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Danny Young (basketball)
American basketball player (born 1962)
American basketball player (born 1962)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Danny Young |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| height_ft | 6 |
| height_in | 3 |
| weight_lb | 175 |
| high_school | William G. Enloe |
| (Raleigh, North Carolina) | |
| college | Wake Forest (1980–1984) |
| draft_year | 1984 |
| draft_round | 2 |
| draft_pick | 39 |
| draft_team | Seattle SuperSonics |
| career_start | 1984 |
| career_end | 1994 |
| career_position | Point guard |
| career_number | 22, 21, 20 |
| years1 | |
| team1 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| years2 | 1984–1985 |
| team2 | Wyoming Wildcatters |
| years3 | – |
| team3 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| years4 | – |
| team4 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| years5 | |
| team5 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| years6 | |
| team6 | Detroit Pistons |
| years7 | 1993–1994 |
| team7 | Limoges |
| years8 | |
| team8 | Milwaukee Bucks |
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
- French League champion (1994)
- French Cup champion (1994)
Danny Richardson Young (born July 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 3" guard who attended Wake Forest University, he played ten seasons (1984–1993; 1994–1995) in the NBA, spending time with the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, and Milwaukee Bucks. Young was a key reserve on the 1990 Blazers team that reached the NBA Finals, and he retired with 2,622 NBA career points and 1,674 assists.
Seattle Supersonics
At the end of his time in Seattle, Young was low in the rotation, behind several other backup guards. Seattle attempted to trade him but was unsuccessful. Consequently, they waived him on November 3, 1988.
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland signed Young the same day he was waived.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
|- | 3 || 0 || 8.7 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 |- | 82 || 29 || 23.2 || .506 || .324 || .849 || 1.5 || 3.7 || 1.3 || 0.1 || 6.9 |- | 73 || 26 || 20.3 || .458 || .367 || .831 || 1.5 || 4.8 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 4.8 |- | 77 || 0 || 12.3 || .408 || .286 || .811 || 1.0 || 2.8 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 3.2 |- | 48 || 2 || 19.8 || .460 || .340 || .781 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 6.2
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Playoffs
|- | 14 || 0 || 14.9 || .404 || .313 || 1.000 || 1.1 || 3.4 || 1.1 || 0.0 || 4.1 |- | 5 || 0 || 19.0 || .524 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 3.8 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 6.4 |- | 3 || 1 || 22.0 || .462 || .375 || .500 || 2.7 || 4.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 9.3
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College
|- | 29 || 0 || 16.9 || .496 || – || .688 || 1.3 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 5.1 |- | 30 || 30 || 31.5 || .508 || – || .714 || 2.5 || 4.4 || 1.6 || 0.2 || 10.6 |- | 31 || 31 || 32.2 || .457 || .370 || .713 || 2.1 || 5.0 || 1.6 || 0.2 || 12.8 |- | 32 || 32 || 32.6 || .456 || – || .707 || 1.8 || 4.9 || 2.2 || 0.3 || 9.6 |- class="sortbottom" | 122 || 93 || 28.5 || .475 || .370 || .708 || 1.9 || 4.0 || 1.6 || 0.2 || 9.6 |}
Playing style
Not known for flamboyant play, Young was valued for his ball-handling skills and steady, mistake-free play.
References
References
- English, Reid. (November 29, 1988). "Young Makes Smooth Transition". Statesman-Journal.
- . (January 11, 1992). ["Blazers Waive Young for Strothers"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/337946645/). *The World*.
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