grizzlies

No, Sorry, We Cannot Let Grayson Allen Be This Way

graysontrae

Nature Is Healing: Grayson Allen Does Some Pointless, Self-Defeating Goon Shit In A Preseason Game, Again

trae young