![]() Young at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game | |||||||||||||||
No. 11 – Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | September 19, 1998||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Norman North (Norman, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||
College | Oklahoma (2017–2018) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2018–present | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners.[3] In 2017, he tied the then-record in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I single-game assists with 22.[a] Young became the only player to ever lead the NCAA in both points and assists in a single season.[5] Nicknamed "Ice Trae",[6][7] he was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2018 NBA draft with the fifth pick, and later traded to the Atlanta Hawks, along with a future first-round pick, for the draft rights to Luka Dončić. He joined Dončić in a unanimous selection to the 2019 NBA All-Rookie First Team.[8] He is a three-time NBA All-Star, and has led the Hawks to three playoff runs, including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021.
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