US EditionSources: Hawks, Trae Young Working Toward Potential Trade
- On Monday, the Atlanta Hawks began talks with Trae Young and his agents to find a trade, with ESPN insiders including Shams Charania reporting positive, collaborative discussions with GM Onsi Saleh.
- The Hawks' decision not to extend Young pushed both sides into trade talks after injuries limited him to 10 games this season and Atlanta went 15-12 without him versus 2-8 with him.
- Of the three mock trades proposed, two are structured as expiring-contract cap dumps, while the third downgrades from a $50 million to a $30 million point guard, with Washington Wizards' deal centered on CJ McCollum's expiring contract and $64 million in expiring salary.
- A completed Young trade could set off domino trades and alter assets leaguewide, freeing Atlanta Hawks' cap to pursue Anthony Davis and affecting Boston in the coming weeks.
- Market dynamics and salary rules limit how many teams can realistically take Young, who has two seasons and $95 million remaining plus a $49 million player option.
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Trae Young Is A Casualty Of The Changing NBA
The Trae Young era in Atlanta appears to be over, and not in a way that will leave anyone happy. The Hawks and their diminutive point guard—who can be a free agent this summer or exercise a $49 million one-year option—didn't agree to a contract extension in the offseason, leaving both sides with a great deal of uncertainty. The uncomfortable situation attained a kind of clarity when Young sprained his MCL in October and missed 22 games: This ins…
How potential Trae Young trade could impact Celtics deadline possibilities
One of the first dominoes to fall during NBA trade season could be Hawks point guard Trae Young. Shams Charania of ESPN.com reported on Monday that the Hawks are working with Young’s agent to find a trade for the 27-year-old. The fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft has been a cornerstone for the Hawks franchise for much of the past decade but after underwhelming results over the past few seasons, it appears both sides are eager to move.
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