Overview
- The Hawks traded Trae Young to the Washington Wizards on January 9, 2026 in a deal that sent CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert to Atlanta.
- Injuries limited Young to 15 games in 2025–26, including five appearances with the Wizards after the trade.
- Young declined a 2026 player option and signed a four-year, $212 million extension with Washington on June 22, 2026, a deal that ties him to the Wizards for the near future.
- On The Baller Alert Show in early October 2026, Young said he wants to leave Atlanta ‘on the right way’ and that ‘you never know’ about a future Hawks return while stressing that his ‘10 toes are here in DC.’
- Atlanta’s front office has retooled around Jalen Johnson and rookie Kingston Flemings, and those roster and financial realities make a short-term reunion unlikely even as Young preserves his relationship with the city.