Trae Young will reportedly make Wizards debut Thursday against Jazz
Trae Young will reportedly make Wizards debut Thursday against Jazz
Tarohn Finley Mon, March 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM UTC
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Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young will reportedly make his debut for his new team on Thursday against the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Young has been out since Dec. 27 with knee and quadriceps injuries.
Young was acquired by the Wizards in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert in January.
Injuries have kept Young out for most of the 2025-26 season, in which he has played only 10 games and has posted his worst stats since his rookie year. Young is averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 assists while shooting 30.5% from behind the arc.
At 16-43, the Wizards sit 13th in the Eastern Conference standings, and bringing Young back is more about next season than this one.
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Young’s late-season return gives the Wizards a chance to see how he fits alongside young players such as Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson, Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington. One player the Wizards won't yet be able to evaluate his fit with is their other trade acquisition, Anthony Davis.
Davis has yet to make his debut for the Wizards after being traded from the Dallas Mavericks for multiple players and draft picks. Davis last played on Jan. 8 and has been rehabbing ligament damage in his hand that he suffered in Dallas. He has yet to practice and, on Feb. 19, the Wizards announced he would be reevaluated.
Davis averaged 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 20 games for the Mavericks this season. While Young and Davis have a combined 14 All-Star appearances between them, both have struggled with injuries the past few seasons. The Wizards hope the additions of their new superstars will be enough to secure their first postseason appearance since the 2020-21 season.
Source: “AOL Sports”
