On April 20, Beijing time, Trae Young mentioned his future with the Hawks in an interview with the team's farewell season. In the words, it is felt that he could leave this team. Trae Young said: "I want to stay here...... But I also want to win the championship. It was previously reported that the Hawks are expected to trade one of the backcourts between Young and Murray this summer. Trae Young's latest next odds show that the Lakers are the top favorites.
Yang said in the interview: "I want to stay here, but I also want to win the championship. I want to win here, but I also want to win, that's my motto, and it has always been. The reporter asked Young, do you believe you can win the championship with the Eagles, or do you think you have to go somewhere else. "I'm sure we can be here, but we've got to make it happen," Young said. How much confidence there is in this last sentence, I'm afraid only Yang himself knows in his heart. As a team that hasn't even made the playoffs, the Eagles are really far from the championship right now.
It was previously reported that the Lakers are planning to find a third star in the offseason, and the two names that are often mentioned, one is Trae Young and the other is Mitchell. Trae Young's move to the Lakers seems likely, at least in terms of odds, the Lakers have become the top favorite, with the Bulls at No. 2, the Mavericks and Spurs in joint No. 3, followed by the Jazz, Pistons, Heat, Raptors, Pelicans, Magic, Wizards and Trail Blazers.
As for where he can go, Trae Young's fate is not in his own hands, he doesn't have a trade veto, and he didn't become a free agent that quickly. After this season, Trae Young has 3 years left on his contract with no options. It is $43.03 million for the 2024-25 season, $45.99 million for the 2025-26 season and $48.96 million for the 2026-27 season.
Celebrity Skip thinks Trae Young is not a good fit for the Lakers and says, "I see some shadows of Westbrook in him. "Young and Wei Shao's styles of play are of course completely different, and Skip just thinks neither of them is suitable for the Lakers. Trae Young is short in stature and has a tough defensive injury, and many fans hope that he will not come to the Lakers, but it is more suitable to go to the Spurs and join forces with Wenban, what do you think?