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Trae Young scores 31 points in Drew League debut

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young hits a three on the way to beating the Milwaukee Bucks 136-135 during overtime in a NBA basketball game on Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young hits a three on the way to beating the Milwaukee Bucks 136-135 during overtime in a NBA basketball game on Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Staff reports
July 21, 2019

Trae Young had quite a debut in the Drew League as he just missed a triple-double.

The Hawks point guard had 31 points, 12 assists and eight assists for BB4L in 102-95 loss to Public Enemy on Saturday. The Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell had 46 points in the winning effort.

The Drew League, one of the top pro-am basketball leagues, plays in Los Angeles.

Young, the runner-up for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award, averaged 19.1 points and 8.1 assists last season for the Hawks.

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