Trae Young Becomes Atlanta Hawks All-Time Assist Leader At Just 25 Years Old

Jackson Caudell | Apr 14, 2024

Apr 10, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) controls the ball against / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

It was not a great day for the Atlanta Hawks against the Indiana Pacers, but they now have a new franchise leader in assists.

Despite the loss to Indiana, Hawks point guard Trae Young passed Doc Rivers to become the all-time assist leader in Hawks history. Young had 12 points and 12 assists in today's game and he now has 3, 867 assists in his career. The incredible fact about this is that Young is only 25 years old. He has a chance to down as the greatest Atlanta Hawk of all-time at the rate he is going. Atlanta will need him to be at his best this week in the NBA's play-in tournament.

Point God.

At only 25 years old, Trae Young now holds the FRANCHISE RECORD for assists🥶 pic.twitter.com/X6qAg1IODM

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 14, 2024

The NBA Play-In Tournament matchups and schedule for the Eastern Conference are officially set.

The Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers will play in the No. 7 vs No.8 game on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN, while the No. 9 Chicago Bulls and the No. 10 Atlanta Hawks will play at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Hawks and Bulls matchup has been set for some time, but the 76ers and Heat are officially in the play-in, making for one of the most interesting play-in games since the NBA started the tournament.

The Hawks ended their regular season in as poor of fashion as you could think, losing six straight games and giving up 157 points to the Pacers in the finale today. The Hawks will be without Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu for the upcoming play-in tournament games. If the Hawks beat the Bulls and the loser of Miami/PHI, they would go on to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

Atlanta has never lost a game in the play-in tournament and they are plenty familiar with playing in it. Two years ago, they beat Charlotte and Cleveland to get to the playoffs, then lost in five games to the No. 1 Miami Heat. Last year, they beat Miami in the first play-in game, then lost in six games to the No. 2 Boston Celtics. Trae Young has played very well in the play-in games and Atlanta is going to need him to be the best player on the court for both games. Atlanta lost the season series to the Bulls but won the most recent matchup in Chicago.

The Hawks could win both games and get to the playoffs, but they are going to have to play better than they did down the stretch. Let's see what happens on Wednesday.

"I've had some really good teammates over the years to be able to break this type of record so quick."

– Trae Young, to @BobRathbunTV, on setting the franchise assist mark pic.twitter.com/pY4XKQtpcN

— Bally Sports: Hawks (@HawksOnBally) April 14, 2024