Thaddeus Young
What does Thaddeus Young actually supply on the floor?
Thaddeus Young's strongest evidenced functions are event creation, rebounding, interior finishing; the weakest available areas are shooting, rim pressure, rim protection. These are full-season values across multiple teams, so team-specific fit is withheld.
Function profile
2023-24 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | — | Mixed coverage | 50 | 44 | 43 | 50 | — | 58 | — | — | 47 | 67 | 63 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | — | Mixed coverage | 52 | 54 | 38 | 54 | 45 | 60 | 47 | 49 | 37 | 66 | 59 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | High evidence | 60 | 51 | 53 | 59 | — | 60 | — | — | 62 | 79 | 53 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | — | High evidence | 74 | 52 | 44 | 72 | — | 65 | — | — | 56 | 77 | 61 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | — | High evidence | 51 | 51 | 55 | 48 | — | 65 | — | — | 40 | 78 | 63 |
| 2018-19 | IND | — | High evidence | 57 | 53 | 55 | 57 | — | 69 | — | — | 48 | 77 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | IND | — | High evidence | 47 | 52 | 44 | 50 | — | 73 | — | — | 46 | 77 | 61 |
| 2016-17 | IND | — | High evidence | 43 | 53 | 63 | 42 | — | 71 | — | — | 49 | 76 | 65 |
| 2015-16 | BRK | — | Limited evidence | 39 | 49 | 45 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 76 | — |
| 2014-15 | — | — | Limited evidence | 52 | 56 | 49 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 75 | — |
| 2013-14 | PHI | — | Limited evidence | 50 | 50 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 81 | — |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.TOR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
Jakob Poeltl · Gary Trent Jr. · RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley · Scottie Barnes
shrunk net 3.1090 over 320 possessions
on floor 633 possessions · off floor 6727 possessions
PHX did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Thaddeus Young for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Kevin Durant · Bradley Beal · Jusuf Nurkic · Devin Booker · Grayson Allen
shrunk net 7.0380 over 1039 possessions
on floor 169 possessions · off floor 7338 possessions
TOR had a supported lineup path without Thaddeus Young: [Jakob Poeltl, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes] at 4.2 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 627 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Jakob Poeltl · Pascal Siakam · Fred VanVleet · OG Anunoby · Scottie Barnes
shrunk net 4.1690 over 627 possessions
on floor 1389 possessions · off floor 5796 possessions
SAS did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
Doug McDermott · Dejounte Murray · Jakob Poeltl · Derrick White · Keldon Johnson
shrunk net 2.6620 over 619 possessions
on floor 682 possessions · off floor 6694 possessions
TOR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
Pascal Siakam · Fred VanVleet · Gary Trent Jr. · Precious Achiuwa · Scottie Barnes
shrunk net 6.3760 over 274 possessions
on floor 972 possessions · off floor 6565 possessions
CHI did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
Garrett Temple · Zach LaVine · Wendell Carter Jr. · Coby White · Patrick Williams
shrunk net 0.2700 over 280 possessions
on floor 2938 possessions · off floor 3384 possessions
CHI had a supported lineup path without Thaddeus Young: [Tomas Satoransky, Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr.] at 4.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 600 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Tomas Satoransky · Zach LaVine · Kris Dunn · Lauri Markkanen · Wendell Carter Jr.
shrunk net 4.7140 over 600 possessions
on floor 2907 possessions · off floor 2821 possessions
IND had a supported lineup path without Thaddeus Young: [Tyreke Evans, Cory Joseph, Doug McDermott, Domantas Sabonis, T.J. Leaf] at 3.2 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 238 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Tyreke Evans · Cory Joseph · Doug McDermott · Domantas Sabonis · T.J. Leaf
shrunk net 3.2360 over 238 possessions
on floor 4769 possessions · off floor 2792 possessions
IND did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Thaddeus Young. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5074 possessions · off floor 2555 possessions
IND lineups performed 4.2 points per 100 possessions better with Thaddeus Young than without him. The best supported alternative was [CJ Miles, Monta Ellis, Jeff Teague, Paul George, Myles Turner] over 165 possessions.
Replacement evidence
CJ Miles · Monta Ellis · Jeff Teague · Paul George · Myles Turner
shrunk net 0.2830 over 165 possessions
on floor 4335 possessions · off floor 3090 possessions
BRK did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4325 possessions · off floor 2772 possessions
MIN did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 2844 possessions · off floor 4152 possessions
BRK did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
Kevin Garnett · Joe Johnson · Deron Williams · Brook Lopez · Bojan Bogdanovic
shrunk net 1.8110 over 325 possessions
on floor 1751 possessions · off floor 5544 possessions
PHI did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Thaddeus Young.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5040 possessions · off floor 2237 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Thaddeus Young has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2023 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Thaddeus Young has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2022 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Thaddeus Young has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2022 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.