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Patrick Beverley thinks Trae Young has the ability to be an elite PG like Steph Curry
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At this point in his career, Trae Young has often been overlooked. At six-foot-one, Young doesn’t have the two-way abilities that other guards have. However, Young has been this size for a while now and has developed his game accordingly. His handles and three-point shooting are some of the best in the NBA. On his Podcast with Barstool Sports, Patrick Beverley recently compared Young to legendary PG Steph Curry.
On the Pat Bev Podcast, 76ers’ guard Patrick Beverly and his co-host Adam Ferone got into a discussion about Trae Young. From an NBA player’s point of view, Beverley thinks highly of Young and his on-the-court skills. On the other hand, some fans and media personnel shrug off what the 24-year-old has accomplished already in his career.
Young hasn’t done the winning the Curry as accomplished in his illustrious career, but there’s still plenty of time for him to make that happen. Patrick Beverley sees the potential in Trae Young and knows he can be a star in this league for years to come.
Pat Bev believes Trae Young is ‘reinventing the game’ and will carry the torch after Steph Curry
“He’s won plenty of games. He’s hit plenty of daggers. He’s reinventing the game. Whatever Steph Curry is leaving over, he’s taking it and running with it. Took his team to the… pic.twitter.com/SLCOi2sm08
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 16, 2023
Does Trae Young deserve to be compared to an elite PG like Steph Curry?
Trae Young and Steph Curry share similar skill sets as PGs in the NBA. Both players are smaller guards who use their handles, speed, and three-point shooting to be elite scorers. On his podcast, Patrick Beverley said that Young is using the path that Curry has set and he is “running with it.”
Next season, Young will be heading into the sixth season of his career. In Curry’s sixth season, he won his first NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. Trae Young hasn’t seen that kind of success yet in the NBA playoffs. He made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021 but lost to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Are we all going to sit here and act like Trae Young isn’t ELITE?! pic.twitter.com/6G71fx8j5v
— Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) August 16, 2023
On top of comparing the two PGs, Patrick Beverley also said that Trae Young has been snubbed from being able to play for Team USA. That argument has been made by a lot of media members with the recent FIBA World Cup roster for 2023. There are certainly some players on the team that are not as established as Young. Yet, he’s still overlooked.
In five NBA seasons, Young averages (25.5) points and (9.3) assist per game. Pat Bev compared Young and Curry as both players are elite three-point shooters. That’s where the slight difference comes into play when you look at the two side by side. Trae Young has a career (.352) three-point percentage. Steph Curry has an outstanding (.428) career three-point percentage. Hence the reason why Curry is regarded as a Top 5 PG of all time.
