Former Oklahoma star Trae Young will be competing in a televised game of HORSE put on by the NBA and ESPN, per a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He tweeted on Wednesday that the event is nearing completion.
Sources: The NBA and ESPN plan to televise a HORSE competition is nearing completion and among those expected to participate include Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine. Competition will also include a couple of WNBA players and recent NBA alumni.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 8, 2020
Young will join Oklahoma City’s Chris Paul, Chicago’s Zach Lavine, and a host of others including WNBA players and NBA Alumni.
In just his second year in the league, Young is widely regarded as one of the top up-and-comers in the NBA.
After averaging 27.4 ppg and 8.7 app in his lone season with the Sooners, Young was taken fifth overall by the Mavericks in the 2018 draft, but was immediately traded to the Hawks in exchange for Luka Doncic, another rising star.
Young averaged 19.1 ppg in his rookie season, shooting 42% from the field and adding 8.1 app onto that. He saw vast improvement in just his second season. He’s now averaging 29.6 ppg, which is fourth overall in the NBA at the age of just 21. He’s also dishing out 9.3 assists per game, which is second only to LeBron James.
No date or time has been released for the event.
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