Who Should I Draft?
Trae Young or Kyrie Irving (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Trae Young G - ATL  | Kyrie Irving G - BKN  | |
Expert |
88% Recommended by 21 of 24 experts |
13% Recommended by 3 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 5 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 10 | # 21 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 9 | # 24 |
| Best Rank | # 5 | # 9 |
| Worst Rank | # 26 | # 41 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.0 | 32.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.2 | 9.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| Field Goals % | .445 | .494 |
| Three Points Made | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Three Points Att | 9.4 | 6.8 |
| Three Points % | .369 | .407 |
| Free Throws Made | 7.4 | 3.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 8.6 | 4.3 |
| Free Throws % | .863 | .895 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Assists | 9.2 | 6.5 |
| Turnovers | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Points | 26.9 | 24.4 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 3 | # 16 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 19 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 5 | # 12 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 15 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 6 | # 14 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 4 | # 14 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 5 | # 7 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 12 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 8 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 5 | # 12 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 14 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 4 | # 8 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 3 | # 17 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 6 | # 16 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 4 | # 14 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 6 | # 17 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 4 | # 12 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 6 | # 12 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 4 | # 14 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 4 | # 21 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 4 | # 21 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 10 | # 6 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 10 | # 4 |
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 8 | # 7 |
| Trae Young G - ATL | Kyrie Irving G - BKN | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,120 | 658 |
| Field Goals Made | 546 | 199 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,249 | 416 |
| Field Goals % | .437 | .478 |
| Three Points Made | 205 | 56 |
| Three Points Att | 568 | 142 |
| Three Points % | .361 | .394 |
| Free Throws Made | 481 | 94 |
| Free Throws Att | 559 | 102 |
| Free Throws % | .861 | .922 |
| Offensive Rebound | 31 | 22 |
| Rebounds | 254 | 103 |
| Assists | 560 | 128 |
| Turnovers | 289 | 52 |
| Steals | 65 | 27 |
| Blocks | 8 | 10 |
| Points | 1,778 | 548 |
| Trae Young G - ATL | Kyrie Irving G - BKN | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.0 | 32.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.2 | 9.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| Field Goals % | .445 | .494 |
| Three Points Made | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Three Points Att | 9.4 | 6.8 |
| Three Points % | .369 | .407 |
| Free Throws Made | 7.4 | 3.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 8.6 | 4.3 |
| Free Throws % | .863 | .895 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Assists | 9.2 | 6.5 |
| Turnovers | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Points | 26.9 | 24.4 |
| Trae Young G - ATL | Kyrie Irving G - BKN | |
| News | ||
| Trae Young struggled in Thursday's defeat to the Bucks with 15 points (3-17 FG, 0-3 3PT, 9-9 FT), two rebounds, nine assists, and six turnovers. Shaan Hoda Fri, Apr 16th | Kyrie Irving scored 37 points (13-22 FG, 1-3 3PT, 10-10 FT) to go along with three rebounds, nine assists, two steals and one block in the Nets loss Wednesday against Philadelphia. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Atlanta Hawks PG Trae Young (calf) will be available to play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Matthew MacKay Thu, Apr 15th | Kyrie Irving was not listed on the Nets' injury report and is presumably available to play against the 76ers on Wednesday. Jack Mannis Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Atlanta Hawks PG Trae Young (calf) is a game-time decision to play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday due to a left calf contusion. Matthew MacKay Thu, Apr 15th | Kyrie Irving will miss Tuesday's contest against the Timberwolves for personal reasons. Jack Mannis Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Hawks PG Trae Young (calf) has been ruled out of Tuesday night’s game vs. the Raptors. Adam Koffler Tue, Apr 13th | Kyrie Irving will miss the Nets game Monday against Minnesota. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 11th | |
| All Start PG Trae Young is listed as questionable for Tuesday's action against the Raptors. Jack Mannis Mon, Apr 12th | Kyrie Irving scored 18 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3PT, 4-4 FT) to go along with four rebounds in the Nets loss Saturday against the Lakers. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Trae Young exploded onto the scene last year and finished fourth in scoring (29.6 points) and second in assists (9.3) per game. His 205 made three-pointers were sixth-most in the league and he did it at a 36.1% clip. If he's able to improve his shooting heading into his third year, there's no reason to expect him to finish outside the top-three in scoring. Dave Kluge - FantasyPros | Don't get me wrong, I think Irving is one of the most talented players in the NBA, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'd feel comfortable spending a second round pick on him this season. We're talking about a guy who has missed over 27% of regular season games throughout his 9-year career in a league where "DNP-rest" nights are becoming more and more prevalent for the league's top players. Now add Kevin Durant to the mix in Brooklyn, a player who will command 16-20 shots per game, and I just can't fathom spending up on Irving. I'd much rather take a chance on an ascending player like Fred VanVleet a whole two rounds later. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | |
| The Atlanta Hawks spared no expense this offseason in putting an extremely formidable team around second-year All-Star PG Trae Young. By adding guys like Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari, the Hawks are signaling to their young core that they are going all-in to surround them with the talent they need to succeed as early as this season. Last season, Young budded into a superstar right in front of our eyes, finishing fourth in scoring (29.6 ppg) and second in assists (9.3 apg), trailing only LeBron James in that category. While the scoring numbers could come down with a plethora of options to put the ball in the basket, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Young averages over 10 assists per game this season. He's also only missed a total of eight games in two seasons. In a world of "DNP-rest," Young is as safe as they come in the middle to later part of the first round in 2020-21. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | ||
