Trae Young and the Hawks will face the Heat in the first round series after earning a spot in the playoffs via the Play-In tournament. Miami was the best team in the Eastern Conference during the regular season.
The 23-year-old point guard, who led Atlanta all the way to the Conference Finals last year, is excited to face the new challenge.
“It’s exciting,” Young said. “It’s getting another opportunity. They’ve been clicking on all cylinders especially here recently. They’ve got a little bit more rest than we have so we got to be ready to bring it.
“We know that the crowd is going to be crazy and the environment is going to be fun. So we got to be ready to be locked in and take care of business.”
