Trae Young is pushing the Hawks to make a trade with the Wizards
Recently, the rumor mill has heated up around the Atlanta Hawks when it was announced that point guard Tree Young and the team worked on a trade to take him to a new destination. Many have pegged the Washington Wizards as a potential suitor for the multiple All-Star, and now that speculation has gained new momentum from a recent report from NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN.
“Trey Young has the Washington Wizards as his preferred trade destination, sources tell ESPN. Atlanta is working to move Young, who has a $49 million player option in the offseason, which would make his contract expire; or opt out, leaving the Hawks with significant cap space,” Charania reported on X, formerly Twitter.
ClutchPoints NBA Insider Brett Siegel also recorded on Ks that “Trae Young and his camp are basically telling the Hawks to get this done as soon as possible.
Both Young and C.J. McCollum, who would likely be the centerpiece of the return package if the trade fell through, have been ruled out for their Wednesday night games. It will be the first game McCollum has missed all year, which certainly seems significant at this point.
Overall, the Hawks are just 2-8 in games Young has played this year, and the emergence of Jalen Johnson as the team’s best player may make the Young trade a little easier to swallow.
Anyway, the Hawks will play the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, while the Wizards will play the Philadelphia 76ers.
2026-01-07 20:21:00
