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Trae Young will make his Washington Wizards debut against the Utah Jazz on Thursday, March 5, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. The Wizards acquired Young from the Atlanta Hawks in January. Young hasn't played since December because of a sprained right knee and bruised quadriceps. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/2028577615557071346 Young...

The Washington Wizards are moving decisively toward a long-term outlook for the remainder of the 2025–26 season, with both Anthony Davis and Trae Young unlikely to factor meaningfully on the court. Before national reporting crystallized the situation, DallasHoopsJournal.com reported that Davis was not expected to play much, if at all,...

Anthony Davis and Trae Young may not play much, if at all, for the Washington Wizards this season, NBA sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. The Wizards are better suited to lose, as they must finish within the top eight of the 2026 NBA Draft order to retain their first-round...

Nearly three months after Nico Harrison was dismissed as general manager, the player he identified as the centerpiece of the Dallas Mavericks’ post–Luka Dončić championship vision is headed to a new destination. The Mavericks have agreed to trade Anthony Davis, along with Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell, and Danté Exum, to...

Trae Young and the Washington Wizards are open to getting an extension done this offseason, according to NBA insider Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. 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. ...

When an NBA team makes a trade, it tells you something about itself. The Washington Wizards already made that clear earlier this season by acquiring Trae Young. It was a surprising move for a rebuilding team, but it revealed a clear philosophy: Washington is willing to bet on elite offensive...

Find an Atlanta Hawks fan, and console them. Chances are, they are still coming to terms with the return the franchise received for Trae Young — and what it says about Atlanta’s place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. There was an understanding that change was inevitable. Young’s defensive limitations had...

NBA executives are widely bracing for a relatively quiet trade deadline. Around the league, the prevailing belief is that the Atlanta Hawks–Washington Wizards Trae Young deal may ultimately stand as the most consequential move made before February 5. That expectation tracks with recent market behavior. The Hawks’ modest return for...

During an interview with NBA reporter Marc J. Spears of Andscape, new Washington Wizards star Trae Young opened up about the Atlanta Hawks not offering him a contract extension. Young, who was traded by the Hawks to the Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, said he was "sad" the...

NBA star Trae Young released a statement on X about the Atlanta Hawks trading him to the Washington Wizards. Young was traded to the Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. "Never thought I'd be typing this," Young wrote. "The last few years weren't how I wanted them to be. Expectations that...