“The trade ends Young’s stint as the face of the Hawks and sends the 27-year-old to his preferred destination in the nation’s capital. Top Wizards officials Michael Winger and Will Dawkins have searched to anchor their young talent in the next step of the team's development.”

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are pursuing a trade, and a deal to the Trail Blazers could make a lot of sense.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 30 points and the OKC Thunder rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers for a 124-95 win on New Year's Eve.

The easy culprit for the struggles has been Portland’s uncharacteristically hot 3-point shooting. Though the Blazers are 28th in accuracy (34%) from behind the arc, they have made 52 of 118 (44.1%) of their 3-pointers against the Warriors.