After missing the All-Star game in 2022-23, Young re-secured the accolade last season. Entering his age-26 season, Young should have more opportunities for usage. During the offseason, Atlanta bailed on the Dejounte Murray experiment, sending him to New Orleans for picks and depth pieces. The Hawks are now in a soft rebuild focused around Young, Jalen Johnson and No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher. Putting aside the finger injury that limited Young to 54 games, Young had a successful 2023-24 from a fantasy perspective, returning near-first-round per-game value in category formats. That was despite a drop in usage to 30.5 percent - a significant downturn compared to the 34.4 percent rate he boasted the year before Murray's arrival. Young still led the NBA in assist rate (45.1 percent), averaging 10.8 dimes per game in addition to 25.7 points on 43/37/86 shooting, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals. His assists and steals were career highs. Given his youth, role and proven fantasy production, Young should be in the conversation for a late first-round fantasy pick this season. He's already posted two seasons averaging more than 28 points and two seasons averaging more than 10 assists.
