Trae Young

[Shock Defeat]

Best college player I have ever seen. And he's just a freshman. Lol

eh Michael Beasley was a beast in college too

[doordoor123]

Best college player I have ever seen. And he's just a freshman. Lol

eh Michael Beasley was a beast in college too

Michael Beasley is still a beast. He’s as good as LeBron or KD.

[SeattleJazzFan]

I'm a huge BYU fan and naturally a big fan of Jimmer. You simply can't compare the two. When you start comparing small guards to Young - I've heard Jimmer, Chris Jackson, even Curry - the comparison falls flat where Young is a great passer with great vision and blows those guys out of the water. Jimmer averaged about 4 assists a game. he was a solid passer/playmaker, but he is nowhere near Trae Young - ultimately that is where Young separates himself. Also, a much better ball handler than Jimmer ever was.

Trae does not blow Steph out of the water in terms of passing (or Chris Jackson tbh). Bobby Knight once said that Steph is the best passer he had ever seen coming out of college. If Steph were playing for D'Antoni (or when he played for Nellie) you'd see much more of that.

i saw Steph and Davidson. didn't have Trae's vision or passing ability - not even close. Bobby Knight is prone to hyperbole.

[SeattleJazzFan]

Best college player I have ever seen. And he's just a freshman. Lol

eh Michael Beasley was a beast in college too

and Michael Beasley as a PER of 20 and TS% of 58%. 23 and 9 per 36. Beasley has had his issues but he's a damn good NBA player.

[clyde21]

I feel like this guy is going to be an absolute superstar or a big disappointment in the NBA. No in between. Biggest difference between ceiling and floor out of all the top prospects.

[clyde21]

I'm a huge BYU fan and naturally a big fan of Jimmer. You simply can't compare the two. When you start comparing small guards to Young - I've heard Jimmer, Chris Jackson, even Curry - the comparison falls flat where Young is a great passer with great vision and blows those guys out of the water. Jimmer averaged about 4 assists a game. he was a solid passer/playmaker, but he is nowhere near Trae Young - ultimately that is where Young separates himself. Also, a much better ball handler than Jimmer ever was.

Trae does not blow Steph out of the water in terms of passing (or Chris Jackson tbh). Bobby Knight once said that Steph is the best passer he had ever seen coming out of college. If Steph were playing for D'Antoni (or when he played for Nellie) you'd see much more of that.

i saw Steph and Davidson. didn't have Trae's vision or passing ability - not even close. Bobby Knight is prone to hyperbole.

If Steph was a full time on ball PG like Harden or Russ he'd easily average 10apg.

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[EvanZ]

I'm a huge BYU fan and naturally a big fan of Jimmer. You simply can't compare the two. When you start comparing small guards to Young - I've heard Jimmer, Chris Jackson, even Curry - the comparison falls flat where Young is a great passer with great vision and blows those guys out of the water. Jimmer averaged about 4 assists a game. he was a solid passer/playmaker, but he is nowhere near Trae Young - ultimately that is where Young separates himself. Also, a much better ball handler than Jimmer ever was.

Trae does not blow Steph out of the water in terms of passing (or Chris Jackson tbh). Bobby Knight once said that Steph is the best passer he had ever seen coming out of college. If Steph were playing for D'Antoni (or when he played for Nellie) you'd see much more of that.

i saw Steph and Davidson. didn't have Trae's vision or passing ability - not even close. Bobby Knight is prone to hyperbole.

I saw Steph play for Don Nelson. You're just wrong.

[Ruzious]

Release point matters a lot more against length than where you start your motion. Also length is really negligible along the perimeter when it comes to shooting due to the added spacing of the NBA game. It's one of the reasons why someone like IT can thrive offensively.

Correct - that's why I said he'll still be very good - but not great.

[Ruzious]

Best college player I have ever seen. And he's just a freshman. Lol

eh Michael Beasley was a beast in college too

and Michael Beasley as a PER of 20 and TS% of 58%. 23 and 9 per 36. Beasley has had his issues but he's a damn good NBA player.

He's always been a capable scorer, but I'd question how much he's helped his teams for most of his tenure in the NBA.

[Upperclass]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. You could EASILY see this back at Davidson.. his issue was if he would be able to penetrate due to his perceived lack of quickness.

[Michael Lucky]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. You could EASILY see this back at Davidson.. his issue was if he would be able to penetrate due to his perceived lack of quickness.

No such issues with Young when it comes to penetrating. The guy penetrates as much as Harden, hence his ridiculous FTAs a game. If there's one worry, it is durability playing that style. Having said that, he seems to have an endless motor. He plays way better in the second halves of games in general despite the usage.

[nolang1]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. You could EASILY see this back at Davidson.. his issue was if he would be able to penetrate due to his perceived lack of quickness.

No such issues with Young when it comes to penetrating. The guy penetrates as much as Harden, hence his ridiculous FTAs a game. If there's one worry, it is durability playing that style. Having said that, he seems to have an endless motor. He plays way better in the second halves of games in general despite the usage.

The worry would be that his foul selling game is pretty much maxed out already and that better defenders will be fine with letting him penetrate and daring him to make a low-percentage shot over them.

[Michael Lucky]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. You could EASILY see this back at Davidson.. his issue was if he would be able to penetrate due to his perceived lack of quickness.

No such issues with Young when it comes to penetrating. The guy penetrates as much as Harden, hence his ridiculous FTAs a game. If there's one worry, it is durability playing that style. Having said that, he seems to have an endless motor. He plays way better in the second halves of games in general despite the usage.

The worry would be that his foul selling game is pretty much maxed out already and that better defenders will be fine with letting him penetrate and daring him to make a low-percentage shot over them.

after seeing Lou Williams play for a few years now in LA, i'm not too worried.

[UcanUwill]

Trae does not blow Steph out of the water in terms of passing (or Chris Jackson tbh). Bobby Knight once said that Steph is the best passer he had ever seen coming out of college. If Steph were playing for D'Antoni (or when he played for Nellie) you'd see much more of that.

i saw Steph and Davidson. didn't have Trae's vision or passing ability - not even close. Bobby Knight is prone to hyperbole.

If Steph was a full time on ball PG like Harden or Russ he'd easily average 10apg.

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Yes, but back in the day, his PG skills were highly questioned. People were afraid he is undersized, not overly athletic SG in the NBA.

[nolang1]

No such issues with Young when it comes to penetrating. The guy penetrates as much as Harden, hence his ridiculous FTAs a game. If there's one worry, it is durability playing that style. Having said that, he seems to have an endless motor. He plays way better in the second halves of games in general despite the usage.

The worry would be that his foul selling game is pretty much maxed out already and that better defenders will be fine with letting him penetrate and daring him to make a low-percentage shot over them.

after seeing Lou Williams play for a few years now in LA, i'm not too worried.

LouWill is much more vertically explosive than Young, and even then he’s been a bench player whose effectiveness has always been limited in the playoffs when teams (and referees probably) are paying more attention to the scouting report. For example, he went from 8.3 to 3.8 free throws per 36 minutes from the regular season to the playoffs last year, so that definitely is a concern for someone like Young who will be expected to be a superstar on offense.

[EvanZ]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. You could EASILY see this back at Davidson.. his issue was if he would be able to penetrate due to his perceived lack of quickness.

No such issues with Young when it comes to penetrating. The guy penetrates as much as Harden, hence his ridiculous FTAs a game. If there's one worry, it is durability playing that style. Having said that, he seems to have an endless motor. He plays way better in the second halves of games in general despite the usage.

The issue is not his ability to penetrate. It's ability to finish. He's improving but it's a question. Probably the biggest question I personally have about him. Having said that, he's #2 on my board possibly #1 if he has a good tourney.

[alebaba]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. You could EASILY see this back at Davidson.. his issue was if he would be able to penetrate due to his perceived lack of quickness.

Uhh no, curry passing and vision is okay, def not on the elite level.

[dred926]

Steph is a top 3 passer(vision) in this league.. behind Lebron and Harden. .

cp3 says hi hell even lonzo ball is a better passer than curry during his first year in the nba... what are you on ? Curry is all time great shooter but passer no freaking way

[No-Man]

LeBron, Harden, Paul, Jokic, Simmons are better passers than Curry, after that he is probably there, Wall, Lonzo, Draymond, have a case too

[Mulhollanddrive]

Givony has Trae Young at 7.

He's probably had the best line to insiders over the past few years.