Four NBA trade ideas sending Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young to the Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers have been created.
ESPN created the following trade ideas in the wake of Young and the Hawks working together to find a trade:
Wizards get: Trae Young, 2031 second-round pick (via better of Hawks and Rockets)
Hawks get: Malaki Branham, AJ Johnson, CJ McCollum, 2026 first-round pick (via worst of Clippers, Rockets and Thunder
Wizards get: Trae Young, 2026 second-round pick (via Hornets, top-55 protected)
Hawks get: Malaki Branham, Devin Carter, AJ Johnson, Malik Monk, Dario Saric, 2026 first-round pick (via worst of Clippers, Rockets and Thunder)
Sacramento Kings get: CJ McCollum
Bucks get: Trae Young
Hawks get: Kyle Kuzma, Bobby Portis, Gary Harris, 2031 first-round pick
Trail Blazers get: Trae Young
Hawks get: Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III
Extension talks between Young and the Hawks haven’t progressed and Atlanta has been gathering intel about Young’s marketplace dating back to this past offseason, sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.
Young is making $45.9 million this season. The Oklahoma product can become an unrestricted free agent next offseason by declining his 2026-27 player option worth $48.9 million.
A four-time All-Star, Young is averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 assists per game this season while shooting 41.5% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 86.3% from the free-throw line. The Hawks are only 2-8 with him in the lineup.
The 27-year-old Young has career averages of 25.2 points and 9.8 assists per game. Many people around the NBA expect the one-time assists champion to be traded by the Hawks this season.
Young doesn’t have a no-trade clause in his contract, preventing him from controlling his future.
Thus far, the Wizards are the only reported team with interest in trading for Young.
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