Trae Young was cleared on the Wizards' injury report Thursday, Oct. 1 at 12:18 p.m. ET, moving off the day-to-day tag he had carried since Sept. 6. He is on track to be available with no designation for Washington's season opener at the Knicks on Oct. 8.
What happened
The Wizards cleared Trae Young on the injury report Thursday, Oct. 1 at 12:18 p.m. ET, lifting the day-to-day designation he had carried since Sunday, Sept. 6, when he was first listed day-to-day with a right quadriceps issue. Thursday's report carried no additional detail and no comment. The clearance removes any designation next to his name heading into the start of the regular season.
What it means for the Wizards
Washington opens the season at the Knicks on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV, and Young's clearance points to him being available for that game. Last season he averaged 17.9 points, 8.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 25.6 minutes in 15 games. The Wizards are 0-0 with the 2026-27 season not yet started, so there is no record to cite with or without him this year. In games he missed, CJ McCollum (30.9 minutes, 18.8 points) and Julian Reese (30.9 minutes, 11.8 points) topped the rotation, with Kyshawn George, Leaky Black, Bub Carrington, Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly and Alondes Williams also logging extended minutes.
What to watch
The Wizards will keep updating injury reports as the opener nears, and any change to Young's status would show up there first. No expected-return timeline applies since he has already been cleared. The next marker is the regular-season opener at the Knicks on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV, where Young is positioned to play without a designation.
Is Trae Young playing at the Knicks on Oct. 8?
He was cleared on the injury report as of Thursday, Oct. 1, with no designation attached to his name ahead of the Oct. 8 opener at the Knicks.
When will Trae Young be back?
No return date is needed. He was cleared from day-to-day status on the Oct. 1 report, and no expected-return date was announced beyond that clearance.