Trae Young Joins LeBron James on Historic NBA List in Bulls-Hawks

Trae Young joined the Los Angeles Lakers superstar on a huge list after the Bulls vs Hawks game

Farbod Esnaashari | 16 Hours Ago

Dec 26, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shows emotion after a three-pointer against the Chicago Bulls in the fourth quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

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The Chicago Bulls had one of the wildest collapses of the NBA season against the Atlanta Hawks tonight. Chicago led Atlanta 124-107 with 6:20 remaining, but they ultimately lost 141-133 that included an insane 18-0 run.

While the Bulls had an epic collapse on their side, it allowed the Hawks to make some history on their side, specifically, Trae Young.

Young put up 27 points, 13 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals on 47/36/100 shooting from the field. Finishing the night, he actually became the second youngest player in NBA history to reach 11,000 points and 4,000 assists. The only other person who did it before him was Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

Trae Young is the 2nd youngest player in NBA history to reach 11K PTS & 4K AST.

Only LeBron James was younger. pic.twitter.com/27kMYHO0jS
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) December 27, 2024

Through 28 games this season, Trae Young averaged 21.8 points, 12.0 assists, and 3.8 rebounds on 40/33/87 shooting from the field. Young is scoring less than his career average, but he's averaging far more assists than usual; it looks as though Young's development has made him more of a passer.

Young wasn't the only one who had a massive night on Thursday. Despite the loss, Zach LaVine put up 37 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds on 56/78/100 shooting from the field. Overall, the Chicago Bulls had a tremendous offensive night, but they simply couldn't play any defense to stop the Hawks - which was a major concern about the team going into the season.

The Bulls led the Hawks 124-107 with 6:20 remaining.

Atlanta just ran off a 23-2 run in 4 minutes to take the lead at home 🤯 pic.twitter.com/AnnrAksBNX
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 27, 2024