The Trae Young era in Atlanta has come to an end.

The Hawks have agreed to trade the four-time All-Star point guard to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday.

According to multiple media outlets, no draft picks were exchanged in the deal.

Young had listed the Wizards as his preferred trade destination, according to multiple reports on Tuesday, and he will be reunited with Washington executive Travis Schlenk, who made the draft-night trade to bring Young to Atlanta in 2018.

Young has a $48.9million player option for next season, giving him leverage to have an input in his destination. As of Wednesday, it remains unclear if Young and the Wizards have discussed a potential contract extension.

Moving Young also provides Atlanta with added financial flexibility to pursue a large salary over the next several months – with Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis as a prime in-season trade target.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 8, 2026

Young had been the face of the Hawks’ franchise for over seven seasons, wowing fans with savant-level passing and long-range shooting. He even led Atlanta to the Eastern Conference finals in his first play-off run and developed a memorable rivalry with the fans of the New York Knicks.

That post-season success, however, was never duplicated, and Young’s ineffective play on defence became an increasingly larger issue in recent seasons.

Young has played just 10 games this season due to various injuries, and the Hawks’ play with Young on the bench fuelled trade speculation. Atlanta is 2-8 with Young in the lineup this season and 16-13 without Young.

The Hawks hope that McCollum and Kispert can fit in better with the roster’s current construction, centred around Jalen Johnson, while the Wizards hope they have found a ball-handler and distributor to help feed their young players who play more off the ball, like Alexandre Sarr, Tre Johnson and Cam Whitmore.

This season, Young is averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 assists while shooting 41.5% from the field and 30.5% from 3-point range.

In 493 career NBA games, Young has averaged 25.2 points and 9.8 assists while shooting 43.2% from the floor and 35.1% from beyond the 3-point arc.