One more thing -- Trade call hasn't happened yet. As long as that's true, possible to expand this into multi-teamer. Dallas/AD with Atlanta obviously one angle, but Wizards can also take ~$9.4M more into this deal in a salary dump.

New for @theathletic.com - Wrote a great many words on the Trae Young era's underwhelming conclusion and what's next for the Hawks. www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...

NAW, when asked if he'd ever seen somebody traded mid-game, "Yeah, me."

The trade is happening: the Wizards are getting four-time All-StarTrae Young from the Hawks for C.J. McCollum and Corey Kispert. Our @joshrobbins.bsky.social, @samamick.bsky.social and I with the details, in @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

Line of the night from Kristaps Porzingis : "Offensively, Trae is a wizard" (stops and smiles) 9/10 on dad joke PER scale

Nameplate still there

Can confirm no picks in this trade, just the players.

Not as crazy as "wrong Brooks traded mid-game", but still ...

Hakws win 117-100. Mo Gueye played great, which nobody will remember 20 seconds from now.

Spent last few minutes taking to Keaton Wallace at end of bench while final minutes play out (pardon my crap camera)

Trae Young back out on the Hawks bench. Just casually talking to Luke Kennard during the timeout. Okay then.

BREAKING NEWS: The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade for Trae Young, sending CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert to the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell The Athletic's David Aldridge and @joshrobbins.bsky.social.

Just went out the tunnel with 8:09 left

Hawks players awkwardly shaking hand with Trae Young, who is STILL on the Atlanta bench lol as Hawks complete this blowout of Pelicans.

Quickley for the win!!!! Wow that was not easy look to turn with momentum away from hoop like that.

LaMelo!!! Wow

BLOCK PARTY! Mo Gueye spikes a Fears breakaway layup attempt, NAW rejects Peavy on the rebound, Pels get no points. End of 3: Hawks 89, Pelicans 66. Mo Gueye, weirdly absent from rotation lately, has been awesome.

LOL Pelicans shooting at a basket that is still shaking from Zion's violent missed dunk attempt on the previous trip.

Some breathtaking shot selection from Jordan Poole tonight. Waiting for a New Orleans player to steal the ball from him.

Man, Mo Gueye has made some tremendous defensive stands in this one. Just slid his feet on an island with Fears, right to left, left to right, like he was reading the paper.

Bryce McGowens, who played well for New Orleans, will start the second half in place of Karlo Matkovic. Adjust your evening plans accordingly.

Halftime: Hawks 65, Pelicans 53. With multiple key absences on both sides, the level of play in this game has been subterranean.

Former NBA player and current ref Leon Wood nearly got in on the action again, as a pass from Jalen Johnson just nailed him in the back as he was changing ends.

definitely convincing the doubters so far

Porzingis - Missed layup Poole - Missed layup Risacher - Missed dunk Professional basketball!

Jordan Poole just got backed down by Luke Kennard

Four-word scouting report: The Pelicans. My God. Hawks lead 37-26 after 1.

Jeremiah Fears just threw an alleyoop that Victor Wembanyama might have been able to catch if he stood on Kristaps Porzingis's shoulders.

(In all seriousness, Trae Young is seated on the Hawks bench rn)

Trae Young is teaching this team how to win

MO GUEYE has dispossessed Zion Williams on consecutive trips!!! Hawks lead 23-11.

Pelicans are starting three centers and zero rim protectors, a seemingly impossible feat in 2025 but one they are nonetheless pulling off.

Derik Queen adding "don't dribble around Dyson Daniels" to his rookie notebook.

Almost ready for Hawks and Pelicans to tip off. Has a team ever done a video tribute for a player they hadn't officially traded yet? Asking for a friend.

Trae Young did pregame shooting on the State Farm Arena floor. Just finished up.

Tonight may feature the greatest frontcourt weight disadvantage in NBA history

Fun fact: Pels are doing an Atlanta-Washington trek next two games, where they might basically be ships in the night with all the principals in potential Trae deal and not face any of them

More smoke regarding a potential Trae Young trade: In their 6 p.m. updated injury report, the Wizards added Corey Kispert as out for tonight's game in Philly because of what they've listed as "left hamstring; injury management." Now both Kispert and CJ McCollum are among the players out tonight.

Trey Murphy, Jose Alvarado, Herb Jones all out for Pels tonight. Matchups in this game coud get weird.

In the house tonight: Joe Johnson. He also might be the ONLY multi-time All-Star Hawks guard in the house tonight.

Nearly three hours before tip and Pels vets Kevon Looney and DeAndre Jordan are out here putting work in. #respect

Greetings from Atlanta, where the Hawks are about to play the most important game of their season today against the New Orleans Pingpongicans

Would be a great, great hire for the New York Giants. They need to bring this guy in and offer him whatever he wants and don't let him leave until he takes the job.

New for @theathletic.com - the week that was * Will CBA's unintended consequences ruin MVP, All-NBA votes? * (featuring side dish of Jaylen Brown heater) * Clips rookie shows off pull-up game * Guarantee week! www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

Kobe Sanders after @johnhollinger.bsky.social asked him what he was finna do before Tyronn Lue burned his last timeout with 5 seconds on the shot clock "...I had a bucket!"

Terry Stotts comes to the podium: "I'm up here to save Steve some money." I guess we won't be hearing from Kerr tonight.

Last shot by Jimmy Butler looked good until the part where it sailed several feet past the basket. Clippers hang on to win 103-102 after they were up 13 inside five minutes. 24 for Kawhi, 20 for rookie Kobe Sanders.

ATO with only five seconds results in a terrible shot for Kawhi that bounces harmlessly out of bounds. Think Clips will regret burning their last TO as late they did on that possession. Warriors with chance to win, 6.9 left, down 1, no Steph.

Ty Lue calls TO right as Sanders tries to start his move. LET THE COLONEL COOK. Clippers ball, up 1 with 14 seconds left and only five on shot clock.

Wild miss by The Colonel but Kris Dunn chases down the miss and draws Curry's sixth foul in the process. Warriors would just be burning a challenge, clear foul.