Trae Young is confirmed to the Washington Wizards after trade

According to the journalist Shams Charaniayes ESPN americanao Washington Wizards made official on Wednesday night (7) the acquisition of Trae Youngone of the league's biggest stars. The move ends a soap opera that had been going on since the beginning of the week, when rumors suggested that the player and the Atlanta Hawks were working together to find a new destination for the athlete.

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To count on Young's talent, the Washington franchise sent him to Atlanta Corey Kispert e CJ McCollum. The signs of the exchange were already evident before the official announcement: Kispert even participated in the warm-up for the duel against the Philadelphia 76ers, but was removed from the related list right before the start of the match, signaling the outcome of the negotiations.

The end of an era in Georgia

Trae Young's departure marks the end of an eight-season cycle with the Hawks, which began in 2018 with the famous draft trade with the Dallas Mavericks, which involved Slovenian Luka Doncic. The relationship between the player and the Atlanta team began to deteriorate when the board chose not to offer an early extension to his contract.

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The shipowner had 95 million dollars to be received until next year, according to the contract, which included a “player option” (clause in which the player has the power to renew, or not, the last year of the contract).

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Physical challenges and impact on the court

Despite his star status, Young is going through a trying time. Interestingly, the Hawks' collective performance without their main scorer was better:

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Atlanta's performance and performance without Trae was what made the managers stop insisting on a future with the point guard. Now in Washington, “Ice Trae's” challenge will be to prove that he can still lead a franchise towards the playoffs and regain the efficiency that established him as one of the faces of the NBA.