Where Will Trae Young Finish On Hawks All-Time Point Leaders?

Few guards in modern NBA history have started their careers the way that seventh year backcourt stalwart Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks has, with the former first round pick out of Oklahoma averaging 25.5 points per game during his 408-game career.

The three-time NBA All-Star and 2021-22 All-NBA team member currently ranks eighth all time on the Hawks’ scoring list, with 10,409 points, with the 26-year-old from Lubbock accumulating a win share total of 37.8 and a player efficiency rating of 22.0 to date.

This year, Young and the Hawks have a win total over/under of 36.5 on FanDuel Sportsbook (not available through Georgia sports betting), though Atlanta did earn a victory in the team’s regular season opener against the Brooklyn Nets by a 120-116 final score on Wednesday night.

With all of that in mind, BetGeorgia.com wanted to break down some hypothetical odds on how high up the Hawks’ all-time scoring leaderboard Young may climb by the time the 2024-25 season ends, with the veteran guard standing just under 13,000 points shy of franchise leader Dominique Wilkins right now.

Hawks All-Time Points List

Position	Current Player	Current Total Yards	Odds	Percent Chance
1^st	Dominique Wilkins	23,292	+12500	0.8%
2^nd	Bob Pettit	20,880	+4000	2.4%
3^rd	Lou Hudson	16,049	+600	14.3%
4^th	Cliff Hagan	13,447	+200	33.3%
5^th	John Drew	12,621	+250	28.6%
6^th	Joe Johnson	10,606	+400	20.0%
7^th	Kevin Willis	10,582	+100000	0.1%
8^th	Trae Young	10,409	+100000	0.1%

Disclaimer: These odds are for information purposes only and are not available through licensed sportsbooks in surrounding states. Sports betting is not yet legal in Georgia, but our site is monitoring what happens in Atlanta and will let you know when sportsbooks like DraftKings and BetMGM become available.

Where Will Trae Young Wind Up?

Right now, it seems like a sure bet to assume that Young will pass Hawks stars of the past like Kevin Willis, who scored 10,582 points with the club, while Joe Johnson (10,606 points) and John Drew (12,621 points) seem well within reach as well.

Last year, Young scored 1,389 points in total in 54 games, while his single season record for points was in 2021-22, when he scored 2,155 in total, which means he could get as high as 12,564 should he match that point total this season.

If Young is able to do that, he’d still rank behind Drew’s career point total, placing him ahead of Johnson for the sixth most points in Hawks franchise history, falling well short of No. 4 scorer Cliff Hagan, who had 13,447 points in his time with the club.

Throw in Lou Hudson (16,049 points), Bob Pettit (20,880 points) and Wilkins (23,292 points) and you have the full top 10 list of Atlanta’s all-time leading scorers, with odds ranging from +250 (Drew) to +12500 (Wilkins) on how far the seventh year guard out of Oklahoma will climb in the Hawks’ record books.

USA Today photo by Dale Zanine.

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Christopher Boan

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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.