Trae Young getting traded to the Washington Wizards is supposedly great news for the New York Knicks. They will receive the Wiz’s first-round pick this year if it lands outside the top eight, which it should have a higher probability of doing now that Washington is adding a four-time All-Star to the mix.
Here’s the cold, hard, unabashed truth of the matter, though: It’s not happening.
And not only that, but the value of that Wizards pick might actually be worse for wear following their acquisition of Young.
The odds of the Wizards giving away their first-round are actually nil
If the season ended today, Washington would have the NBA’s fourth-best lottery odds.