It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Trae Young this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Atlanta Hawks Point Guard.
Should You Draft Trae Young in Fantasy Basketball?
You have to like the direction of this Hawks team and Trae Young is going to be at the heart of it all.
He’s averaged over 24 points and 10 assists in back-to-back-to-back seasons and while the efficiency is a problem (4+ turnovers per game and no higher than a 43% FG% in each of those seasons), the supporting cast gives Young the potential to have his most fantasy friendly season to date.
What gets overlooked a bit in his profile is over a steal per game in three straight years. I think that number has more room to grow than regress given the rim protection behind him on this roster and if he can flirt with 1.5 per game, returning Round 1 value is certainly on the table.
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What Are Trae Young’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Young to score 3,315.5 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 24.1 points per game.
This includes 7.3 field goals per game, 3.1 three-pointers per game, 6.4 free throws per game, 2.9 rebounds per game, 9.5 assists per game, 1.1 steals per game, and 0.2 blocks per game.
Where Does Trae Young Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Young is ranked 15th overall and fourth at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include LeBron James, Karl-Anthony Towns, James Harden, Anthony Edwards, and Pascal Siakam.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Victor Wembanyama, Scottie Barnes, and Donovan Mitchell.
The three players ranked ahead of him at his position include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cade Cunningham, and Luka Dončić.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Tyrese Maxey, Stephen Curry, Jalen Brunson, De’Aaron Fox, and Jamal Murray.
