Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · ESPN, Omaha Productions, Brian Windhorst
Big Changes Needed For Hawks & Trae Young? + AD Trade Possibilities & Clippers Improvement
December 29, 2025·1 hr 10 min·5 clips
When Trae Young plays, the Hawks' defense collapses by over 13 points per 100 possessions.
As heard by us
A sharp, wandering NBA discussion that treats injuries, defense, and late foul-line math as one argument.
The episode circles a familiar NBA question: what changes when an injury note, a hot defensive stretch, or a rotation tweak stops being background noise.
Why you'd press play
You want a quick read on the Thunder, Nets, and Clippers without the varnish.
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