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Trae Young

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Rayford Trae Young (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, where in his one season in 2017–18, he tied the then National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I single-game assists record with 22 and became the only player to ever lead the NCAA in both points and assists in a single season. Nicknamed "Ice Trae", he was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2018 NBA draft with the fifth pick, and traded the same day to the Atlanta Hawks, along with a future first-round pick, for the draft rights to Luka Dončić. He joined Dončić in a unanimous selection to the 2019 NBA All-Rookie First Team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Trae Young is the 847th most popular basketball player (down from 618th in 2024), the 17,234th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,285th in 2019) and the 460th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Trae Young ranks 848 out of 1,757. Before him are Ekpe Udoh, Lea Henry, Tyus Jones, Sean Elliott, Becky Hammon, Chris Kaman, and D'Angelo Russell. After him are Terance Mann, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Roy, Terry Porter, and Mickaël Gelabale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Trae Young ranks 185. Before him are Steve Lacy, Soojin, Ariel Winter, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Pedro Gonçalves, and Amandla Stenberg. After him are Dennis Man, Stephy Mavididi, Andrei Rațiu, Florinel Coman, Eberechi Eze, and Anna Blinkova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Trae Young ranks 17,241 out of 20,380. Before him are Becky Hammon (1977), Chris Kaman (1982), David Vitter (1961), D'Angelo Russell (1996), Mark Johnson (1957), and Joseph Sikora (1976). After him are Terance Mann (1996), Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (1996), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Ashley Jones (1976), Mark Kirk (1959), and Heath Slater (1983).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Trae Young ranks 460. Before him are Ekpe Udoh (1987), Tyus Jones (1996), Sean Elliott (1968), Becky Hammon (1977), Chris Kaman (1982), and D'Angelo Russell (1996). After him are Terance Mann (1996), LaMelo Ball (2001), Brandon Roy (1984), Terry Porter (1963), Joe Barry Carroll (1958), and Craig Hodges (1960).

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