Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Feb 26, 2019
‘Man, he can play.’ Trae Young isn’t wearing down, he’s getting better
It’s nearly March and Hawks rookie Trae Young, good for much of the season, is getting even better. The league countered Young after his hot start, and he countered that counter. Young is on the come this late in the season, a development that debunks one of the pre-draft knocks on him.
The worry was that Young’s slight frame may not hold up against the NBA’s bigger, physically mature players. The narrative was that the grind of the 82-game schedule may be too much for a player who is (not quite) 6-2 and (maybe) 175 pounds.