According to Chris Haynes, who made an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, has confirmed to the public that Trae Young has no intentions of leaving the Atlanta Hawks in the offseason.

In fact, with him having two years left on his contract, Young plans on finishing out his contract. Signing an extension was not talked about, but there’s no desire of him wanting to leave.

“(Young) said he’s in a good spot,” Haynes said. “He said he knew there was going to be speculation once the Hawks went to a younger core. Had the number one pick, he knew there was going to be speculation about his future. He said he bought in, he took the number one pick. Brought him to his hometown in Oklahoma to show him around and spend some time with him right after he was drafted to get him engaged. So, he’s somebody who, again, just told me a week, a week-and-a-half ago, that he’s down with the process. He wants to see this Atlanta Hawks squad turn the corner and he wants to be a pivotal part in that.”

This summer, Young does have an extension waiting for him. If he signs the either four or five year contract extension, it would put him in supermax money range.

The 26-year-old has wrapped up his seventh season with Atlanta. His career averages have been beyond solid, with 25.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.8 assists, and 1.0 steals. Since 2022-23, he has been averaging a double-double.

Since his second season in the league, Young has been averaging more than nine assists a game. To say he is a prime-time playmaker is an understatement. He has also been averaging more than 24 points a game since his second season.

Atlanta was eliminated from playoff contention after their 123-114 overtime loss to the Miami Heat. The Hawks ended as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.

According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst, only two teams were willing to trade for Bradley Beal: the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards.

Washington, who traded Beal to Phoenix, and Atlanta, who was looking for draft compensation and moving off some of their old players, were the only two teams to even consider trading for the $50 million guard.

Ultimately, they decided not to, like everyone else, because the draft capital couldn’t outweigh the massive contract they were taking on. Remember, this isn’t an expiring contract worth $50 million.

This season, he was making $50.2 million. Next season, $53.6 million. After that, in the 2026-27 season, he can opt into his $57 million player option. The money, combined with the fact that he has a no-trade clause, was a huge deterrent from even the worst of teams taking on his contract.

In 37 games, the 31-year-old averages 17.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 32.4 minutes.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Atlanta Hawks have traded Bogdan Bogdanovic to the Los Angeles Clippers, as moving Bogdanovic has been a top priority of theirs for the past couple of weeks.

Atlanta has been going in a different direction, and it no longer needs the services of the 32-year-old with the $68 million contract. He has only been shooting 30.1% from deep, down 8% from his career averages.

To get the veteran wing, Los Angeles traded Terance Mann and Bones Hyland. In addition to getting Bogdanovic, the Hawks received three of the Clippers’ second-round picks.

In 24 games this season, Bogdanovic is averaging 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists—an underwhelming statistic, given the amount of money he is earning.

Mann, who signed a $47 million extension earlier with the Clippers, will now replace De’Andre Hunter (who was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers). The wing is averaging 6.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in nearly 20 minutes played a game.

Bones, who will be a restricted free agent in the offseason, is expected to get a fresh start in Atlanta. His career post Denver has been rocky and inconsistent due to restrictive roles and possibilities to thrive.

Atlanta is considering giving him a solid role to help him and bolster their odds of remaining somewhat relevant.