The Atlanta Hawks are sending four-time All-Star Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for veteran guard CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, Afrosport reports. Young, 27, leaves Atlanta after more than seven seasons as franchise leader, reuniting with Wizards executive Travis Schlenk, who drafted him in 2018. The move gives Washington a proven lead guard to spearhead their rebuilding project and adds experience to their...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 20 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. SGA has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season and the fourth time in his NBA career. He led OKC to a 4-0 week, averaging 44.0 points,...
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will replace injured Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo on Team Chuck in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Monday. Young, averaging 23.5 points and an NBA-leading 11.4 assists per game in 49 games this season, earns his fourth NBA All-Star selection. ALL-STAR ICE 🥶@TheTraeYoung is a 4x #NBAAllStar!! pic.twitter.com/Vj7KJOJrqR — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 10, 2025 Antetokounmpo has...
The NBA on Thursday announced the All-Tournament Team for the 2024 NBA Cup, which was concluded on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Milwaukee Bucks won their maiden NBA Cup title after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-87 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The NBA Cup All-Tournament Team, however, has a different pattern to it, as unlike the All-NBA Teams, which are selected following the conclusion...
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will spend “at least four weeks” out of action after picking up a left-hand injury, the Eastern Conference team announced on Sunday. The All-Star point guard has reportedly suffered a torn ligament in the fifth finger of his left hand and will undergo surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York on Tuesday. Atlanta Hawks say All-Star Trae Young...
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