ATLANTA –- Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was named Kia NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March and April combined, it was announced today. The first-year guard from the University of Oklahoma has now received the conference’s top rookie honor for games played in November, January, February and March/April, becoming the first Hawks player to ever receive the award four times.
In 19 starts spanning the two months, Young averaged 23.4 points, 9.2 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 31.9 minutes (.440 FG%, .307 3FG%, .858 FT%). Over that time, he led all Eastern rookies in points per game, total points (444), assists per game, total assists (175), double-doubles (10) and free throws made (103).