Counter point, the Hawks are a bad defensive team(currently 6th worst in the league) and Trae has the worst defensive rating of all the Hawks players that get significant minutes. Yes looking at defensive rating by itself is flawed(like any other stat), but if the dude that plays the most minutes in the team has the worst rating in the team, it looks bad.
Every single lineup he plays with, is worst with him on the floor.
He also has the worst DBPM in the team by a good margin(-2.3, on par with the rest of his career) and 11th worst in the league.
He might be a bit more engaged on the ball, but he clearly isn't helping the team's defense.
Part of it is due to being a physical liability out there, part of it is because he simply is not a good defender, like at all.
Counter point, the Hawks are a bad defensive team(currently 6th worst in the league) and Trae has the worst defensive rating of all the Hawks players that get significant minutes. Yes looking at defensive rating by itself is flawed(like any other stat), but if the dude that plays the most minutes in the team has the worst rating in the team, it looks bad. Every single lineup he plays with, is worst with him on the floor.
He also has the worst DBPM in the team by a good margin(-2.3, on par with the rest of his career) and 11th worst in the league.
He might be a bit more engaged on the ball, but he clearly isn't helping the team's defense. Part of it is due to being a physical liability out there, part of it is because he simply is not a good defender, like at all.