Trae Young's first full season in Washington is a points pick and a punt build in 9-cat
We project Trae Young for 22.7 points and 10.4 assists over 71 games, 16th on our ESPN points board and 27th on 9-cat, where punting field goals and turnovers lifts him to 8th.
By James · 4 min read
Trae YoungJalen JohnsonCJ McCollumPhotos: NBAProTrae Young begins his first full season with the Wizards nine months after Atlanta traded him to Washington for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert on January 7, a deal Sports Illustrated, CBS News and theScore all reported. A knee and quadriceps injury kept him out until his Washington debut in March, as the Associated Press and RotoWire both reported, and our data shows 15 games for him across the whole of last season. He opened this preseason in the starting lineup beside Anthony Davis and AJ Dybantsa and scored 15 points with four assists and two steals in a 111-109 win at the Knicks on October 8, according to Bleacher Report and Newsweek.
- Trae Young WAS27thvs 35th
- Jalen Johnson ATL21stvs 17th
- CJ McCollum ATL95thvs 118th
- Anthony Davis WAS19thvs 23rd
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker ATL34thvs 53rd
- Dyson Daniels ATL39thvs 50th
We project him for 71 games of 22.7 points, 10.4 assists and 2.6 threes, which ranks 16th on our points board under ESPN's default scoring and 27th on our 9-cat board. He is the clearest case on the board of a player whose value depends on the format and the build, so this piece covers why ESPN's scoring likes him more than Yahoo's, how a 9-cat roster should be built around him, and what the trade changed for the Hawks he left behind.
Every player in this story is on the fantasy basketball rankings and the 2026-27 projections, and the NBA depth charts show where each one stands in his team’s rotation tonight.
