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Danny Young

Guard  at Oklahoma City Thunder
Age63
NationalityUSA
Height193 cm (6'4")
Weight79 kg
BornJul 26, 1962
CollegeWake Forest
Career
4.6PPG
1.2RPG
2.9APG
636 games · 10 seasons

Career snapshot

10seasons
636games
2,904career pts
11.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 235 games · 1984-85–1987-88

Position rank · 1992-93

#87PPG rank
#62PER rank
#55WS rank
Among 92 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 6.9 1985-86 · OKC
RPG 1.5 1985-86 · OKC
APG 4.8 1986-87 · OKC
PER 11.8 1988-89 · POR
WS 3.0 1989-90 · POR

Draft

1984
Round 2 · Pick 39
from Wake Forest

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.