How a Trae Young trade could gift the Knicks a first round pick

Atlanta Hawks v Toronto Raptors | Mark Blinch/GettyImagesSeveral reports from Monday afternoon confirmed something that some NBA fans felt had been building up for months. The Atlanta Hawks are going to work with their star point guard Trae Young on potential trades that would find the 27-year-old a new team. The Washington Wizards have been brought up as one team interested in trading for the guard. If they do, it could land a first-round draft pick squarely in the lap of the New York Knicks, a team amid a championship window that traded draft control into next decade to assemble its current roster. How does that math work out?

Multiple reports point to Hawks, Young flying their separate…