The Atlanta Hawks traded Trae Young to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, which makes the Luka Doncic trade look much worse in hindsight. The Hawks traded Doncic for Young and the Mavericks’ 2019 first round pick during the 2018 draft. Atlanta selected Cam Reddish with the Dallas pick, who was later traded for Kevin Knox and a 2022 lottery-protected first from Charlotte. The Hornets’ pick did not convey, as they missed the playoffs that season.
Now that Trae Young is gone, the full trade is: Doncic for CJ McCollum, Corey Kispert, and Knox.
While the return package for Young was already embarrassing for the franchise, Doncic’s history as a Hawk-for-a-day sealed the deal – this is the worst trade in Hawks history, and is in the running for the worst trade in NBA history (ironically, outside of another ill-fated Doncic trade).