Trae Young Quotes

I feel like I can play point guard for any team in the league and average a double-double.

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I know that people know me for my dunks, but if you've seen me play you know that's just one part of my game.

I can shoot, or I can roll, I can finish inside, I can take two-point shots, I can switch on defence and I can protect the paint.

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

I always enjoy when CJ gets rolling because it's not just the fact that he's doing it for our team; it's the way it looks. Smooth. Crossovers. Crafty. Tough shots.

I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.

I have a pretty good idea of what makes NBA players great - especially at the different positions, and where the biggest problems lie that you have to address in defending those people.

If you ask the guys I played with when I was little, they'll all tell you the same thing. All I did was catch and shoot. I didn't do anything else.

I can run up and down, shoot threes, or go inside. I can also get involved by setting screens and rebounding.

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

I feel more comfortable with the ball in my hands, playing the point guard. But I like playing the 2, too. I think I bring tough defense and the ability to score and also get my teammates the ball to score.

People have to understand what my game is. It's not all about numbers. There's a bigger picture here. I don't create off the dribble. I rely on my teammates; my role is to set screens and get rebounds.

I've been working on my defense and my inside game.

I've been working on a lot of things, just knocking down the three consistently, making smarter moves off the pick-and-roll, improving my dribble a lot.

In high school, I played a lot of point forward, and I had to get everyone involved.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

I think a lot of people have the idea that all I do is dunk and all I do is make layups.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

Magic Johnson didn't play the style that Larry Bird did, and Michael Jordan sure didn't play the style that Magic or Bird played.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

I've worked on my game to the point where anything they've asked of me, I try to come through and do it for them, whether that's defending, making plays, being a decoy, or knocking down shots and being a scorer.