Young Becomes the Eighth Hawks Player to Make an All-NBA Team Within His First Four NBA Seasons, 13th Hawks Player Overall
ATLANTA – Atlanta Hawks fourth-year guard Trae Young has been named to the Kia All-NBA Third Team, the NBA announced today. Young is the first Hawks player to be named to an All-NBA team since 2010-11 (Al Horford, Third Team). Voted upon by members of the media, Young is joined on the Kia All-NBA Third Team by Chris Paul, LeBron James, Pascal Siakam and Karl-Anthony Towns.
During the 2021-22 regular season, Young led the NBA in total points (2,155) and total assists (737), joining Nate “Tiny” Archibald as the only player in NBA history to lead both categories in the same season (1972-73).