Trae Young is going to be an extremely busy man this All-Star weekend and for many more to come. He will be competing in the Rising Stars Challenge to kick things off, the Three-Point Contest on Saturday, and of course, he is starting in the All-Star Game on Sunday as a member of Team Giannis.
Wednesday, the odds were released for the Three-Point Contest, and Trae Young is listed as one of the early favorites at 5/1, just behind last year’s winner Joe Harris and Damian Lillard at 7/2.
Odds to win the 2020 All-Star Three-Point Contest per @betonline_ag:
Joe Harris – 7/2
Damian Lillard – 7/2
Trae Young – 5/1
Davis Bertans – 6/1
Buddy Hield – 7/1
Duncan Robinson – 7/1
Devonte' Graham – 8/1
Zach LaVine – 10/1— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) February 5, 2020
Now, Trae Young may not have as high of a three-point shooting percentage as some of the other contestants (37% this year and 34.6% for his career), but if you watch many Hawks games, you are well aware that most of his threes aren’t coming from spot-up jumpers around the three-point line. He’s usually pulling up from 30+ feet off the dribble with a hand in his face. But when he does have the opportunity catch-and-shoot, he’s the best at it.
Three-point contestants no-dribble 3P%:
46.6 — Trae Young
44.2 — Davis Bertans
43.7 — Duncan Robinson
42.9 — Devonte' Graham
42.2 — Joe Harris
41.8 — Zach LaVine
38.7 — Damian Lillard
38.0 — Buddy Hield pic.twitter.com/tIvjG4K0qZ— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 4, 2020
As we know though, a lot more goes into this competition than just the numbers. There’s a lot of pressure on that stage; however, Young seems to be one that thrives in the spotlight. He also might have a little added edge because he was picked last among the All-Star starters yesterday. There’s nothing wrong with being the tenth best player out of that group, but you know Young isn’t thinking about it that way.
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