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Trae Young finally made his long-awaited debut for the Washington Wizards during Thursday night’s clash with the Utah Jazz.

Young is in the eighth season of his NBA career, his first with the Wizards. He began the 2025–26 campaign with the Atlanta Hawks before they traded him to the Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

Injuries have limited Young’s availability this season, appearing in only 10 games while he was with the Hawks. When healthy, he stands out as one of the league’s best guards, shining with his playmaking and shooting skills.

Washington remained patient during Young’s recovery, as he eventually played his first game against Utah. It didn’t take long for him to score his first bucket, driving to the rim to loft a shot off the glass and put it past the hoop.

Trae Young scores his first point as a member of the Wizards ♂️🪄

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– ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints) 6 March 2026

Trae Young, how the Wizards played against the Jazz

Trae Young shined in his Wizards debut, but it was not enough as they lost to the Jazz 122–112.

Seven players, including Young, scored in double figures for Washington in the loss. His debut ended after 19 minutes of action, finishing with a stat line of 12 points, six assists, two rebounds and two steals. He shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 1 of 5 from beyond the arc, and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line. Julian Reese led the way with 18 points and 20 rebounds, Bilal Coulibaly came next with 17 points and three steals, Leaky Black had 16 points and three rebounds, Trey Johnson put up 15 points and eight rebounds, while Will Riley added 13 points and three assists. Meanwhile, Anthony Gill contributed with 10 points and three rebounds.

Washington fell to a 16–46 record on the season and finished 13th in the Eastern Conference standings. They are above the Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers while trailing the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks.

After suffering seven consecutive losses, the Wizards will be looking to bounce back in their next match. They are on the road when they face the New Orleans Pelicans on March 8th at 7pm ET.

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a tough season and continue to stumble in the standings, but they look forward to the return of guard Dejounte Murray.

On January 31, 2025, Dejounte Murray suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in the Pelicans’ game against the Boston Celtics. Murray played only eight minutes and nine seconds before suffering an injury.

After missing 13 months due to an Achilles injury and working hard to return, the Pelicans guard made his season debut and return from injury on Tuesday night when the Pelicans hosted the Golden State Warriors inside the Smoothie King Center.

In a tremendous show of respect, the Pelicans reorganized their starting lineup and named Dejounte Murray at the last spot in the group while the crowd cheered him on.

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On the first play of the game, center DeAndre Jordan found Murray cutting to the left corner with a bounce pass. Murray made an acrobatic reverse layup, giving him his first basket back since the injury.

Dejounte Murray goes backdoor for his first bucket in his comeback

This is their first game after January 31, 2025!

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– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 25 February 2026

Dejounte Murray played five minutes in his first period and ended the game to a loud ovation from the Pelicans fans. Murray finished with four points on 2-of-3 shooting from the field.

Murray had been growing rapidly over the past few weeks, but only six months after Achilles surgery did he regain some of his athletic ability. The Pelicans guard actually posted a video of himself throwing down a reverse dunk with relative ease six months into his recovery.

6 months and it feels lighter!!! 😁 I’ll see you all again soon!!! 😤😈 #dm5🖤 pic.twitter.com/PuThC0u386

– Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) 20 August 2025

Since becoming a full-time starter in the 2020 season, Dejounte Murray has averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field. If Murray can get back to form quickly, this could either make for an interesting part of the Pelicans’ rebuild or a great trade piece for a team lacking an athletic, do-everything guard.