Atlanta Hawks, Trae Young
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The Hawks declined a trade offer from the Raptors that would have sent Immanuel Quickley and future draft picks in return for Trae Young.
Tonight, the Hawks faced another dominant West Conference opponent, the Denver Nuggets, and came away with a much-needed win. While the Nuggets were without som
The injury-ravaged Nuggets couldn’t recapture the magic of their improbable wins at Philadelphia and the Celtics to end their seven-game road trip. Peyton Watson led Denver with 25 points and Aaron Gordon scored 14 off the bench in his third game back after missing 19 with a hamstring injury.
Trae Young posted his first statement Friday days after the Atlanta Hawks traded him to the Washington Wizards. “Never thought I’d be typing this... the last few years weren’t how I wanted them to be,” Young wrote to begin his statement. Young spent his whole NBA career with Atlanta and as the face as the franchise since he was drafted in 2018.
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Trae Young says goodbye to Hawks fans: "Bringing a championship to Atlanta was always my goal"
For Atlanta, the trade represents a philosophical reset, with the organization shifting its focus to developing a younger core that includes Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu and rookie Zaccharie Risacher.
The Atlanta Hawks made a huge trade on Wednesday night, sending four-time All-Star Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. First up on the Hawks' schedule after the blockbuster deal? The Denver Nuggets.
The Atlanta Hawks hope to ride the momentum of a big win at Denver and the addition of reinforcements when they go for a second straight Western road victory Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors on what could be a big day for the Curry family.