Trae Young

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Trae Young is an American professional basketball point guard known for his deep shooting range, elite playmaking, and role as a franchise star in the NBA.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
point guard
professional basketball player
allStarSelection NBA All-Star
award NBA All-Rookie Team
surface form: NBA All-Rookie First Team
college University of Oklahoma
collegeSeason 2017–2018
collegeTeam Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
conference Eastern Conference
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1998-09-19
division Southeast Division
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 5
draftRound 1
draftTeam Dallas Mavericks
draftYear 2018
familyName Young
father Rayford Young
fullName Rayford Trae Young
givenName Trae
height 1.85 m
6 ft 1 in
highSchool Norman North High School
highSchoolLocation Norman, Oklahoma, United States
historicalNote first player in NCAA history to lead Division I in both points and assists in the same season
jerseyNumber 11
league National Basketball Association
notableSkill deep three-point shooting range
elite playmaking
pick-and-roll offense
notableTeammate Dejounte Murray
John Collins
placeOfBirth Lubbock, Texas, United States
playsFor Atlanta Hawks
playsSport basketball
positionPlayed point guard
primaryRoleOnTeam offensive focal point
primary ball handler
role franchise player for Atlanta Hawks
shoots right-handed
socialMediaPlatform Instagram
Twitter, Inc.
surface form: Twitter
statisticalAchievement led NCAA Division I in assists per game in 2017–18
led NCAA Division I in points per game in 2017–18
styleOfPlay floor-spacing playmaker
high-usage pick-and-roll ball handler
team Atlanta Hawks
tradeDetails Draft rights traded from Dallas Mavericks to Atlanta Hawks in exchange for draft rights to Luka Dončić and a future first-round pick

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Atlanta Hawks notablePlayer Trae Young