Thaddeus Young plays in the position of Forward. He has a height of 6 feet 8 inches and weight of 220 lbs. While playing in the NBA (National Basketball Association), he has worn jersey no. 21. He is a member of Philadelphia 76ers.

Young was a student of Mitchell High School in Memphis, Tennessee. After passing out, he took admission in the Georgia Institute of Technology. During the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected by Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round. He was the 12th pick and overall 12th pick.

During the 2007-08 season, Young played in 6 games in the playoffs. He got 160 playing minutes in which he gathered 61 points, 4 assists, 27 rebounds and 7 personal fouls. His field goal percentage was 0.480, 3-point field goal percentage was 0.200 and free throw percentage was 0.857.

Career Highlights

In the 2007-08 season, Young has participated in 74 games in the NBA wherein he received 1554 playing minutes. He made 490 field goal attempts out of which there were 264 field goals resulting in a field goal percentage of 0.539. There were 19 3-point field goal attempts out of which there were 6 3-point field goals and the 3-point field goal percentage was 0.316. The number of free throw attempts was 103 and the number of free throws was 76 which makes the free throw percentage 0.738. He accrued 610 points, 312 rebounds, 58 assists and 126 personal fouls.