Loved seeing Trae try harder on the defensive end this year

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1. Two-Way Trae isn’t a meme

2. I hope someone is taking note of all these highlights so we can get a defensive highlight reel soon that would break r/nba

3. RIP, Trae

4. Trae had a lot of timely defensive plays last year too

   And don’t forget those 2 big rebounds against the knicks lol

5. And he is turning the ball over less

6. he’s become such a little pain in the ass on D since Snyder came in and i love it

7. Currently has the worst Defensive Box Plus/Minus of his career at -3.4. His best was 20/21 with -1.7. Before anybody says anything, yes I am a small sample size merchant and yes DBPM is the end all be all of advanced defensive metrics. Mwah <3

8. Trae’s problems on defense were never effort related. just size and being out of energy by the 4th quarter since he’s a one man offense.

9. I still remember Trae stopping Giannis 1v1 in the post a few years ago.

10. He wi never have the size but he has the quickness to stay in front of fuys and jump passing lanes and J like it when he remembers that.