Trae Young had quite the roller-coaster season as a member of the Atlanta Hawks. He had to endure early questions about whether or not the Hawks made the right move when they traded Luka Doncic for the rights to acquire him on draft night in 2018.

And while Doncic burst out of the gate and became an instant sensation in the league, Young struggled through a brutal November filled with inefficient shooting and defensive lapses.

By the end of the season, however, Young made a solid case for the NBA's Rookie of the Year award. Young averaged at least 23 points, nine assists and four rebounds in both February and March while shooting nearly 44 percent from beyond the arc in February — putting to rest questions about his shooting.

With Young at the helm and surrounded by talented players like John Collins and Kevin Huerter, the Hawks have a bright future. Not to mention that they have multiple top 10 picks in the 2019 NBA Draft.

The Hawks, though, are hoping that Young can take the next step in his development. In an interview with Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, Atlanta head coach Lloyd Pierce said that drafting another ball-dominant player might actually help Young become a a more well-rounded player:

“To have another guy who needs the basketball is all right with me because that means he’s pretty damn good when he gets it and allows us to be creative with what we do. I also don’t want to short-circuit us, though, but part of Trae’s growth is to play without the basketball. We want another guy who can play with the ball, but we also want to develop Trae to where he can play without the basketball because, again, how do you progress? It’s about expanding your game at an efficient level.”

Should Young continue to develop as a shooter and more fluid in creating space off the ball, those Stephen Curry comparisons that were made when he was at the University of Oklahoma may resurface.