New information in the Trae Young file, and not the least: according to ESPN, the Hawks star would have the Wizards at the top of his list of desired destinations. There are indications in this direction.
Trae Young to serve caviars to Alexandre Sarr? This is a hypothesis that is gaining momentum after the announcement by ESPN this Wednesday evening that the player would have Washington in his sights as a base in a transfer. The Wizards had already been mentioned for several days, as a very interested candidate to recover the quadruple All-Star.
Trae Young has the Washington Wizards as his top preferred trade destination, sources tell ESPN. Atlanta is working to move Young, who has a $49 million player option in offseason that would make him an expiring contract; or opt out, leave and give Hawks significant cap space. https://t.co/LUm2hJCj1z
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The Hawks still have to put together a transfer, which will perhaps go through other franchises to allow Atlanta to get back on its feet in terms of value. However, the Wizards could well transfer CJ McCollum. The latter was also placed on injury report for this evening’s match, and for the first time this season. A measure which undoubtedly aims to protect the player from a problem before the potential trade.
