Trae Young reportedly will opt out of $48.9 million for next season, likely staying in Washington

Every step of this — including the ones likely to come — has been expected.

Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young will decline his $48.9 million player option for next season, something first reported by Marc Spears of ESPN.

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In something that may seem counterintuitive, this just means Young is more likely to stay in Washington.

As reported before here at NBC Sports, the expectation in league circles for some time was that Young would opt out, then re-sign with the Wizards on a multi-year deal at a lower per-year number. For example, something like three years, $120 million (with a team or player option on the final year). Here is how ESPN’s Brian Windhorst put it on “Get Up.”

“When Trae Young was traded to Washington in January, it came with the understanding that he would opt out of his contract… The expectation is he may take a meeting or two, for appearance’s sake. (But) he’s going to re-sign with the Wizards, likely on a three-year, very large contract.”

Washington is not going to be a lottery team next season, they will be a team on the rise in the East. It will have a young core led by AJ Dybantsa (assuming they take him, not Darryn Peterson, with the No. 1 pick), Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson and others. Young and Anthony Davis bring two All-Star-level veterans to the roster.

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Expect to hear a lot of Davis trade talk in the coming weeks, and he is available at the right price, league sources told NBC Sports, but they added that they expect he will start the season with the Wizards. Young may have opted out of his contract, but he’s not going anywhere.

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Publish date : 2026-06-18 16:24:00

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