Under No Circumstances Will Trae Young Stop Nutmegging People
A few days ago Trevor Ariza got all bent out of shape because Trae Young tried to nutmeg him. He claims he's "not about any of the funnies" or whatever so as a result he gave him a pretty nice forearm/hip check
A bit of an overreaction in my opinion but hey, I get it. He didn't want to go viral on the internet for all the wrong reasons. Since that incident it's been a hot topic if there's anything wrong with Trae Young doing this and I can't imagine anyone legit having an issue with it. First off all the nutmeg is awesome when it's pulled off and nobody does it better than Trae in my opinion. Dude LOVES nutmegging defenders. Young finally weighed in on the issue and made it very clear. He has no intention of ever stopping which is great news for the rest of us
The perfect response. You don't like it? Close your legs. Not his problem that you are showing a defensive weakness that he will absolutely exploit if given the opportunity. You don't want to get embarrassed then do something about it. At the same time, Trae has to be cool with defenders acting like Ariza did. That comes with the nutmegging territory.
There's no denying Trae Young is one of the most exciting offensive players in the entire league. He basically permanently lives in that cocky Steph Curry mindset which is a whole lot of fun. Sure the Hawks may not win a whole lot, but who cares. It's still must watch stuff every time he steps on the floor, and the nutmeg plays a huge role in that.