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NBA trade season tipped off Wednesday night with a former franchise player finding a fresh start.
Trae Young, the face of the Atlanta Hawks for most of the past decade and arguably the franchise's most consequential player since Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins, was sent to the Washington Wizards for guards CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.
Why did Atlanta and Washington do this deal now?