Thaddeus Young

ABOUT THADDEUS YOUNG

Versatile NBA forward who entered the league in 2007 with the Philadelphia 76ers. He spent seven years with the 76ers before a trade sent him to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Then, after spending half of the 2014-15 season with the T-Wolves, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Kevin Garnett . He began playing with the Toronto Raptors in 2022.

He played 1 year of college basketball at Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2007 NBA Draft.

He began playing varsity basketball in 8th grade at Mitchell High School in Tennessee. He has played on 7 teams throughout his professional career.

He married his high school sweetheart, Shekinah Beckett Young, on August 18, 2012. He has a son named TJ Young.

From 2007 to 2012 he played on the Philadelphia 76ers alongside Andre Iguodala .