After completing the team’s first week of the preseason, the Atlanta Hawks have answered quite a few questions and also brought up just as many. Notably: Is Trae Young’s size a problem in the NBA?

The seismic decision by the Atlanta Hawks to trade Luka Doncic for Trae Young might have been the single-most important draft day trade in recent NBA history.

While many draft day trades happen every year, those rarely occur within the Top 5 of the board, and when they do, those players are forever linked (at least in the first years of their career).

With Doncic already turning heads with his heady skill set and wet jumper, Young is somewhat streaky and his defensive deficiencies have been on full display during the preseason.

This begs the ultimate question that will likely keep Atlanta Hawks fans up at night: Is Trae Young’s slight stature going to be a problem in the NBA?

Let’s dig into that with some positives and negatives of Young’s size (or lack thereof) going into his rookie season.