Trae Young jokes about surpassing Steph Curry as NBA's best shooter in just a year

Even though Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young is only in his second NBA season, Young and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry are arguably two of best shooters in NBA at moment. In a recent interview, Young was asked how long it would take for him to surpass Steph Curry. Hawks star joked about question, saying that he would take only a year to surpass Steph Curry. 

Steph Curry shooting stats vs Trae Young shooting stats

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Can Trae Young surpass Steph Curry?

While Steph Curry's college aver (25.3 ppg) is lower than Trae Young's college aver (27.4 ppg), Steph Curry shooting stats have always been higher than 21-year-old Hawks star. Before NBA 2019-20 was suspended due to coronavirus pandemic, Young was trying to score 9.5 three-pointers per game. However, Young has been shooting 34.4% from three-point range in his career, while Steph Curry has been shooting 43.5% from deep, never dropping below 41.1% during an NBA season. While many reports and experts believe Trae Young has potential, he seemingly has a long way to go before he surpasses Curry.

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Both Atlanta Hawks and Warriors have been at bottom of NBA table throughout season. While Young was averaging 29.6 points before season was suspended, Steph Curry was scoring 20.8 points per game. Curry played only five games this season after breaking his hand in October vs Phoenix Suns. Curry returned to play only one game for Warriors before missing rest after falling sick. He was first player to get tested for COVID-19, though his test came back negative. Shortly after  Warriors confirmed that Curry only had seasonal flu, NBA season was suspended on March 11. 

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