Trae Young is still adjusting to having been traded to the Washington Wizards. He’s excited for the new opportunity in Washington, but doesn’t want to think too much about his next contract before he’s experienced his new team and city.
“I’m obviously always where my feet are, especially now. My feet are all here right now. I obviously have a player option this summer. I just want to enjoy the city. Right now, who knows what that would be? It’s a good chance. You never know if I’ll be here or not. But for me, I like the people around here, obviously. Really, really like the people around here from front office, all those guys being from OKC and the people I just met around here,” Young said about staying with the Wizards long-term. “But I want to figure out more about the city and stuff like that before I even want to get thinking about that. I want to just be around my teammates and all that stuff before an extension.”
Young said he was “disappointed” that the Hawks didn’t offer him a contract extension, but that’s he’s excited to move forward with the young Wizards.
“I looked at it as kind of similar to the situation I came in as a rookie. But I’m 27 years old now. I’m a vet and I know a lot. I know how to bring these young guys along maybe a little bit faster than what they have even been expected to in their games. I want to surprise people,” Young said about his plans with joining Washington. “I don’t even want to talk too much about it. I want people to be surprised when they see how much I bring out of these younger guys and the potential that they have. I’m just trying to speed up that potential as much as I can each day.”