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Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young is taking steps toward his first appearance in a Wizards uniform, with the team reporting Thursday that he’s intensifying his basketball workouts on the court.<\/p>

The star player has been sidelined with injuries to his right knee and quadriceps muscle. Team officials plan to reassess his condition in seven days.<\/p>

The organization also provided an injury report on forward Anthony Davis, who similarly has not yet played his inaugural game for Washington. Davis is recovering from ligament injuries in his left hand and continues to show improvement. However, he remains restricted from full basketball participation and will undergo another medical evaluation in two weeks.<\/p>

Washington obtained Young through a January 7th trade with the Atlanta Hawks, sending veteran guard CJ McCollum and forward Corey Kispert to Atlanta in return.<\/p>

The 27-year-old Young, who has earned four All-Star selections, participated in only 10 contests this season while with Atlanta. During that limited action, he posted averages of 19.3 points and 8.9 assists per game, connecting on 41.5% of his field goal attempts and 30.5% from beyond the three-point arc.<\/p>

Last season, Young topped the NBA with 11.6 assists per contest. Throughout his eight-year professional career spanning 493 games, all as a starter, he has compiled averages of 25.2 points, 9.8 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game.<\/p>

Washington acquired Davis on February 4th in a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. Many observers believe Davis may not return to action this season.<\/p>

Davis, who will celebrate his 33rd birthday in March, saw action in 20 games for Dallas this season, averaging 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.7 blocks. His career statistics include 24.0 points and 10.7 rebounds across 807 games over 14 seasons with New Orleans (2012-19), the Los Angeles Lakers (2019-25), and Dallas.<\/p>

The 10-time All-Star was the primary asset in last February’s blockbuster deal that brought Dallas superstar Luka Doncic to Los Angeles. Following his move to Dallas, Davis managed just nine appearances due to various injuries.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young is increasing his on-court workouts as he recovers from knee and quad injuries. Forward Anthony Davis continues healing from left hand ligament damage, with both players working toward their first games in Wizards uniforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771544737550.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-67J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30552,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/point-guard-trae-young-set-to-debut-with-washington-wizards-thursday\/","url_meta":{"origin":23543,"position":0},"title":"Point Guard Trae Young Set to Debut with Washington Wizards Thursday","author":"Admin","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Star point guard Trae Young is preparing to take the court for his first game with the Washington Wizards on Thursday night against Utah. 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