"New Washington Wizards star Trae Young is still recovering from MCL and quad injuries on his right leg and will be re-evaluated after the mid-February All-Star break, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Wizards are taking a cautious approach with the injuries to their new trade acquisition. Atlanta received CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert on Wednesday in exchange for the 27-year-old Young, who spent seven-plus seasons as the face of the Hawks' franchise."
"In 10 games this season, Young has averaged 19.3 points, 8.9 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 28 minutes per night while shooting 41.5% from the field and 30.5% from 3-point range. An All-NBA selection in 2021-22, Young has career averages of 25.2 points and 9.8 assists per game. He led the league last season with 11.6 assists per game. He has averaged 25 points and 10 assists in two seasons in his career (2022-23, 2023-24),"
Trae Young is recovering from MCL and quad injuries on his right leg and will be re-evaluated after the mid-February All-Star break. The Washington Wizards are taking a cautious approach with his injuries following the trade acquisition. Atlanta received CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert in exchange for Young, who spent seven-plus seasons as the face of the Hawks. In 10 games this season, Young averaged 19.3 points, 8.9 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 28 minutes while shooting 41.5% from the field and 30.5% from three. He is an All-NBA selection (2021-22) with career averages of 25.2 points and 9.8 assists and led the league last season with 11.6 assists per game. Washington has lost three straight to fall to 10-28 and sits 14th in the Eastern Conference, with no playoff appearances since the 2020-21 season.
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