Trey Murphy III scored 35 points, Zion Williamson added 31 and Derik Queen had a triple-double to help the New Orleans Pelicans snap a nine-game losing streak with a 128-107 rout of the Washington Wizards.

Four-time NBA All-Star Trae Young is set to start a new chapter in his career. The veteran guard joined the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, after the Atlanta Hawks swapped him for guards CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

Derik Queen recorded his second career triple double to lead the New Orleans past the Washington Wizards to end 9-game losing streak.

By now, almost the entire basketball world has been informed of the deal that sent Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Ki

With newly-acquired Trae Young watching from the bench, Kyshawn George returns from a seven-game absence and posts 15 points and 5 rebounds.

Young said he believes D.C. is an overlooked NBA market, and he's eager to join a pool of burgeoning playmakers in Washington.

Every time the Wizards play one of the Pelicans, Hawks, or Clippers, losing is actually a good thing. Every loss against them improves the odds of Washington selecting first in the draft, and it decreases the other teams' odds of being in the lottery.