After being featured in the 60s on Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 NBA players, as well as quite high in FanSided’s 25-under-25, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks finds himself in the Top 30 of ESPN’s top 100 players list ahead of the 2019-20 season.
While this might seem quite high for a rookie point guard, Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN provides some high praise and justifies Young’s position on the list quite well in his blurb.
“Young is a voracious scorer and offensive mastermind, but in his sophomore season he will need to address his greatest vulnerability: defense.