Trae Young Biography
Trae Young is a renowned American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. In 2017, Trae tied the then-record in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 single-game assist with 22. He further became the only player to ever lead the NCAA in both points and assists in a single season.
Young 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 Doncic. He later joined Dončić in a unanimous selection to the 2019 NBA All-Rookie First Team, eventually winning two-time NBA All-Star.
Trae Young Age
Young is 25 years old as of 2023. He was born on September 19, 1998, in Texas, the United States of America. In addition, he celebrates his birthday on September 19th every year.
Trae Young Girlfriend
Young is in a serious relationship with his girlfriend Shelby Miller. The two lovebirds met at Oklahoma University in 2017 and have been together ever since. In addition, Trae shared an Instagram photo of himself proposing to Miller on Friday following their recent engagement.
Trae Young Family
Young was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. He is the son of Candice and Rayford Young, who played basketball at Texas Tech and professionally in Europe. He has a young brother, Tim, and two younger sisters, Caitlyn and Camryn. He also has an uncle who played college basketball in the NAIA.
Trae Young Height
Young stands at an approximate height of 1.85 m tall and weighs 74 Kg. In addition, his body measurements are’ chest size 38 inches, waist size 34 inches, and biceps size 15.5 inches.
Trae Young Education
Young attended Norman North High School in his hometown of Oklahoma. However, he did not play basketball in his freshman year but started his career in his sophomore year.
Trae Young Career
Young’s first postseason appearance of his career became just the second player after LeBron James in NBA history to complete at least 30 points, 10 assists, and five boards in a postseason debut. He then recorded 32 points and 10 assists to become just the fourth player in NBA history to tally at least 30 points and 10 assists in their postseason debuts, Joining Derick Rose, Chris Paul, and LeBron James.
Trae later recorded 30 points in his second playoff game and became the first player in Hawks history to score 30 or more points in each of his first postseason appearances. Between 2019 and 2020, Trae led the Eastern Conference in total assists of 560 for the second consecutive season becoming the first player since 1970-71 to lead his conference in each of his first two seasons in the NBA.
From 2020 through 2021, Trae played and started in 63 games, averaging 33.7 minutes ), 25.3 points (14th in the NBA), 3.9 rebounds, a career-high 9.4 assists (2nd in the NBA) and 0.8 steals a game.
Trae Young’s Net Worth
Young has an estimated net worth of $20 million. His income is mainly from his successful career as a professional basketball player.