He is a four-time NBA All-Star, and has led the Hawks to three playoff runs, including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021.

[13] Sources: To begin the 2017–18 season, on November 12, Young recorded 15 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds in a win over the Omaha Mavericks.

[23] On March 7, 2018, Young was announced as the winner of the Wayman Tisdale Award for National Freshman of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

[24] At the end of the regular season for Oklahoma, Young was also named Big 12's Freshman of the Year and was a member of the All-Big 12's First Team.

Young also joined 2018's top two selections Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III as the first consensus All-American First-Team to have three freshman players be named there.

On March 15, Young recorded 28 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in an 83–78 overtime loss to the seventh-seeded Rhode Island Rams.

He became the second freshman to record similar numbers of points in an NCAA Tournament game, with Chris Paul being the first player back in 2004.

[26] Following Oklahoma's loss in the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, Young announced his intention to forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA draft.

[29] On October 21, in the Hawks' third game of the season, Young finished with a season-high 35 points and 11 assists in a 133–111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[31] On February 25, 2019, Young scored a then career-high 36 points and made career high eight three-pointers in a 119–111 loss to the Houston Rockets.

[33] He then surpassed his season-high two days later on March 1, putting up a then career-high 49 points alongside 16 assists in a high-scoring 168–161 quadruple overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls.

[45] On May 23, 2021, he made his NBA playoff debut, posting 32 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists against the New York Knicks, capping it off with a game-winning floater with 0.9 seconds left in regulation to lift the Hawks to a 107–105 victory in Game 1 of the First Round.

[46] Young also joined LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Derrick Rose as the only players in league history to record 30 points and 10 assists in their playoff debuts.

[49] In Game 1 of the Conference Finals, Young dropped a playoff career-high 48 points, alongside 11 assists and seven rebounds in a 116–113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

[53] On November 14, 2021, Young scored a then season-high 42 points, along with 8 rebounds and 10 assists, to lead Atlanta to a 120–100 victory over the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks.

[65] In Game 1 of the first round against the Miami Heat, Young scored a career playoff-low 8 points on 1-for-12 shooting (0-for-7 from three-point range) and had more turnovers (six) than assists (four).

[67] As Young entered his fifth NBA season, the Atlanta Hawks decided to pull off a trade receiving Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs in the process.

[74] In Game 3 of the Hawks' first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Young put up 32 points, six rebounds, nine assists, one steal, and two blocks in a 130–122 win.

He joined Dejounte Murray as the first pair of Hawks teammates to each put up at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game since Lenny Wilkens and Bill Bridges in 1966.

[75] In Game 5 of the Hawks' first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Young put up 38 points and 13 assists alongside a game-winning three-pointer in a 119–117 win.

[81] On October 23, 2024, in the Hawks' season opener, Young recorded 30 points, 12 assists, and five rebounds in a 120–116 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

He joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to have back-to-back games with at least 30 points and 10 assists to start a season.

[84] On December 6, Young put up 31 points and 20 assists, alongside a game-winning three-pointer, in a 134–132 overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

[95] In August 2019, Young was named an Honorary Board Member at The Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma City.