ATL Standard

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been named to the Kia All-NBA Third Team, making him the first Hawks player to be named to an All-NBA team in more than a decade.

Young was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times during the 2021-22 regular season, joining Dominique Wilkins as the only Hawks player to win the weekly award three times in the same season, according to a recent report by NBA.com.

Young is the first player in team history to top over 2,100 points and 700 assists in the same season and is one of only six players to do so in NBA history, the report stated. Young also had the fewest total turnovers (303) among all players with at least 2,100 points and 700 assists in a single season since at least the 1977-8 campaign.

The Hawk’s guard is the third player in franchise history to dish out at least 700 assists, according to the report. Young also set the Hawk’s single-season record for most three-pointers.

The NBA’s leader in total points and assists recorded a league-leading 42 point/assist double-doubles during the 2021-22 regular season, tied with Mookie Blaylock (1993-94) for the most such double-doubles in a single season in franchise history, the report states.

Young is joined on the team by Chris Paul, LeBron James, Pascal Siakam, and Karl-Anthony Town.