Trae Young Is Biggest Threat to James Harden Winning Assist Title

This year, the NBA got its newest villain. Trae Young stepped into Madison Square Garden and instantly became everyone’s favorite player to hate. Young dazzled in the postseason and set the bar for the upcoming season sky-high.

WynnBET has odds for who will lead the NBA in assists this year and Young comes in at third. When the odds were first released, Russell Westbrook was the favorite. Then, James Harden took over as the favorite with -110 odds.

Through the movement, Young’s odds have stayed steady at +375. Even though he isn’t the closest to Harden, he’s still the biggest threat to win the assist title.

Young has been in the top four of assists per game since the day he walked into the league. He’s been the runner-up for the past two seasons, and is set to have another high-assist year again. 

The Atlanta Hawks are bringing back nearly everyone from last season, which gives Young a great sense of familiarity and trust with his weapons. Young averaged a career-high 9.4 assists last season. With Bogdan Bogdanovic and John Collins back in the mix, Young has a shooter and his lob threat to rack up the dimes. 

Young should also be considered the biggest threat to Harden because he’s going to have the ball in his hands all game long. Westbrook is going to share time with LeBron James at the point guard position. Westbrook averaged 7.0 assists when he and Harden played together, breaking up his streak of leading the league in assists. It’s only natural to see his numbers go down when he’s alongside another dominant playmaker. 

That’s not the case in Atlanta. It is Trae Young’s team and everything runs through him. His assist numbers have gotten better every year and the league should be scared about how he will test defenses this year.

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