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Danny Young

Danny Richardson Young

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1962 in Raleigh, North Carolina
High School: Enloe in Raleigh, North Carolina
College: Wake Forest University
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 2nd round (15th pick, 39th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1984

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 22 SEA NBA 3 0 26 2 10 .200 0 1 .000 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 2 2 4
1985-86 23 SEA NBA 82 29 1901 227 449 .506 24 74 .324 90 106 .849 29 91 120 303 110 9 92 113 568
1986-87 24 SEA NBA 73 26 1482 132 288 .458 29 79 .367 59 71 .831 23 90 113 353 74 3 85 72 352
1987-88 25 SEA NBA 77 0 949 89 218 .408 22 77 .286 43 53 .811 18 57 75 218 52 2 37 69 243
1988-89 26 POR NBA 48 2 952 115 250 .460 17 50 .340 50 64 .781 17 57 74 123 55 3 45 50 297
1989-90 27 POR NBA 82 8 1393 138 328 .421 16 59 .271 91 112 .813 29 93 122 231 82 4 80 84 383
1990-91 28 POR NBA 75 1 897 103 271 .380 36 104 .346 41 45 .911 22 53 75 141 50 7 50 49 283
1991-92 29 TOT NBA 62 5 1023 100 255 .392 23 70 .329 57 67 .851 16 59 75 172 46 4 47 53 280
1991-92 29 POR NBA 18 0 134 16 40 .400 3 10 .300 10 14 .714 0 9 9 20 6 0 5 6 45
1991-92 29 LAC NBA 44 5 889 84 215 .391 20 60 .333 47 53 .887 16 50 66 152 40 4 42 47 235
1992-93 30 DET NBA 65 2 836 69 167 .413 22 68 .324 28 32 .875 13 34 47 119 31 5 30 36 188
1994-95 32 MIL NBA 7 0 77 9 17 .529 5 12 .417 1 1 1.000 1 4 5 12 4 0 4 8 24
Career NBA 574 73 9536 984 2253 .437 194 594 .327 460 551 .835 168 541 709 1674 507 37 472 536 2622

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 22 SEA NBA 3 0 8.7 0.7 3.3 .200 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3
1985-86 23 SEA NBA 82 29 23.2 2.8 5.5 .506 0.3 0.9 .324 1.1 1.3 .849 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.7 1.3 0.1 1.1 1.4 6.9
1986-87 24 SEA NBA 73 26 20.3 1.8 3.9 .458 0.4 1.1 .367 0.8 1.0 .831 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.8 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.0 4.8
1987-88 25 SEA NBA 77 0 12.3 1.2 2.8 .408 0.3 1.0 .286 0.6 0.7 .811 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.9 3.2
1988-89 26 POR NBA 48 2 19.8 2.4 5.2 .460 0.4 1.0 .340 1.0 1.3 .781 0.4 1.2 1.5 2.6 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 6.2
1989-90 27 POR NBA 82 8 17.0 1.7 4.0 .421 0.2 0.7 .271 1.1 1.4 .813 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.7
1990-91 28 POR NBA 75 1 12.0 1.4 3.6 .380 0.5 1.4 .346 0.5 0.6 .911 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.7 3.8
1991-92 29 TOT NBA 62 5 16.5 1.6 4.1 .392 0.4 1.1 .329 0.9 1.1 .851 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 4.5
1991-92 29 POR NBA 18 0 7.4 0.9 2.2 .400 0.2 0.6 .300 0.6 0.8 .714 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.5
1991-92 29 LAC NBA 44 5 20.2 1.9 4.9 .391 0.5 1.4 .333 1.1 1.2 .887 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.5 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 5.3
1992-93 30 DET NBA 65 2 12.9 1.1 2.6 .413 0.3 1.0 .324 0.4 0.5 .875 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.9
1994-95 32 MIL NBA 7 0 11.0 1.3 2.4 .529 0.7 1.7 .417 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.1 3.4
Career NBA 574 73 16.6 1.7 3.9 .437 0.3 1.0 .327 0.8 1.0 .835 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 4.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 22 SEA NBA 3 0 26 2.8 13.8 .200 0.0 1.4 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.2 2.8 4.2 0.0 2.8 2.8 5.5
1985-86 23 SEA NBA 82 29 1901 4.3 8.5 .506 0.5 1.4 .324 1.7 2.0 .849 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.7 2.1 0.2 1.7 2.1 10.8
1986-87 24 SEA NBA 73 26 1482 3.2 7.0 .458 0.7 1.9 .367 1.4 1.7 .831 0.6 2.2 2.7 8.6 1.8 0.1 2.1 1.7 8.6
1987-88 25 SEA NBA 77 0 949 3.4 8.3 .408 0.8 2.9 .286 1.6 2.0 .811 0.7 2.2 2.8 8.3 2.0 0.1 1.4 2.6 9.2
1988-89 26 POR NBA 48 2 952 4.3 9.5 .460 0.6 1.9 .340 1.9 2.4 .781 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.7 2.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 11.2
1989-90 27 POR NBA 82 8 1393 3.6 8.5 .421 0.4 1.5 .271 2.4 2.9 .813 0.7 2.4 3.2 6.0 2.1 0.1 2.1 2.2 9.9
1990-91 28 POR NBA 75 1 897 4.1 10.9 .380 1.4 4.2 .346 1.6 1.8 .911 0.9 2.1 3.0 5.7 2.0 0.3 2.0 2.0 11.4
1991-92 29 TOT NBA 62 5 1023 3.5 9.0 .392 0.8 2.5 .329 2.0 2.4 .851 0.6 2.1 2.6 6.1 1.6 0.1 1.7 1.9 9.9
1991-92 29 POR NBA 18 0 134 4.3 10.7 .400 0.8 2.7 .300 2.7 3.8 .714 0.0 2.4 2.4 5.4 1.6 0.0 1.3 1.6 12.1
1991-92 29 LAC NBA 44 5 889 3.4 8.7 .391 0.8 2.4 .333 1.9 2.1 .887 0.6 2.0 2.7 6.2 1.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 9.5
1992-93 30 DET NBA 65 2 836 3.0 7.2 .413 0.9 2.9 .324 1.2 1.4 .875 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.1 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.6 8.1
1994-95 32 MIL NBA 7 0 77 4.2 7.9 .529 2.3 5.6 .417 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 1.9 2.3 5.6 1.9 0.0 1.9 3.7 11.2
Career NBA 574 73 9536 3.7 8.5 .437 0.7 2.2 .327 1.7 2.1 .835 0.6 2.0 2.7 6.3 1.9 0.1 1.8 2.0 9.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 22 SEA NBA 3 26 0.5 .200 .200 0.0 13.4 6.7 10.2 5.6 0.0 16.7 19.3 45 101 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.188
1985-86 23 SEA NBA 82 1901 13.7 .573 .532 1.8 5.8 3.7 22.2 2.9 0.3 15.7 12.9 116 107 2.7 2.1 4.8 .121
1986-87 24 SEA NBA 73 1482 12.8 .551 .509 1.7 6.6 4.2 29.2 2.4 0.1 21.0 10.7 118 112 2.0 0.9 2.9 .095
1987-88 25 SEA NBA 77 949 13.3 .503 .459 2.1 6.9 4.4 28.8 2.6 0.1 13.3 11.8 120 109 1.6 0.8 2.4 .122
1988-89 26 POR NBA 48 952 11.8 .534 .494 1.9 6.7 4.2 15.9 2.7 0.2 13.9 13.1 112 109 1.0 0.8 1.8 .091
1989-90 27 POR NBA 82 1393 11.5 .508 .445 2.2 7.4 4.8 20.7 2.8 0.2 17.5 12.9 109 105 1.0 1.9 3.0 .103
1990-91 28 POR NBA 75 897 11.7 .487 .446 2.7 6.5 4.6 20.1 2.7 0.5 14.7 15.4 106 106 0.6 1.2 1.8 .096
1991-92 29 TOT NBA 62 1023 11.3 .492 .437 1.7 6.4 4.1 22.4 2.2 0.2 14.2 13.7 108 108 0.8 1.1 1.9 .089
1991-92 29 POR NBA 18 134 11.7 .487 .438 0.0 7.3 3.7 19.8 2.2 0.0 9.8 15.5 111 107 0.1 0.2 0.3 .109
1991-92 29 LAC NBA 44 889 11.2 .493 .437 2.0 6.3 4.1 22.8 2.2 0.3 15.0 13.4 108 108 0.6 0.9 1.6 .086
1992-93 30 DET NBA 65 836 10.4 .519 .479 1.6 4.7 3.1 19.2 1.9 0.4 14.2 10.8 114 111 0.9 0.5 1.4 .081
1994-95 32 MIL NBA 7 77 14.3 .688 .676 1.5 6.4 3.9 24.2 2.7 0.0 18.7 12.3 129 112 0.2 0.0 0.2 .141
Career NBA 574 9536 12.2 .525 .480 1.9 6.4 4.1 22.6 2.6 0.2 15.9 12.6 113 108 10.7 9.5 20.2 .101

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1986-87 24 SEA NBA 14 208 21 52 5 16 10 10 4 16 48 15 0 7 21 57 .404 .313 1.000 14.9 4.1 1.1 3.4
1987-88 25 SEA NBA 5 95 11 21 0 3 10 10 3 10 19 2 2 7 7 32 .524 .000 1.000 19.0 6.4 2.0 3.8
1988-89 26 POR NBA 3 66 12 26 3 8 1 2 2 8 12 1 0 2 2 28 .462 .375 .500 22.0 9.3 2.7 4.0
1989-90 27 POR NBA 21 294 28 72 11 29 19 27 11 30 32 14 2 17 29 86 .389 .379 .704 14.0 4.1 1.4 1.5
1990-91 28 POR NBA 7 36 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 12 .545 .000 5.1 1.7 0.0 1.0
1991-92 29 LAC NBA 3 11 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 .500 .000 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.3
Career NBA 53 710 80 186 19 59 40 49 20 64 119 32 4 37 59 219 .430 .322 .816 13.4 4.1 1.2 2.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1986-87 24 SEA NBA 14 208 14.0 .505 .452 2.0 7.1 4.3 29.7 3.5 0.0 11.0 12.4 122 111 0.3 0.2 0.5 .124
1987-88 25 SEA NBA 5 95 14.3 .630 .524 3.8 7.9 6.0 23.7 1.0 1.3 21.6 14.0 122 118 0.2 0.0 0.2 .099
1988-89 26 POR NBA 3 66 15.7 .521 .519 3.0 11.5 6.7 25.7 0.7 0.0 6.9 17.8 119 125 0.1 0.0 0.1 .053
1989-90 27 POR NBA 21 294 9.7 .513 .465 4.0 7.5 5.6 15.4 2.3 0.4 16.9 14.0 104 109 0.1 0.3 0.4 .065
1990-91 28 POR NBA 7 36 11.5 .545 .545 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.3 0.0 0.0 15.4 15.5 112 118 0.0 0.0 0.0 .054
1991-92 29 LAC NBA 3 11 1.8 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 0.0 0.0 33.3 24.7 70 121 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.224
Career NBA 53 710 12.1 .528 .481 3.0 7.3 5.0 22.4 2.2 0.3 15.1 14.1 113 113 0.7 0.5 1.2 .081

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Danny Young 4.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.2 -0.1
Greg Buckner 87.1 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.1
Tom Henderson 86.5 4.7 4.5 3.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.4
Scott Brooks 85.3 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7
Tony Allen 85.1 4.7 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
Herm Gilliam 84.3 4.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.4 0.4
Carlos Arroyo 83.6 4.7 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3
Todd Day 83.1 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 0.3 0.1
Keith Bogans 83.0 4.9 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.1
Darnell Valentine 83.0 5.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0
Johnny Egan 82.5 5.1 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Danny Young 4.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.2 -0.1
Greg Buckner 87.1 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.1
Tom Henderson 86.5 4.7 4.5 3.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.4
Scott Brooks 85.3 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7
Tony Allen 85.1 4.7 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
Herm Gilliam 84.3 4.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.4 0.4
Carlos Arroyo 83.6 4.7 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3
Todd Day 83.1 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 0.3 0.1
Keith Bogans 83.0 4.9 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.1
Darnell Valentine 83.0 5.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0
John Bagley 82.5 4.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.3

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1980-81 18 WAKE 29 491 58 117 33 48 38 50 28 3 24 31 149 .496 .688 16.9 5.1 1.3 1.7
1981-82 19 WAKE 30 946 129 254 60 84 74 132 48 6 66 71 318 .508 .714 31.5 10.6 2.5 4.4
1982-83 20 WAKE 31 999 144 315 27 73 82 115 66 154 49 5 58 71 397 .457 .370 .713 32.2 12.8 2.1 5.0
1983-84 21 WAKE 32 1043 124 272 58 82 59 157 69 9 59 58 306 .456 .707 32.6 9.6 1.8 4.9
Career 122 3479 455 958 27 73 233 329 237 493 194 23 207 231 1170 .475 .370 .708 28.5 9.6 1.9 4.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1985-86 NBA 82 (2)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (972)

Transactions

November 25, 1981: Traded by the New Jersey Nets (as a 1984 2nd round draft pick) with Ray Tolbert to the Seattle SuperSonics for James Bailey.

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (39th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

October 31, 1988: Waived by the Seattle SuperSonics.

November 2, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

January 7, 1992: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

January 9, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

November 25, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

October, 1993: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

October 26, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

November 8, 1994: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

November 10, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

November 21, 1994: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

January 20, 1995: Signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $75,000
1987-88 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $130,000
1988-89 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $167,500
1990-91 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $450,000
1991-92 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $550,000
1994-95 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $150,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,522,500

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