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Guard ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#20

Danny Young

Age64 BornJul 26, 1962 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight79 kg CollegeWake Forest Draft1984 · #39
Career averages
4.6PPG
1.2RPG
2.9APG
636 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
636Games
2,904Career points
11.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 235 games · 1984-85 to 1987-88
Draft1984
2Round
39Overall pick
From Wake Forest
Career highsSingle season
6.9PPG · 1985-86 · OKC
1.5RPG · 1985-86 · OKC
4.8APG · 1986-87 · OKC
11.8PER · 1988-89 · POR
3.0Win shares · 1989-90 · POR
Position rank1992-93
#87PPG rank
#62PER rank
#55Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 92 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Milwaukee Bucks
1994-95 - 1994-95 · 1 seasons
3.4 PPG 0.7 RPG 1.7 APG
7 games
Detroit Pistons
1992-93 - 1992-93 · 1 seasons
2.9 PPG 0.7 RPG 1.8 APG
65 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1991-92 - 1991-92 · 1 seasons
5.3 PPG 1.5 RPG 3.5 APG
44 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1988-89 - 1991-92 · 4 seasons
4.5 PPG 1.3 RPG 2.3 APG
223 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1984-85 - 1987-88 · 4 seasons
5.0 PPG 1.3 RPG 3.7 APG
235 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1984-85 OKC 3 0 8.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 - -
1985-86 OKC 82 29 23.2 6.9 1.5 3.7 1.3 0.1 50.6 32.4 84.9 - -
1986-87 OKC 73 26 20.3 4.8 1.5 4.8 1.0 0.0 45.8 36.7 83.1 - -
1987-88 OKC 77 0 12.3 3.2 1.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 40.8 28.6 81.1 - -
1988-89 POR 48 2 19.8 6.2 1.5 2.6 1.1 0.1 46.0 34.0 78.1 11.8 1.8
1989-90 POR 82 8 17.0 4.7 1.5 2.8 1.0 0.0 42.1 27.1 81.3 11.5 3.0
1990-91 POR 75 1 12.0 3.8 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 38.0 34.6 91.1 11.7 1.8
1991-92 NBA 62 5 16.5 4.5 1.2 2.8 0.7 0.1 39.2 32.9 85.1 - -
1991-92 LAC 44 5 20.2 5.3 1.5 3.5 0.9 0.1 39.1 33.3 88.7 11.2 1.6
1991-92 POR 18 0 7.4 2.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 40.0 30.0 71.4 11.7 0.3
1992-93 DET 65 2 12.9 2.9 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.1 41.3 32.4 87.5 10.4 1.4
1994-95 MIL 7 0 11.0 3.4 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 52.9 41.7 100.0 14.3 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1994 Detroit Pistons Milwaukee Bucks offseason From 1992-93 to 1994-95
Jul 1992 Portland Trail Blazers Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1992 Los Angeles Clippers Detroit Pistons season change
Oct 1991 Los Angeles Clippers Portland Trail Blazers mid season trade From 1991-92 to 1991-92
Jul 1991 Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Clippers season change
Jul 1988 Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers season change

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Born on July 26

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About Danny Young

Danny Richardson Young is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 3" guard who attended Wake Forest University, he played ten seasons 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.