After missing the All-Star game in 2022-23, Young re-secured the accolade last season. Entering his age-26 season, Young should have more opportunities for usage. During the offseason, Atlanta bailed on the Dejounte Murray experiment, sending him to New Orleans for picks and depth pieces. The Hawks are now in a soft rebuild focused around Young, Jalen Johnson and No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher. Putting aside the finger injury that limited Young to 54 games, Young had a successful 2023-24 from a fantasy perspective, returning near-first-round per-game value in category formats. That was despite a drop in usage to 30.5 percent - a significant downturn compared to the 34.4 percent rate he boasted the year before Murray's arrival. Young still led the NBA in assist rate (45.1 percent), averaging 10.8 dimes per game in addition to 25.7 points on 43/37/86 shooting, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals. His assists and steals were career highs. Given his youth, role and proven fantasy production, Young should be in the conversation for a late first-round fantasy pick this season. He's already posted two seasons averaging more than 28 points and two seasons averaging more than 10 assists. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a four-year, $166.19 million contract extension with the Hawks in August of 2021. Contract includes $48.97 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Rayford Trae Young was born in 1998 in Lubbock, Texas. He is the son of Rayford and Candice Young. His father, Rayford, played collegiate ball at Texas Tech and then played professionally overseas for many seasons. Trae has a younger brother and two younger sisters. Growing up, Young was a big fan of Steve Nash. Young attended Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma. During his senior season, he scored an eye popping 42.6 points per game while also shooting at a 49 percent rate. The senior was also named Oklahoma's Player of the Year by multiple organizations and won McDonald's All-American honors. In 2019, Young was named an Honorary Board Member at The Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma City. In early 2020, Young partnered with RIP Medical Debt to donate $10,000 to help wipe out medical debt of close to 600 low-income residents in Atlanta. Fans can follow the sharp shooter on Twitter @TheTraeYoung and on Instagram @TraeYoung. Young's lone season (2017-18) at Oklahoma was a revelation. He became the only player in Division I history to lead the nation in scoring (27.4 points per game) and play making (8.7 assists per contest). The guard made his presence known with a 43-point outburst in a November win against Oregon. It was the first of his four 40-point games and part of a 14-game streak in which he scored at least 26 points. Although Young was slowed by Big 12 defenses, he always scored in double digits and had four double-doubles in conference play (and 12 on the season). He hit 118 three-pointers on the season (converting 36.0 percent from long range) and converted 86.1 percent of his free throws on an average of 8.6 free-throw attempts per game. The product of Norman, Oklahoma led the Sooners back to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence. The freshman had 28 points and seven assists as tenth-seeded Oklahoma took Rhode Island to overtime before bowing out of the Big Dance. Following the season, Young declared for the 2018 draft.
Attempts 17 free throws in loss
GAtlanta Hawks
December 15, 2024
Young had 35 points (9-18 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 14-17 FT), seven rebounds, 10 assists and one block over 40 minutes during Saturday's 110-102 loss to the Bucks.
ANALYSIS Young got to the line with regularity, attempting a season-high 17 free throws. He also tallied his fourth straight double-double, scoring at least 30 points for just the second time since early November. Despite the loss, the Hawks continue to rebuild after a sluggish start to the season, having now won seven of their past nine games.
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How does Trae Young compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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3-Point Attempt Rate
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Steal %
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Block %
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True Shooting %
54.4%
Effective Field Goal %
46.6%
3-Point Attempt Rate
49.1%
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38.2%
Offensive Rebound %
1.9%
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10.2%
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5.9%
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47.5%
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1.4%
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0.4%
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12.5%
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27.1%
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44.2
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Despite being much-maligned for his defensive deficiencies, Young is elite in fantasy. The star guard tallied the eighth-most total fantasy points out of all NBA players last season. One of Young's best abilities is his availability, as he has yet to play fewer than 60 games in his five-year career and logged 73 appearances in 2022-23. He ranked 10th in points per game and second in assists per game last year, averaging 26.2 points, 10.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 34.8 minutes. Even with the addition of Dejounte Murray, Young produced similar numbers to his previous season. However, the concern with Young is his efficiency. He shot just 42.9 percent from the field and 33.5 percent from three last year after shooting 46.0 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three in 2021-22. While his efficiency will ultimately determine if he's worth a high second-round pick in fantasy in eight-category formats, his 88.6 percent shooting on 8.8 free-throw attempts has been a consistent strength throughout his tenure. Even with the loss of John Collins, Young's assist numbers shouldn't be affected much, as Clint Capela has been his preferred lob target. Going into his age-25 season, Young can be relied upon to put up between 25 and 30 points and roughly 10 assists on a nightly basis.
Young continued to shine as one of the league's top point guards last season, ranking fourth among qualified players with 27.2 points per game and third with 9.7 assists per contest. He enjoyed his most efficient shooting campaign to date, making 46.0 percent of his attempts from the field, 38.2 percent from three-point range and 90.4 percent from the charity stripe -- each of which was a career-best mark. The increased percentages and general good health -- Young played in 76 of 82 games -- pushed the fourth-year star into top-five territory in terms of overall fantasy production. However, it may be difficult for Young to replicate his numbers in the coming campaign now that Atlanta has added Dejounte Murray to its backcourt. The move was partially made to give the Hawks another ballhandler and playmaker, which sounds good from a team perspective but not so much from a fantasy angle. That's not to say that Young should be expected to experience a steep statistical drop -- he's too good for that. However, he probably isn't going to post a 33.3 percent usage rate (fourth-highest in the league) again now that he's sharing the backcourt with Murray, whose usage was at 26.8 percent last season. If Young can maintain his increased shooting efficiency and mesh well with Murray, he should still rank among the league's most productive point guards. Still, it's logical to anticipate a slight reduction from last season's gaudy stats.
With the Hawks adding significant talent and depth during the 2020 offseason, Young's role decreased slightly last year. He saw nearly a two-percentage-point drop in usage rate and averaged 25.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 33.7 minutes. The result was Young ranking 22nd in per-game fantasy production compared to his 2019-20 mark of 7th. The point guard also continued to struggle with his field-goal efficiency, shooting just 43.8 percent from the field and 34.3 percent from three. However, he's been able to make up for it with an impressive 88.6 percent free-throw percentage -- a massive boost considering he shot 8.7 free throws per game last season. Young was also part of the Hawks' surprising run to the Eastern Conference Finals, and in his 16 postseason appearances, he averaged 28.8 points on 42/31/87 shooting, 9.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals. Notably, he went for 48 points and 11 assists against the Bucks in Game 1 of the ECF. Heading into 2021-22, Atlanta made very few significant offseason moves, so Young's role will remain unchanged. At this point, we know he's a nightly threat for 30-and-10, so Young needs to work on cleaning up his efficiency to improve his fantasy value. Ultimately, his upside as a still-developing 23-year-old makes him an automatic second-round pick.
Young made a huge leap during his 2019-20 sophomore campaign, setting highs nearly across the board. The point guard was fourth in scoring (29.6 points per game) and second in passing (9.3 assists per game) while also averaging 4.3 rebounds, 3.4 threes and 1.1 steals. That resulted in Young ranking seventh in fantasy on a per-game basis in eight-category leagues. He's taken complete control of the Hawks' offense and is no stranger to huge performances, posting 12 games with at least 60 fantasy points in 60 appearances. The addition of Clint Capela should also provide Young with great pick-and-roll and lob options, which could help him boost his assists even higher. That said, it remains to be seen how much further Young can elevate his raw production since he's already averaged nearly 30 points and 10 assists per game. From here, his strides may mostly be in efficiency and steals. Plus, the Hawks revamped their team during the offseason, adding Danilo Gallinari, Rajon Rondo, Kris Dunn and Bogdan Bogdanovic. The result could be more work off-ball for Young. Even if that's the case, he figures to be worth a top-10 pick in most fantasy leagues.
Expectations are growing for Trae Young and the Hawks heading into the 2019-20 season, as the point guard is coming off a stellar second half of his rookie campaign that made for a competitive Rookie of the Year race down the stretch. In 81 appearances and starts last season, Young averaged 19.1 points, 8.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds, but it's his post-All-Star break numbers that really stand out. In his final 23 games of the regular season, Young averaged 24.7 points, 9.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds across 33.1 minutes per game, and his three-point shooting percentage raised from 31.2 percent to 34.8 percent during that stretch. His 30.8 percent usage rate after the All-Star break would rank in the top 10 among all eligible NBA players. Heading into his sophomore season, Young's usage is not expected to dip. The offense operated at its best with Young as the focal point, and he will now be surrounded by even more young talent with the addition of De'Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish in the first round of the 2019 draft.
Young burst onto the college basketball scene as a freshman at Oklahoma, with his electric scoring ability and three-point range instantly drawing comparisons to NBA champion Steph Curry. Young would ultimately finish the season as Division 1's leading scorer (27.4 points per game) and assist man (8.7 per game), while hitting 118 three-pointers. He chipped in with 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals as well, while knocking down 36 percent of his deep balls. There are a few concerns with Young's transition to the NBA. He's only 6-foot-2 and doesn't have much length, so he could struggle to gain separation offensively, as well as keep some of the league's taller guards in check on the defensive side of the ball. There were also times when he disappeared against some of the better teams in the NCAA and his specific skill-set as a deep-ball threat poses potential issues with his efficiency. That said, Young is heading into an extremely advantageous situation after being drafted by the Hawks with the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Atlanta traded last year's starting point guard, Dennis Schroder, to the Thunder this offseason, which should give Young an opportunity to jump into the starting unit right away. Jeremy Lin was added to the roster and could start if Young struggles during training camp or the preseason, but it's still Young's job to lose. As a result, the 19-year-old is slated for big minutes from the get go and is easily one of the more intriguing rookies from this year's class when looking at Fantasy potential. Lin should help take the pressure off Young at times and fellow youngsters Taurean Prince and John Collins are also on the rise, so the first-round pick should have some solid pieces alongside him to boost his assist numbers. Expectations will be high going into the season, though as mentioned previously, Fantasy owners will have to keep in mind his status as a rookie, as well as the potential for inefficiency issues going up against NBA talent.
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Posts another double-double
GAtlanta Hawks
December 12, 2024
Young finished with 22 points (8-22 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, 11 assists and one steal in 36 minutes during Wednesday's 108-100 victory over the Knicks.
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Good to go Wednesday
GAtlanta Hawks
December 11, 2024
Young (Achilles) has been cleared for Wednesday's game against New York
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Lakers could look at him
GAtlanta Hawks
September 11, 2024
Young is among the rival players who could be linked to the Lakers in trade rumors this season, Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report writes.
ANALYSIS Given their salary-cap situation, the Lakers' only path to improving their roster would be via trade. Young could be one of the better fits out there among potential trade candidates given his elite playmaking ability, which would allow LeBron James and Anthony Davis to focus on finishing and defense. However, matching salaries would be complicated, and the Lakers would have to include at least two rotation pieces and several draft picks to get the Hawks' attention.