TRAE YOUNG (ATL)
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; unknown future in ATL, though Trae’s already one of the best players in franchise history
*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 2K25 RATING: 89
(via NBA & Delay of Game Hoops)