Draft Sites Say
"At one point this season, he looked like the greatest freshman guard ever, with dynamic, can’t-miss shooting ability from all over the floor. Young’s shooting percentages off the dribble fizzled, but he’s still a player who can get a team a bucket at the end of the clock. Smooth ball handler who uses silky crossovers, hesitations, and different speeds to keep defenders off balance and create space for his shot. . . . Low release point on his jumper, which might explain his struggles against stiffer competition and night-and-day inconsistency this season. Questionable shot selection has been an issue since high school. Does he have the willingness to play within a system? Average finisher around the rim due to lack of explosiveness and length; he’ll need to become far craftier to score among the trees."
"Young has the dynamism as a pull-up shooter, ball-handler, and passer that every team looks for in a modern skilled NBA lead guard. He’s a better shooter than even his plus 3pt percentage indicates, mostly because he’s creating most all of his own offense and is taking a ton of deep range pull-ups."
"Trae Young early on in his freshman season is doing things that college basketball fans rarely see … Through Oklahoma’s first ten games, he averaged nearly 30 points and nine assists per game, which is unheard of for any player let alone a freshman … Young has also yet to score fewer than 22 points since the season opener. . . . Young does not have ideal size at 6-2 or length with just a 6-2 wingspan for an NBA guard … These physical limitations can become apparent once he gets all the way to the rim … He lacks the length and vertical explosiveness to finish through NBA length and athleticism and does not project as an efficient scorer at the basket in the NBA."
