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Trae Young on AJ Dybantsa: “It’s everything that you expected. We didn’t win the first game, but he came out and obviously his presence was felt and he played aggressive. For me, I saw I wanted him to be is just being himself. Obviously he’s told you guys he don’t have a lot of pressure on himself and you can see it in the way he plays and I want him to feel that way. He’s going to be a superstar in this league. He already is going to have a lot of eyes and attention on him any game he plays.”
Josh Robbins: Final: Wizards 95, Hornets 79 Dybantsa: 17 pts., 8 rebs., 1 asst. Davis: 25 pts., 13 rebs., 1 asst. Young: 21 pts., 7 rebs., 9 assts.
Trae Young: “Me and Anthony Davis have a pretty good relationship and how we play on the court. It’s more about there’s still five guys on there, the other three guys have to be in their space. If a shooter is in the right space, it could be in the way of Anthony Davis, so it’s a team game. We’ve got to figure out where we all need to be on each and every possession.”
Wizards take down Bulls 124-120. Impressive rookie Caleb Wilson goes off for 30 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. Trae Young had 25 points and nine assists on six-of-13 shooting in the win. Anthony Davis has 19 points and six rebounds.
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“Seeing the way AD has been looking, in the offseason and in workouts, preseason with the guys and everything, just his mentality, his conversations around the team, I just knew he was going to be ready,” said Young in the video posted by The District Standard's Bijan Todd. He also expressed his belief that Davis can reach greater heights. “I don't want to put too much pressure on him, but for me, having a guy like that, I want to help him get MVP,” added Young. “Nights like tonight, and if we continue to win games, he's gonna be in the conversation. He's a top-75 player for a reason.”
During a recent appearance on ESPN’s NBA show, ‘NBA Today,’ Trae Young explained what he’s seen so far from AJ Dybantsa and why he thinks the Wizards’ rookie is will be one of the faces of the league one day. “AJ, he’s one of one for sure. He’s definitely confident in himself, but he has all the reason to. The work he puts in and what he does on the court, sometimes it’s crazy to even think about,” Young said “You wouldn’t even think a player can get from one point to the next as fast as he can. He’s so athletic and can score at all levels. He’s a very smart player, a cerebral player. He’s gonna have such a long and amazing career. He’s gonna be one of the future faces of the league for sure for a long time coming, and I’m happy he’s a part of my team.”
Trae Young: "I'm definitely focused on our identity and making sure that the Wizards is a brand you look at in a positive way. You want the Wizards to have that same type of feeling and DC is a basketball city at heart with a bunch of other great sports around it. So yeah, for me, I just want the culture to be back to what it is and what it used to be. Yeah, you definitely see the energy shifting, you definitely feel the vibe and everything and everything shifting around the city, but it's not just because of me. It's because of this whole team, this whole organization and what they've been building these last few years. This is just a great opportunity for me and everybody around me, like my teammates, and just to take advantage of it and because if we win the city, the city's going to be up."
Oh No He Didn't: Trae Young on AJ Dybantsa: "He's 1 of 1 for sure. He's definitely confident in himself but he has all the reason to. He's gonna be one of the future faces of this league for sure for a long time coming. I'm happy he's a part of my team"
Oh No He Didn't: Trae Young on when he realizes he needs to be a playmaker and when he needs to be a scorer: "I think I've always been that way. As I've gotten older, I probably gotten better at it of knowing when to pick my spots and knowing what the time in the game or what the possession needs from me. I always just try to play the game the right way, whether it's getting my teammates involved early in the game because I know later in the game in the fourth quarter, I need those guys to be aggressive and to feel good when they get the ball too. But that's not gonna take away from everybody knowing that I can score. If you forgot then maybe I just have to continue to be more aggressive, be more myself, and that's all I'm gonna do this year"
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Greg Finberg: Asked Trae Young about his 5.0 turnovers/game in the preseason: “In preseason, I like to get my guys involved — overpassing, to an extent. But now my guys know when they run and get into the open spots that they’ll get the ball.”
Ben Strober: I asked Trae Young what the process is like developing chemistry with new players. “I think every year is different,” Young said. He added that he hopes this a year where it happens quickly.
The Wizards hope, in Year 1, not to put too much on Dybantsa’s plate. That was part of the rationale for bringing in Davis and All-Star guard Trae Young, along with other veterans like Khris Middleton and Deandre Ayton — to pour their knowledge into him and the other young guys. For now, it will be enough for Dybantsa to attack in space when he has the ball, and to give legit effort defensively. “I mean, AJ averaged 25 as a freshman in college. There’s not very many of us,” said Young — the last freshman to lead the nation in scoring, at Oklahoma, in 2018. “I know he knows how to score.”
Josh Robbins: Trae Young and Daniss Jenkins have been assessed two technical fouls apiece after they pumped each other away from the ball, resulting in their ejections from this exhibition game.
