Trae YoungWashington Commanders · #3
Trae Young is a star scoring point guard and elite playmaker known for deep range and clutch shot-making — 'Ice Trae.' Drafted 5th in 2018 and immediately traded for Luka Dončić, he became a four-time All-Star, led the NBA in assists, and drove Atlanta's surprise run to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. In college he was the only player ever to lead the NCAA in both scoring and assists in one season.
Trae Young — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Trae Young stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Trae Young — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Trae Young
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Trae Young career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 81 | 30.9 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 8.1 | .418 | .324 |
| 2019-20 | 60 | 35.3 | 29.6 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .437 | .361 |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 33.7 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 9.4 | .438 | .343 |
| 2021-22 | 76 | 34.9 | 28.4 | 3.7 | 9.7 | .460 | .382 |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 34.8 | 26.2 | 3.0 | 10.2 | .430 | .335 |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 36.0 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 10.8 | .430 | .373 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 36.0 | 24.2 | 3.1 | 11.6 | .411 | .340 |
| 2025-26 ATL | 10 | 28.0 | 19.3 | 1.5 | 8.9 | .415 | .305 |
| Career | 493 | 34.3 | 25.2 | 3.5 | 9.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Washington Commanders built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Trae Young
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A star scoring guard and elite playmaker — deep range and clutch shot-making, 'Ice Trae.'
Turning pro
Drafted 5th overall, 2018 as a Guard.
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A star scoring guard and elite playmaker — deep range and clutch shot-making, 'Ice Trae.'
Chapter
At Oklahoma, Young became the only player ever to lead the NCAA in both scoring and assists.
Chapter
Drafted and traded for Luka Dončić, he became a four-time All-Star in Atlanta.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 164 lbs
- College
- Oklahoma
- Experience
- 8th Season
- NBA debut
- 2018
- Draft
- 5th overall, 2018
- Born
- Lubbock, Texas
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #3
Young grew up around basketball — his father, Rayford, played at Texas Tech and professionally in Europe — and became a cultural figure for his fearless, deep-range game and his knack for silencing hostile road crowds (earning the 'Ice Trae' nickname). He married Shelby in 2023 and is a father, and in 2025 took on an assistant general manager role at his alma mater, Oklahoma.
His on-court identity is offensive engine — a ball-dominant lead guard with limitless range, elite pick-and-roll orchestration, a floater game, and foul-drawing craft. His scoring (career ~25 a game) and playmaking (a 2025 assists title) make him a franchise-level creator; his defense is the documented weakness, but as an offensive hub he can carry a unit.
A ball-dominant offensive engine — deep-range shooting, elite passing, and clutch scoring.
Trae Young — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Trae Young, answered.
