It was only a matter of hours, or even days, before this whole story changed. At the end of the race in Atlanta, his long-time team, Trae Young had proclaimed his desire for elsewhere for several months already.
Aware that their four-time All-Star leader was becoming more of a problem than anything else as the months went by, the Hawks managers therefore worked hard to try to sell him at a better price. This night, the official exchange finally happened: at 28 years old, Trae Young was sent to Washington, a team in full reconstruction.
On paper, we say to ourselves that it could work: the Wizards have some interesting young players (Sarr, Coulibaly, George, Johnson) but are sorely lacking in talent and experience. THE fit is therefore rather good, provided, obviously, that Young agrees to take on this role of big brother.
What is more surprising, however, is the compensation acquired by Atlanta in exchange for its leader: CJ Mccollum et Cory Kispert and… that’s it.
On the one hand, an excellent veteran (Mccollum) but who is approaching 35 years old and who therefore embodies neither the future nor really the present. On the other, a decent winger (Kisper) but who is no longer very young either (26 years old) and has never exceeded the 11 points average in his career.
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