From the outset of the 2025-26 NBA season, Atlanta Hawks All-Star Trae Young had big dreams for his team this year. Perhaps it's the biggest reason Young isn't worried about his contract situation . He's focused on quieting his naysayers, which is something OU product Baker Mayfield can relate to. The current season for the Hawks is, in many ways, very important.

Young believes in the talent he's surrounded by, which he says can lead to a successful season. Using Mayfield as an example of shutting up the doubters , he said, per ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk.

“You see it playing right now with another OU guy with Baker Mayfield and what winning does for somebody,” Young said of the quarterback who has changed the public's perception of himself by guiding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to c

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