Trae Young
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 164 lb
- Experience
- 8 yrs
Ignore his worst category (turnovers) and he's worth 1.72.
You're buying elite assists and free throws and effectively punting half the categories — the 9.6 dimes and 85% line are top-shelf, but the package comes with mid-40s FG%, near-zero boards and blocks, 3.6 turnovers, and, after a 15-game injury-wrecked first year in Washington, real games-played doubt (we bank 58 — one discrete injury on a 73-game durability base, not a chronic body). A punt-build specialist, not an every-league pick — which is exactly why he sits this low.
Trae Young enters 2026-27 at #60 on our board — Round 5 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 21.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 9.6 assists in 31.1 minutes a night. The value is built on assists and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-turnovers builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 58 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 0.08 | 58 | 31.1 | 21.0 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 42.6% | 5.7 | 85.0% | 3.6 | 26.2% | 0.60 | -1.14 | 2.49 | 0.06 | -0.78 | 0.61 | -0.80 | 0.68 | -1.64 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19ATL | -0.99 | 81 | 30.9 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 41.8% | 4.2 | 82.9% | 3.8 | 28.5% | 0.49 | -0.77 | 1.84 | -0.17 | -0.69 | 0.36 | -0.79 | 0.47 | -1.72 |
| 2019-20ATL | 2.46 | 60 | 35.3 | 29.6 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 43.7% | 8.0 | 86.0% | 4.8 | 35.1% | 1.91 | -0.57 | 2.34 | 0.17 | -0.81 | 1.39 | -0.68 | 1.19 | -2.48 |
| 2020-21ATL | 0.98 | 63 | 33.7 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 43.8% | 7.7 | 88.6% | 4.1 | 33.1% | 1.21 | -0.64 | 2.21 | -0.28 | -0.67 | 0.31 | -0.63 | 1.39 | -1.92 |
| 2021-22ATL | 3.03 | 76 | 34.9 | 28.4 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 46.0% | 6.6 | 90.4% | 4.0 | 34.6% | 1.71 | -0.71 | 2.34 | -0.15 | -0.83 | 1.11 | -0.21 | 1.54 | -1.76 |
| 2022-23ATL | 0.81 | 73 | 34.8 | 26.2 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 42.9% | 7.8 | 88.6% | 4.1 | 32.7% | 1.17 | -0.95 | 2.44 | 0.17 | -0.76 | 0.31 | -1.02 | 1.36 | -1.91 |
| 2023-24ATL | 1.28 | 54 | 36.0 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 43.0% | 6.4 | 85.5% | 4.4 | 30.2% | 1.18 | -1.04 | 2.74 | 0.49 | -0.73 | 1.13 | -0.96 | 0.78 | -2.31 |
| 2024-25ATL | 1.18 | 76 | 36.0 | 24.2 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 41.1% | 6.5 | 87.5% | 4.7 | 29.9% | 1.02 | -0.91 | 3.23 | 0.19 | -0.70 | 0.83 | -1.07 | 1.02 | -2.43 |
| 2025-26WAS | -1.08 | 15 | 25.6 | 17.9 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 45.8% | 5.4 | 82.5% | 2.6 | 28.4% | 0.12 | -1.36 | 1.74 | -0.22 | -0.85 | 0.09 | -0.31 | 0.30 | -0.59 |
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What round should I draft Trae Young in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Trae Young at #60 overall — Round 5 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 58), not just the per-game line.
Is Trae Young a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes, at the right price — he projects as a solid mid-round pick at #60, helping most in assists and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the main cost.
How many games will Trae Young play in 2026-27?
We project about 58 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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