Trae Young posted his first statement Friday days after the Atlanta Hawks traded him to the Washington Wizards. “Never thought I’d be typing this... the last few years weren’t how I wanted them to be,” Young wrote to begin his statement. Young spent his whole NBA career with Atlanta and as the face as the franchise since he was drafted in 2018.

The Atlanta Hawks made a huge trade on Wednesday night, sending four-time All-Star Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Ki