Trae Young

TRAE YOUNG (ATL)

#11•TRAE

PG • 6’1, 180 lbs; 6th year, Oklahoma

TOP DOG

NBA ROLE: HIGHLY SKILLED, STAR PLAYMAKER

 

A captivating scorer & playmaker, Trae Young is up now in ATL; extremely confident shooter: Trae possesses incredible, deep range, won't hesitate to fire w/ a hand in his face, around screens, off-balance, off the bounce; ft. a low dribble w/ crazy shake - smooth, varied gathers* (into Js); hesitates well when attacking, lots of head fakes, blows right after quick size ups - always makes defenders pay if there isn’t enough attn; dynamic, tough to stay in front of - can score regardless of defensive pressure; needs to continue improving on defense, embrace playing (some) without the ball as ATL’s talent develops; excellent playmaker, balances shot selection well, does what it takes to get teammates involved; natural, instinctive distributor: Trae's always looking for teammates in transition; true franchise player, one of the game’s most impressive young stars; DIFFERENT BREED type of talent; new, 1-2 punch w/ Dejounte Murray in the backcourt (great playmaking partner); reached 1st Conference Finals in 2021: ATL’s go-guy, Trae Young reps the future of Hawks basketball

 

*many diff. ways to rise into a shot

HAWKS UNDISPUTED FRANCHISE PLAYER

SIGNATURE!

DEEEP TRIPLE

FAKE —> FLOATER

ORCHESTRATED BOUNCE (TO J. COLLINS)

PULLUP 3

#DOGTAGS: TOP DOG, UNDISPUTED FRANCHISE PLAYER,

ALL-STAR, BUCKET-GETTER, SNIPER, DIMER, LIGHT-SPEED

MORE ON “ICE TRAE”

  • 2x All-Star (‘20, ‘22)

  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019)

  • Consensus First-Team All-American (2018)

  • Wayman Tisdale Award (2018)

  • First-Team All-Big 12 (2018)

  • (FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K24 RATING: 89