Appears on the podcast “The Hoop Collective” Tuesday, ESPN NBA Insider Tim Macmahon reported that the future of Trae Young with the Atlanta Hawks is currently ‘cloudy’.
“The long -term front views for Trae Young in Atlanta are currently at least cloudy. This is a man who has been the face of the Atlanta Hawks for seven years,” said Macmahon.
“His attacking production has been elite. But there are question marks about whether this is going, you know, being a long -term marriage.”
Hawks, Trae Young not to grant extensions this summer
If Young had been appointed All-NBA last season, he would be eligible this summer to ink a five-year-old, $ 345 million Super Max extension. Neither Luka Doncic nor De’aaron Fox signed such a deal this season.
NBA Insider Jake Fischer On 10 August reported that “competition sources tell me that there are no plans for Young and the Hawks to extend this summer with extensions.”
“Sources say that Young’s side has actually resigned for some time in the prospect of seeing the final guaranteed year on his current contract instead of getting his current contract, worth more than $ 200 million. He would then have to make a decision about his $ 49 million player option for 2026-27,” Fischer added.
ESPNs Shams Charania also reported last month NBA today That NBA managers have the long-term status of Young “closely monitoring”.
Although trade rumors are likely to warm up if Young and the Hawks are unable to process a new extension, the four-fold all-star seems dedicated to Atlanta.
“But Trae Young is locked up according to all accounts,” said Charania. “He is enthusiastic about this team. He really believes that this team is so close to that team that the final of the Eastern Conference has reached. If there is no extension, it would not surprise me if he just waits until the summer of 2026.”
Atlanta acquired Kristaps Porzingis, added Nickeil Alexander-Walker
The Hawks is expected to follow a wait -and -see approach for the contracting situation of Young.
After all, Atlanta had several departure this season, including Clint Capela, Georges Niang, Caris supplies, Terance Mann and Larry Nance Jr.
Regarding schedulingupgrades, the Hawks, Star Center Kristaps Porzingis as part of a trade in three teams with the Boston Celtics and agreed with a four-year-old, $ 62 million registration and trade agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves for experienced nickeil Alexander-Walker.
Atlanta did not succeed in making the play-offs in each of the last two seasons, and the team did not get it from the first round since he disrupted the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Second-Round series of 2021.
In 76 games with the Hawks last season, Young had an average of 24.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, a career high and a leading 11.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 36 minutes per game.
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