trae young

Some people were perplexed by the Atlanta Hawks’ decision to trade for Jeremy Lin. He turns 30 later this month and has spent each of the past two seasons battling injuries. Not only that, but they helped the Brooklyn Nets clear space to make a deal with the Denver Nuggets that landed them a first-round [...]

Las Vegas is the center of the basketball world the few first weeks of July every summer as all 30 teams participate in Las Vegas NBA Summer League. It is basically an NBA conference where the whole industry meets, scouts, coaches, personnel players and coaches. It is also the first chance for the prized new [...]

With Frank Ntilikina, Tim Hardaway Jr., Emmanuel Mudiay, Courtney Lee and Trey Burke already on the roster, the New York Knicks don’t really need another guard. But that may not stop team president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry from giving a long, hard look to Trae Young. Ahead of an individual dinner and [...]

Congratulations, New York Knicks fans! One of this year’s top NBA draft prospects wants to play for your team. Oklahoma’s Trae Young, who just recently declared for June’s prospect pageant, was asked by First Take‘s Stephen A. Smith whether he’d be interested in joining the Knicks. His answer, brought to us by Bycycle’s Thomas Duffy, will [...]

Get ready for Trae Young to slip down NBA draft boards everywhere, apparently. Shortly after Oklahoma fell to Rhode Island in overtime during the first round of NCAA Tournament, Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman relayed some quotes from executives and scouts that bring the point guard’s future under question. The most damning take of all? At [...]

If LeBron James has his way, Oklahoma freshman Trae Young will declare for this June’s NBA draft. Good thing James’ way just so happens to be the only way. Here’s what the four-time MVP had to say about the sweet-shooting guard while speaking with reporters (h/t SLAM Online’s Ryne Nelson): Reporter: Trae Young will have to [...]

Some people doubt whether the rise of Oklahoma’s Trae Young portends a prolific future in the NBA. But at least a handful of scouts from the Association aren’t among them. Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman spoke with a few scouts about the 6’2″ point guard’s upcoming draft stock, and one common theme emerged—they all believe Young [...]