Trae Young Injury: Won't play Wednesday

Young (quad) is out for Wednesday's game against the Clippers.

If the Wizards' pick falls outside the top eight in 2026 NBA Draft, they will concede that selection to the Knicks, so they may be incentivizing losing as many games as possible this season. This will likely translate to lots of time on the sidelines for Young, and the Wizards have already acknowledged they're in no rush to bring him back from the quad injury. With Washington's next two games coming as a Friday-Saturday, back-to-back set, it's unlikely Young will be cleared by Friday.