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Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 1 d ago

Southeast Notes: Dybantsa, Black, Conwell, Wiggins, Hawks

Reported by Josh RobbinsRead the original report ↗

Rival NBA scouts and talent evaluators are split on whether or not playing alongside Wizards point guard Trae Young will be ideal for AJ Dybantsa’s development, writes Josh Robbins of The Athletic. While Young is one of the league’s best play-makers, his presence will mean that Dybantsa is handling the ball less often, and at […]

Confidence
57%
Reporter starting tier504 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration+81 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age−11 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
The score is recomputed every 30 minutes; a matching roster move marks it confirmed, an on-record denial marks it denied, 30 quiet days expire it. How every reporter scores →
Who it involves
Trae Young
Trae Young
Wizards · G · 17.9 pts · 2.0 reb · 8.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $49.49M · next season $50.48M
AJ Dybantsa
AJ Dybantsa
Wizards · F
Cap hit 2026-27: $14.75M · next season $15.49M
Atlanta Hawks
$198.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet
Washington Wizards
$191.5M · over the cap · 14 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Trae Young → Hawks
Send out at least $39.39M
The Hawks are over the cap, so to take on $49.49M they need to send out $39.39M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
AJ Dybantsa → Hawks
Send out at least $7.25M
The Hawks are over the cap, so to take on $14.75M they need to send out $7.25M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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