The Bucks’ internal Trae Young trade discussions come with a big problem
Reports recently surfaced from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that Atlanta Hawks worked with Trey Young and his trade agents to send the multiple All-Star to a new team. The news comes amid what has been a tough part for the Hawks lately, with the team just 2-8 this season with Young in the lineup.
One team that many fans have pointed to as a potential trade destination is the Milwaukee Bucks, a team looking to surround star Giannis Antetokounmpo with as much star talent as possible. However, recently NBA insider Jake Fisher pointed out big problem with those conversations.
“…matching Young’s $46 million salary this season would almost certainly require parting ways with too many key members of Milwaukee’s current rotation to rationalize such a move,” Fisher reported on Mark Stein’s Substack.
He also noted that “…it’s hard to see Milwaukee making an offer for Young that exceeds the combined salaries of Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis Jr. Even that may be difficult.”
Fisher pointed out that the Hawks could look for Myles Turner in Young’s potential job, but also that the Bucks put a lot of effort into getting Turner this summer, waiving and extending Damian Lillard’s contract, so parting with him so soon would be a tough pill to swallow.
Overall, most insiders seem to point to the Washington Wizards as the most likely destination for Young, given their desire to speed up their rebuild, matching salaries in the form of some of their veteran players, and their need for a true point guard to help orchestrate their offense, which Young certainly fits the bill.
At this point, it remains to be seen how long this process between Young and the Hawks will drag on before the former face of the franchise finds himself in a new city.
2026-01-07 16:18:00
