Danny Young (basketball)

Danny Young
Personal information
Born (1962-07-26) July 26, 1962 (age 62)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliam G. Enloe
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
CollegeWake Forest (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1984–1994
PositionPoint guard
Number22, 21, 20
Career history
1984Seattle SuperSonics
1984–1985Wyoming Wildcatters
1985–1988Seattle SuperSonics
1988–1992Portland Trail Blazers
1992Los Angeles Clippers
1992–1993Detroit Pistons
1993–1994Limoges
1994Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
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Danny Richardson Young (born July 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 3" guard who attended Wake Forest University,[1] 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.[1]

Portland Trail Blazers

Portland signed Young the same day he was waived.[1] He immediately became the third guard for the Blazers, behind Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter.[1] He was waived from the team January 1992 in order to make room for Lamont Strothers.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Seattle 3 0 8.7 .200 .000 .000 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 1.3
1985–86 Seattle 82 29 23.2 .506 .324 .849 1.5 3.7 1.3 0.1 6.9
1986–87 Seattle 73 26 20.3 .458 .367 .831 1.5 4.8 1.0 0.0 4.8
1987–88 Seattle 77 0 12.3 .408 .286 .811 1.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 3.2
1988–89 Portland 48 2 19.8 .460 .340 .781 1.5 2.6 1.1 0.1 6.2
1989–90 Portland 82* 8 17.0 .421 .271 .813 1.5 2.8 1.0 0.0 4.7
1990–91 Portland 75 1 12.0 .380 .346 .911 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 3.8
1991–92 Portland 18 0 7.4 .400 .300 .714 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 2.5
1991–92 Los Angeles 44 5 20.2 .391 .333 .887 1.5 3.5 0.9 0.1 5.3
1992–93 Detroit 65 2 12.9 .413 .324 .875 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.1 2.9
1994–95 Milwaukee 7 0 11.0 .529 .417 1.000 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 3.4
Career 574 73 16.6 .437 .327 .835 1.2 2.9 0.9 0.1 4.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Seattle 14 0 14.9 .404 .313 1.000 1.1 3.4 1.1 0.0 4.1
1987–88 Seattle 5 0 19.0 .524 .000 1.000 2.0 3.8 0.4 0.4 6.4
1988–89 Portland 3 1 22.0 .462 .375 .500 2.7 4.0 0.3 0.0 9.3
1989–90 Portland 21* 0 14.0 .389 .379 .704 1.4 1.5 0.7 0.1 4.1
1990–91 Portland 7 0 5.1 .545 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
1991–92 Los Angeles 3 0 3.7 .500 .000 .000 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
Career 53 1 13.4 .430 .322 .816 1.2 2.2 0.6 0.1 4.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980–81 Wake Forest 29 0 16.9 .496 – .688 1.3 1.7 1.0 0.1 5.1
1981–82 Wake Forest 30 30 31.5 .508 – .714 2.5 4.4 1.6 0.2 10.6
1982–83 Wake Forest 31 31 32.2 .457 .370 .713 2.1 5.0 1.6 0.2 12.8
1983–84 Wake Forest 32 32 32.6 .456 – .707 1.8 4.9 2.2 0.3 9.6
Career 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e English, Reid (November 29, 1988). "Young Makes Smooth Transition". Statesman-Journal. Salem, Oregon – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blazers Waive Young for Strothers". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. January 11, 1992 – via newspapers.com.


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