NBA Rookie of the Year power rankings, Week 10: Kevin Knox cracks list

NBA Rookie of the Year power rankings, Week 10: Kevin Knox cracks the Top 5

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5. Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks

Last rank: N/A

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young returns to the top five after missing the cut in Week 8. Young’s shooting has improved slightly in the past two weeks. Unfortunately, over Atlanta’s last five contests, he’s still only shooting 31.8 percent from 3-point range and 39.7 percent from the floor.

Young has managed to compensate for his poor shooting by dishing out 6.2 assists per game across the last five games and that’s the good news. The bad news: Through 23 losses, Young is shooting 19.8 percent from 3-point range. In the team’s seven victories, he’s shooting 39.6 percent from behind the arc.

Young is still averaging 15.5 points, 7.1 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game in 2018-19, but his production hasn’t raised the Hawks’ overall profile much.

The 3-point shooting woes may not continue, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye on. His long range shooting was something that led him to become the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of the University of Oklahoma. Now, it’s become something he needs to continue to improve on as the season progresses.