Trae Young, after a turbulent summer in which the Atlanta Hawks did not give him the supermax extension he wanted and a difficult start to the 2025–26 season, decided it was time to end his chapter with the franchise.

Trey Murphy III scored 35 points, Zion Williamson added 31 and Derik Queen had a triple-double to help the New Orleans Pelicans snap a nine-game losing streak with a 128-107 rout of the Washington Wizards.

Derik Queen recorded his second career triple double to lead the New Orleans past the Washington Wizards to end 9-game losing streak.

By now, almost the entire basketball world has been informed of the deal that sent Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Ki

“It was needed,” Carrington told The Athletic. “It was necessary. But at the end of it, we all looked each other in the eyes as men and said, ‘What we’re showing the world ain’t us, and it’s literally up to the guys in this room to change it.’ And I feel like we’ve moved accordingly, for sure, after that conversation.

Trae Young shares his excitement to be the veteran leader for the young players on the Washington Wizards roster.

Trae Young was introduced to the home crowd with a video during the first quarter of Washington's game against New Orleans.

Both the Washington Wizards and New Orleans Pelicans may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.