Is this just who Trae Young is now?

When Trae Young began making national and international noise in his one-and-done freshman year at Oklahoma in the 2017-18 season, it was easy to hail his long range shot-making ability as his primary draw. How often does a skinny 6-foot-2 freshman lead the entirety of NCAA Division I men’s basketball with 27.4 points per game?

Of course, the afterthought of it all is that he also led the entirety of NCAA Division I with 8.7 assists per game.

In vogue in the NBA were (and are) Steph Curry and Damian Lillard bombing logo threes with unmatched volume and efficiency. The pace and space revolution had arrived at the professional level prior to Young’s entrance, with teams shooting more threes…