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Six Trades for Trae Young: The Most Realistic Routes to a Major Deal

... and the three types of teams that should trade for Trae

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Jeremias Engelmann
Jan 06, 2026
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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Trae Young: Could they be teammates soon? (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)


The Atlanta Hawks are working with Trae Young’s agent to find him a new home, per reports.

Who should target Young? And what would each side get out of the trade?

Several teams with imperfect point guard situations might be willing to shake things up and gamble on a four-time All-Star who’s still just 27.

Here are my six favorite trades.

But first, let’s talk about Trae’s trade value:

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Basketball analyst. Creator of ESPN's Real Plus-Minus. Formerly with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks
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