On Tuesday, it was announced the Atlanta Hawks fourth-year guard Trae Young has been named to the Kia All-NBA Third Team, the NBA. 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.
Behind Young’s leadership, the Hawks ranked top-10 in multiple statistical categories this past season: offensive rating (2nd, 115.4), three-point field goal percentage (2nd, .374), made free throws per game (3rd, 18.1), free throw percentage (4th, .812), points per game (6th, 113.9) and field goal percentage (7th, .470).
Over Atlanta’s final 40 regular season games and two NBA Play-In Tournament contests, Young led the Hawks to a 28-14 record, en route to an appearance in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, the team’s second straight year making the postseason.
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