Young was taught the game by his father, Rayford Young, who played at Texas Tech. This continued at Oklahoma and in the NBA with the Hawks. But that muscle memory was honed soon thereafter and once he entered high school, Young perfected the art of shooting from deep.
This too was tricky, at least initially Young had to use every muscle in his body to reach the net. His father also suggested he shoot further away from the hoop. Young was always the smallest kid on his travel teams and frequently had his shots blocked that’s when he began shooting floaters, practicing that when his father held up a broom stick when guarding him.
Young has received glowing reviews about his shooting range since high school - this is where the Steph Curry comparisons began - but the roots of this technique actually began a few years earlier. Here are 10 things to know about the Hawks’ rising young NBA star: That’s how much trust the Hawks have in the 22-year-old who is capable of scoring off the dribble, from beyond the 3-point stripe or by finding an open teammate with a timely pass. Just as important, he has the Hawks rising in the East and is already the centerpiece of a team hoping to become taken seriously as a contender within the next two or three seasons.Įverything on the Hawks is dictated by what Young decides to do with the ball in his hands. Young is off to a terrific start to his NBA career in each of his three seasons he has ranked among the NBA top 10 in at least one statistical category. If nothing else, the Hawks point guard earned his way into the minds of casual basketball fans after a terrific performance on arguably the league’s biggest stage, Madison Square Garden in New York. Check out some of Trae Young's top plays against the Knicks in the first round of the 2021 playoffs.
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