Washington Wizards guard Trae Young represented franchise legend John Wall by wearing his No. 2 jersey on Thursday evening, when the team honored the five-time All-Star with his own Celebration Night as the team hosted the Milwaukee Bucks.

One of the biggest trades of the 2025-26 NBA season so far has been the Atlanta Hawks trading their all-star guard Trae Young to the Washington Wizards.

Image courtesy of Bleacher Report. By Sam Bergstrom On January 7, the Atlanta Hawks traded point guard Trae Young to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. This trade was largely expected,

How Wizards veteran Trae Young paid homage to Wizards legend John Wall on a very special night during Thursday's game in D.C.

Already, the Hawks have turned Trae Young and Vit Krejci into CJ McCollum, Corey Kispert, Duop Reath, and two second rounders. But clearly, the decision-makers see an opportunity to try to set the franchise up for more success either in the short term or the long term (or ideally both).

It's just a weird aftermath to a trade that some saw coming but also developed quickly, when the Atlanta Hawks traded Young to the Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, no draft picks involved, basically just dumping Young for expiring contracts.

The four-time All-Star wasn't brought in to be a franchise savior, the Wizards say. He was brought in to cultivate the player they believe is their next one, former No. 2 pick Alex Sarr.

One of the biggest names in the trade market ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline is Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Trae Young holds a player option for $49 million for next season, and both sides are open to an extension, sources told ESPN. But there's also the possibility that Young simply picks up his player option and uses next season as an evaluation period with ...