Trae Younger hasn’t been within the nationwide highlight since his
Atlanta Hawks reached the Jap Convention Finals in 2021. Since then, the
rising celebrity has been flying underneath the radar, largely as a result of his
group has struggled to match up with the powerhouse groups within the East.
The Hawks’ struggles have additionally meant that Younger has been snubbed from All-Star games and All-NBA selections in recent years – even whereas placing up monster numbers on a nightly foundation. Contemplate that Younger averages 25.7 factors and 9.5 assists for his profession, numbers that even Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and LeBron James haven’t maintained as profession averages.
As he quietly goes about stuffing the stat sheet, Younger reached
a profession whole of 10,000 factors in the course of the Hawks’ 109-99 win over the San
Antonio Spurs on Monday, changing into the tenth youngest participant to achieve the
milestone, surpassing Bob McAdoo (25 years, 137 days).
Extra impressively, Younger turned the quickest participant in NBA historical past to achieve the distinctive trifecta of 10,000 factors, 3,500 assists and 1,000 3PM, doing so in 390 profession video games. Younger shattered the earlier benchmark set by Stephen Curry (513 video games) and Damian Lillard (553 video games).
In addition to the assists, Younger – at 25 years and 118 days outdated – additionally surpassed Jayson Tatum because the second-youngest participant to achieve 10,000 factors and 1,000 3PM. The Celtics star was 25 years and 246 days whereas reaching the identical milestone.
