Trae Young is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks. He is a two-time NBA All-Star and made the NBA All-Rookie First team in 2019. Get all of the latest Trae Young stats and news here!
Trae Young played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma and became the only player ever to lead the NCAA in both points and assists in a single season. Young entered the 2018 NBA draft and was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Mavericks. He was immediately traded to the Atlanta Hawks.
In 2021, Young signed a five-year max extension with the Hawks worth up to $207 million. He was featured in the second season of the Young Hollywood original docu-series Rookie on the Rise. In the 2021-2022 season, he had several notable performances, including scoring 42 points with 8 rebounds and 10 assists against the Milwaukee Bucks, and a career-high 56 points with 14 assists in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Young also had a streak of 17 consecutive games with 25 or more points, breaking a franchise record.
In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Young was selected as a starter, and he had multiple games with 40+ points and 10+ assists, surpassing Michael Jordan’s record.
Trae Young’s fiance is Shelby Miller, and the two had a son in June of 2022.
