The NBA regular season awards have been announced one after another, Jokic has won the MVP trophy, Smart has won the honor of best defensive player, and the best team has also been released. The best of the year can be said to be the back wave of the Yangtze River pushing the front wave, Doncic, Booker, Alphabet Brother, Tatum and Jokic, the average age is only 27 years old. However, there is one player, although controversial, did not choose the best team, but he became the biggest winner with the announcement of the best team.
He is Trae Young, and as the core of the Hawks, this year's Trae Young is already out. Judging from the individual performance in the playoffs, Trae Young is absolutely bad, and even many fans say that he is a parallel cargo. Facing the Heat in the first round, the Hawks were ruthlessly beaten 1-4. As the boss of the team, Trae Young averaged 37 minutes per game and 13.8 shots, but he only averaged 15.4 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting 31% from the field, and averaging 6 turnovers per game.
Just looking at the playoff answers, this year's Trae Young can be said to be completely lost. But looking at the regular season, his performance is still alive. The Hawks' paper strength is not too strong, Trae Young played 75 games in the regular season, he averaged 35 minutes per game, the number of shots reached 20.3, can average 28.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists in the game, shooting 46% from the field and 38% from three-point range. In terms of scoring and organization, Trae Young has achieved the top of the league.
The Hawks eventually finished with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, qualifying for the playoffs, first defeating the Hornets and then the Cavaliers, successfully completing the counterattack on the following gram and qualifying for the playoffs. With his outstanding individual performances and record of being a playoff finalist, Trae Young's regular season strength was also recognized. In this year's Best Team Selection, Trae Young won a lot of votes, and finally he was successfully selected to the NBA Best Team Three.
This is the first time in Trae Young's career that he has been selected for the Best Team, and it can be said to be a milestone moment. Although Trae Young is far from a superstar in terms of playoff performance, it is reasonable to look at the regular season data alone, coupled with the impression points of playing in the Eastern Conference Finals last year. In addition to receiving honors, Trae Young became rich overnight.
Last summer, Trae Young played well, leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Eagles were also generous and offered him a 5-year, 177 million early contract extension. It is worth mentioning that the contract stipulates that if Trae Young can be selected for the best team this year, then his contract will become a super top salary of 212 million in 5 years. In this way, Trae Young took an extra $35.4 million without doing anything, and he became rich overnight.