Thaddeus Young was a 1st-round NBA one-and-done selection out of Georgia Tech by way of Mitchell High School in 2007. Young, as 92.9 FM ESPN's Jason Smith pointed out, has out-earned Penny Hardaway with a 17-year NBA career. Thaddeus Young went on to win all-state team selections three times while being named a Tennessee "Mr. Basketball". In 2006 Young was the Gatorade Player of the Year.
Thaddeus Young was left out of the Daily Memphian's Top 25 of the 2000s (this century's) Memphis athletes (7/30/24). Jason Smith thinks Young certainly should be on the list and discussed it with John Martin and Geoff Calkins on Tuesday's 92.9 FM ESPN Jason & John Show.
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Thaddeus Young himself joined the Jason & John Show on Friday (8/2) to discuss being left out of the Daily Memphian's Top 25 list.
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