Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) tries to get to the basket against Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Trae Young Responds To Ridiculous Take From NBA Veteran

Originally posted on Atlanta Hawks on SI
By Jackson Caudell | Last updated May 27, 2025 2:00 PM ET

Ridiculous takes and opinions are not uncommon in the NBA media world, but there are some that are worse than others. The most recent one comes from NBA veteran Marcus Morris, who gave as inaccurate of a take as you can give about Trae Young.

On ESPN's First Take this morning, Morris made the claim to hosts Kendrick Perkins and Stephen A. Smith that there are not a lot of point guards in the NBA anymore and when Perkins brought up Young, this is what Morris said in response:

"Trae Young is a good player, he is a good player in this league. He just started passing the ball, he was shooting three pointers all the time."

Marcus Morris: There’s not a lot of point guards in the NBA anymore

Kendrick Perkins: What bout Trae Young

Marcus Morris: Trae Young is a good player but he just started passing the ball, he was shooting 3 pointers all the time throughout his career pic.twitter.com/aOXHSfbJHp
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod (@big_business_) May 27, 2025

While this was Young's first season in leading the league in assists, there is not a player in the NBA who has more assists than Trae Young since he came into the league.

Young responded on social media shortly after:

Love Marcus, but this is why it’s important to WIN at a high level & win consistently kids. Human nature to live in the moment!
This how bad narratives are made though.. “just started passing”? let’s do our research.
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) May 27, 2025

Young has a career 44.6% assist percentage and has not averaged fewer than eight assists per game during his NBA career and that came during his rookie season. He has averaged 9.8 assists per game for his career and is one of the best passers and offensive creators in the league. Any assertion that he just started passing this year is completely false.