The Kings Saw Trae Young's Price Tag Coming
The Kings turned down Trae Young over the extension he'd inevitably want. Washington paid close to that number five months later, right on schedule.
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Washington Paid Trae Young $212 Million. It Won't Fix Anything.
Washington signed Trae Young to $212 million and kept Anthony Davis. The Wizards still have a 29th-ranked defense and seven losing seasons. No contract fixes that.
Windhorst Is Right. The Wizards Are Already Cooked.
Brian Windhorst called Trae Young's $212M Wizards deal 'instantaneously one of the worst contracts in the league.' He's right. And the problem runs deeper than the number.
The Trae Young Bet: $212M Rebuild Math
Washington just locked up Trae Young for $212 million. The data supports both readings — and the case for or against hinges on one brutal number.
Trae Young Is $53 Million a Year. Show Me the Plan.
Trae Young signed the biggest deal in Wizards history. Washington has real pieces for the first time in 15 years — but the injury math demands scrutiny.
The Wizards Are Terrifying Now. I Cannot Believe This.
AJ Dybantsa just went No. 1 to the Wizards, and Washington now has Dybantsa, Anthony Davis, and Trae Young. The East has a new problem and I hate that it's DC.
The Wizards Hired an Architect. Nobody's Sure About the Foundation.
The Trae Young Wizards extension 2026 pairs a $212M All-Star with the No. 1 pick. Washington hasn't been relevant since Gilbert Arenas. Both things are true.
NBA Draft Eve: Six Trades, LeBron, and Trae Young
LeBron is unrestricted, Trae Young opted out, Giannis is on the market, and six trade frameworks are active simultaneously. Everything moves tonight.
Trae Young Is Betting on Himself With a Bad Hand
Trae Young declined his $49M player option to chase a max. The Atlanta Hawks already told you what they think he is worth — and the market is about to agree.
The NBA Offseason's Richest 10 Days, Mapped
Giannis trade. Trae opt-out. Reaves deadline. LeBron free agency. The 2026 NBA Draft. They all land in the same 10-day window. The evidence says this doesn't happen again.