Rookies 2018-19 NBA Season: Points per game Leaders (Early Look)

#2 TraeYoung - 18.6 points per game

Trae Young was selected by Dallas but traded to Atlanta for Luca Doncic.

Just 6 ft 2 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, Young has clearly taken the league by storm since day one. Last month against the Cavaliers, he became the first rookie since Steph Curry to drop at least 35 points and 10 assists in a game. Riding on 13-of-23 shooting, he contributed 35 points and also added 11 assists.

When asked if he could break Curry's record of most threes in a game(13), his response was as follows:

"I would like to break it ... I definitely feel like I'm capable of breaking it. But that's a lot of 3s in a game. I ain't gonna lie."

Even with no exceptional size and strength, he was picked 5th overall for a reason. With averages of 27.4 points and 8.7 assists a game as a freshman, Young became the first player in NCAA history to lead the country in scoring and assists.

As of now, he leads all rookies in assists per game, dropping 7.83 dimes every game.