Trae Young

August 3, 2018 -Baro

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