Early contract renewal is shelved? Ruotrae Yang is qualified to sign 350 million in five years after entering the All-A-League in the new season

August 11th According to The SteinLine famous reporter Jake Fischer, after Doncic and the Lakers renewed their contracts for three years, $165 million in advance, and Fox and the Spurs renewed their contracts for four years, $229 million in advance, the curiosity of the whole league naturally turned to another top point guard, the Hawks' outside core Trae Young.

JakeFischer said that unlike Doncic and Fox's freeze period after they were traded (the contract renewal was only early in August), Trae Young is eligible to renew the contract early from July 7 (the deadline is July 1, 2026). However, several league sources revealed that Trae Young and the Hawks have no plans to negotiate early renewal this summer.

Digital sources said that Trae Young's team has actually accepted this fact for some time, which is: to finish the last year determined in the contract, rather than seeking an early renewal. He will then face a decision next summer whether to implement the $48.97 million player option for the 2026-27 season.

When talking about the prospects of Trae Young's contract, Jake Fischer said that if Trae Young can be selected for the All-Year Team for the second time in his 2025-26 career (the first time is in the 2021-22 season), he will be eligible to renew a five-year, $350 million super maximum salary contract next summer.

In the 2024-25 season, Trae Young played 76 regular season games for the Hawks, and averaged 24.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 11.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.