Jake Fischer Latest: Lots of fresh Intel on Trae Young’s Atlanta future and several restricted free agency updates

There is tons of new material here as usual … but especially for a Sunday in August

Ready for some Sunday Best around-the-league NBA notes from my notebook?

While the old man is on the run in Europe?

As it should be!

Let's start with the most significant of financial ramifications we can tackle at the moment and then work our way through all of the updates you're looking for in restricted free agency:

After Luka Dončić inked his three-year, $165 million extension with the Lakers, followed by De'Aaron Fox landing his own four-year, $229 million extension with San Antonio, leaguewide curiosity naturally shifted to another prominent point guard: Atlanta's Trae Young.

Unlike Dončić and Fox, after all, Young did not have to wait until early August to become eligible for a contract extension. He's been able to sign a new deal with the Hawks since July 6..