Trae Young
What does Trae Young actually supply on the floor?
Trae Young's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are rim protection, interior finishing, event creation. These are full-season values across multiple teams, so team-specific fit is withheld.
Function profile
2025-26 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | Franchise engine | Mixed coverage | 59 | 57 | 53 | 60 | — | 38 | — | — | 37 | 42 | 50 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | — | High evidence | 78 | 48 | 51 | 79 | — | 32 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 44 | 37 |
| 2023-24 | ATL | — | High evidence | 78 | 46 | 62 | 78 | — | 18 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 54 | 32 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | — | High evidence | 85 | 52 | 53 | 86 | — | 31 | 54 | 56 | 28 | 49 | 42 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | — | High evidence | 79 | 53 | 73 | 78 | — | 30 | 38 | 49 | 30 | 42 | 39 |
| 2020-21 | ATL | — | High evidence | 81 | 52 | 51 | 81 | — | 20 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 33 | 41 |
| 2019-20 | ATL | — | High evidence | 92 | 50 | 61 | 90 | — | 19 | — | — | 24 | 41 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | ATL | — | High evidence | 80 | 52 | 43 | 81 | — | 43 | — | — | 24 | 39 | 33 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Trae Young.
Replacement evidence
CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels
shrunk net 7.8390 over 924 possessions
on floor 573 possessions · off floor 7339 possessions
WAS did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Trae Young for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Khris Middleton · CJ McCollum · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Tre Johnson
shrunk net 0.4650 over 171 possessions
on floor 198 possessions · off floor 7235 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Trae Young.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5437 possessions · off floor 2238 possessions
ATL did not have strong functional backup for Trae Young in passing; removing him cost about 25.4% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Dejounte Murray.
Replacement evidence
Clint Capela · Bogdan Bogdanovic · Dejounte Murray · De'Andre Hunter · Vit Krejci
shrunk net 4.1670 over 279 possessions
on floor 3910 possessions · off floor 3668 possessions
ATL did not have strong functional backup for Trae Young in passing; removing him cost about 42.3% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Dejounte Murray.
Replacement evidence
Bogdan Bogdanovic · Dejounte Murray · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · AJ Griffin
shrunk net 1.2470 over 235 possessions
on floor 5392 possessions · off floor 2711 possessions
ATL did not have strong functional backup for Trae Young in creation; removing him cost about 47.0% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Kevin Huerter.
Replacement evidence
Lou Williams · Danilo Gallinari · Bogdan Bogdanovic · Delon Wright · Onyeka Okongwu
shrunk net 7.0920 over 218 possessions
on floor 5251 possessions · off floor 2389 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Trae Young.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4955 possessions · off floor 2857 possessions
ATL did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Trae 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 3878 possessions · off floor 2020 possessions
ATL did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Trae 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 4828 possessions · off floor 2787 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Trae Young has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 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.
Trae Young has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
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.