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Thaddeus Young
	Young with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2010
Free agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	June 21, 1988 (age 36); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Mitchell (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Georgia Tech (2006–2007)
NBA draft	2007: 1st round, 12th overall pick
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2014	Philadelphia 76ers
2014–2015	Minnesota Timberwolves
2015–2016	Brooklyn Nets
2016–2019	Indiana Pacers
2019–2021	Chicago Bulls
2021–2022	San Antonio Spurs
2022–2024	Toronto Raptors
2024	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2008); Second-team Parade All-American (2006); McDonald's All-American (2006);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Thaddeus Charles Young Sr. (born June 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Georgia Tech, before being drafted 12th overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Early life

Young was born to Lula Hall and Felton Young^[1] in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2] His family moved to Memphis, Tennessee when Young was in fourth grade. His father played basketball for Jacksonville University from 1976 to 1978,^[2] and was selected by the Buffalo Braves^[1] in the 8th round of the 1978 NBA draft.^[3]

High school career

Young began playing varsity basketball in the eighth grade, and while attending Mitchell High School, he rose to the top of the high school player ranks. His athletic honors included being named to the all-state team three times, being named the TSSAA Class AA "Mr. Basketball" in 2005, being named the 2006 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and being named to the McDonald's High School All-American Team. In 2006, he led Mitchell's basketball team to the TSSAA Class AA finals against Liberty Technology Magnet High School. As a senior, he averaged 26.9 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game. He was an excellent overall athlete at Mitchell who also excelled in cross country in his junior year.^[2] Young was an exceptional student at Mitchell who graduated with a 4.3 GPA.^[2]^[4] Coming out of high school Young was one of the most prized recruits of the 2006 freshman class.^[5]

College career

Young was the youngest member of Georgia Tech's 2006 freshman class.^[2] Young finished his freshman season with averages of 14.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.^[6] He shot a solid 47.8% from the field and an above average 41.9% from the three-point line.^[6]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2007–2014)

On June 28, 2007, Young was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 12th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.^[7]

In his NBA debut on November 7, 2007, Young made his first NBA field goal at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia in a 94–63 76ers' win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Young finished the night with 6 points and 3 rebounds.^[8]

Until general manager Ed Stefanski was hired, Young did not play very often. After the trade of Kyle Korver, Young played more minutes and alternated with Reggie Evans in the starting lineup. Young averaged 8.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 21 minutes per game during 2007–08. His season high in points was 22 against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 9, 2008.^[9] He played a total of 74 games, starting 22.

On February 5, 2009, Young was selected to play in the 2009 Rookie Challenge as a member of the Sophomore team.^[10]

In game 3 of the 76ers' 2009 opening round playoff series against the Orlando Magic, Young made a game-winning shot with 2 seconds remaining to give Philadelphia a 2 games to 1 lead.^[11]

On March 7, 2010, Young recorded a career high 32 points in a 114–101 win over the Toronto Raptors.^[12]

On February 21, 2014, Young set a career high with 29 field goal attempts, going on to record 30 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals in a 112–124 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.^[13]

Young finished the 2013–14 NBA season with career highs in points, steals, assists, three-pointers made, and games started. He also finished the season third in the league in steals.^[14]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2014–2015)

On August 23, 2014, a three-team trade was completed involving the 76ers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. As part of the deal, Young was traded to the Wolves, along with Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, both then of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers received Kevin Love from Minnesota, whereas the 76ers received Luc Mbah a Moute and Alexey Shved from Minnesota and a 2015 first round draft pick from Cleveland.^[15]

Brooklyn Nets (2015–2016)

On February 19, 2015, Young was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Kevin Garnett.^[16] On June 22, 2015, Young opted out of his contract with the Nets to become a free agent.^[17] On July 9, 2015, he re-signed with the Nets.^[18] On February 3, 2016, he recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers, setting a new single-season career high with his 22nd double-double.^[19]

Indiana Pacers (2016–2019)

On July 7, 2016, Young was traded to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for the draft rights to Caris LeVert.^[20] On November 23, 2016, he scored a season-high 24 points against the Atlanta Hawks.^[21] On December 10, 2016, he scored 24 points and hit a career-high six 3-pointers in a 118–111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.^[22]

On November 1, 2017, Young scored a season-high 26 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[23]

On December 17, 2018, Young was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 9 of the 2018–19 season, marking his second career Eastern Conference Player of the Week award and his first honor since January 2014 when he was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.^[24]

On January 17, 2019, Young scored a season-high 27 points in a 120–96 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.^[25]

Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)

On July 6, 2019, Young signed with the Chicago Bulls as a free agent.^[26] Following a mediocre first season where Young struggled from the field, the veteran played better and more effectively during his second season with the Chicago Bulls, with strong inside play combined with good shooting from the field, good defense and strong all around abilities. Partly, the power forward was even a starter for the Bulls.^{[citation needed]}

San Antonio Spurs (2021–2022)

On August 11, 2021, Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, and several draft picks were traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for DeMar DeRozan.^[27]

Toronto Raptors (2022–2024)

On February 10, 2022, Young, Drew Eubanks, and a 2022 second round selection were traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Goran Dragić and a 2022 first-round draft selection.^[28] On June 30, Young signed a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Raptors.^[29]

On February 8, 2024, Young was traded alongside Dennis Schröder to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie,^[30] but was waived that day.^[31]

Phoenix Suns (2024)

On February 20, 2024, Young signed with the Phoenix Suns.^[32]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Philadelphia	74	22	21.0	.539	.316	.738	4.2	.8	1.0	.1	8.2
2008–09	Philadelphia	75	71	34.4	.495	.341	.735	5.0	1.1	1.3	.3	15.3
2009–10	Philadelphia	67	45	32.0	.470	.348	.691	5.2	1.4	1.2	.2	13.8
2010–11	Philadelphia	82	1	26.0	.541	.273	.707	5.3	1.0	1.1	.3	12.7
2011–12	Philadelphia	63	1	27.9	.507	.250	.771	5.2	1.2	1.0	.7	12.8
2012–13	Philadelphia	76	76	34.6	.531	.125	.574	7.5	1.6	1.8	.7	14.8
2013–14	Philadelphia	79	78	34.4	.454	.308	.712	6.0	2.3	2.1	.5	17.9
2014–15	Minnesota	48	48	33.4	.451	.292	.682	5.1	2.8	1.8	.4	14.3
2014–15	Brooklyn	28	20	29.6	.495	.380	.606	5.9	1.4	1.4	.3	13.8
2015–16	Brooklyn	73	73	33.0	.514	.233	.644	9.0	1.8	1.5	.5	15.1
2016–17	Indiana	74	74	30.2	.527	.381	.523	6.1	1.6	1.5	.4	11.0
2017–18	Indiana	81	81	32.2	.487	.320	.598	6.3	1.9	1.7	.4	11.8
2018–19	Indiana	81	81	30.7	.527	.349	.644	6.5	2.5	1.5	.4	12.6
2019–20	Chicago	64	16	24.9	.448	.356	.583	4.9	1.8	1.4	.4	10.3
2020–21	Chicago	68	23	24.3	.559	.267	.628	6.2	4.3	1.1	.6	12.1
2021–22	San Antonio	26	1	14.2	.578	.000	.455	3.6	2.3	.9	.3	6.1
2021–22	Toronto	26	0	18.3	.465	.395	.481	4.4	1.7	1.2	.4	6.3
2022–23	Toronto	54	9	14.7	.545	.176	.692	3.1	1.4	1.0	.1	4.4
2023–24	Toronto	23	6	15.2	.621	.167	.417	3.3	2.2	.8	.1	5.0
2023–24	Phoenix	10	0	8.9	.524	.000	.333	2.8	.7	.5	.2	2.3
Career		1,172	726	28.2	.503	.328	.661	5.6	1.8	1.4	.4	12.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	Philadelphia	6	6	26.7	.480	.200	.857	4.5	.7	1.2	.0	10.2
2009	Philadelphia	6	6	38.2	.449	.417	.833	4.5	1.3	1.0	.2	12.0
2011	Philadelphia	5	0	25.4	.417	.000	.583	5.8	.8	.8	.2	11.4
2012	Philadelphia	13	0	21.3	.429	—	.710	5.2	1.2	.5	.5	7.7
2015	Brooklyn	6	6	31.7	.439	.000	.417	7.2	2.7	.8	.2	10.5
2017	Indiana	4	4	35.0	.538	.250	.500	9.0	2.5	2.0	.3	12.0
2018	Indiana	7	7	33.8	.600	.286	.385	7.7	1.4	1.7	.9	11.3
2019	Indiana	4	4	32.6	.429	.250	.571	7.0	3.8	2.8	.8	10.5
2022	Toronto	6	0	14.5	.500	.143	.250	3.0	1.7	.8	.2	3.3
2024	Phoenix	1	0	3.6	—	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		58	33	27.3	.468	.250	.606	5.7	1.6	1.1	.4	9.3

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Georgia Tech	31	31	29.6	.478	.419	.749	4.9	2.0	1.3	.4	14.4

Personal life

Young and his wife, Shekinah Beckett, have two sons named Thaddeus Jr. and Taylor.^[33]

In May 2011, Young started a foundation called Young for Youth to help at-risk youth and young families.^[34]

Young's mother, Lula Hall, died on November 13, 2014, after an 18-month battle with breast cancer; she was 57 years old.^[35]

References

^ ^a ^b Thaddeus Young - Prospect Profile
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Thaddeus Young Bio
^ 1978 NBA Draft – Basketball-Reference.com
^ Fab Frosh
^ Tech Signs Four Basketball Players to Letters-of-intent
^ ^a ^b Thaddeus Young Stats
^ Sixers Sign First-Rounders Young, Smith
^ Charlotte Bobcats at Philadelphia 76ers Box Score, November 7, 2007
^ Sixers kick off long stretch with easy win over Bucks
^ Durant, Rose among players in 2009 Rookie Challenge Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Thaddeus Young's Game-Winner
^ 76ers sharp behind arc to end five-game skid with win over Raptors
^ Notebook: Mavericks 124, 76ers 112
^ NBA Player Steals Statistics - 2013-14
^ "Timberwolves Acquire Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and Thaddeus Young in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ Nets Acquire Thaddeus Young From Minnesota Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ Thaddeus Young Opts out of Nets Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
^ "Player Signing Press Conference". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ C.J. Miles scores 27, Pacers beat Nets 114-100
^ Pacers Acquire Teague, Young in Trades
^ Thaddeus Young 2016-17 Game Log
^ George has 37 points to lead Pacers over Blazers 118-111
^ Thaddeus Young 2017-18 Game Log
^ Thaddeus Young Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
^ "Pacers' Thaddeus Young: Drops team-high 27 points". cbssports.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019. ...which explains his season-best scoring effort.
^ "Bulls sign Thaddeus Young". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
^ "SAN ANTONIO COMPLETES TRADE WITH CHICAGO". NBA.com. August 11, 2021.
^ sasemauricio (February 10, 2022). "SPURS ACQUIRE GORAN DRAGIĆ & 2022 FIRST ROUND PICK". NBA.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Raptors' Thaddeus Young: Staying in Toronto". CBSSports.com. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^ "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Schröder and Young from Toronto Raptors". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "Brooklyn Nets Complete Three-Team Trade with Phoenix and Memphis". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024. In a related move, Brooklyn has requested waivers on forward Thaddeus Young.
^ "SUNS SIGN FORWARD THADDEUS YOUNG". NBA.com. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ Thad Young's fiancee Shekinah Beckett: A PlayerWives.com exclusive interview
^ Welcome to the Young for Youth Foundation! Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Wolves wear pink shoelaces in honor of Thad Young's late mom

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

[prospectprofile-1] Thaddeus Young - Prospect Profile

[wreck-2] Thaddeus Young Bio

[3] 1978 NBA Draft – Basketball-Reference.com

[4] Fab Frosh

[5] Tech Signs Four Basketball Players to Letters-of-intent

[stats-6] Thaddeus Young Stats

[7] Sixers Sign First-Rounders Young, Smith

[8] Charlotte Bobcats at Philadelphia 76ers Box Score, November 7, 2007

[9] Sixers kick off long stretch with easy win over Bucks

[10] Durant, Rose among players in 2009 Rookie Challenge Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[11] Thaddeus Young's Game-Winner

[12] 76ers sharp behind arc to end five-game skid with win over Raptors

[13] Notebook: Mavericks 124, 76ers 112

[14] NBA Player Steals Statistics - 2013-14

[15] "Timberwolves Acquire Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and Thaddeus Young in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

[16] Nets Acquire Thaddeus Young From Minnesota Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[17] Thaddeus Young Opts out of Nets Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

[18] "Player Signing Press Conference". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[19] C.J. Miles scores 27, Pacers beat Nets 114-100

[20] Pacers Acquire Teague, Young in Trades

[21] Thaddeus Young 2016-17 Game Log

[22] George has 37 points to lead Pacers over Blazers 118-111

[23] Thaddeus Young 2017-18 Game Log

[24] Thaddeus Young Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

[25] "Pacers' Thaddeus Young: Drops team-high 27 points". cbssports.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019. ...which explains his season-best scoring effort.

[26] "Bulls sign Thaddeus Young". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[27] "SAN ANTONIO COMPLETES TRADE WITH CHICAGO". NBA.com. August 11, 2021.

[28] sasemauricio (February 10, 2022). "SPURS ACQUIRE GORAN DRAGIĆ & 2022 FIRST ROUND PICK". NBA.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[29] "Raptors' Thaddeus Young: Staying in Toronto". CBSSports.com. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[30] "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Schröder and Young from Toronto Raptors". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[31] "Brooklyn Nets Complete Three-Team Trade with Phoenix and Memphis". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024. In a related move, Brooklyn has requested waivers on forward Thaddeus Young.

[32] "SUNS SIGN FORWARD THADDEUS YOUNG". NBA.com. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[33] Thad Young's fiancee Shekinah Beckett: A PlayerWives.com exclusive interview

[34] Welcome to the Young for Youth Foundation! Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[35] Wolves wear pink shoelaces in honor of Thad Young's late mom

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