Trae Young nutmegged a defender, hit a jumper, and stared down the Nuggets’ bench

It hasn’t taken long for Trae Young to become one of the more exciting players to watch in the NBA.

And right now he’s on an absolute tear.

The second-year Atlanta Hawks guard has scored over 30 points in each of his last three games, including 42 in Tuesday night’s victory over the Nuggets in Denver in which he hit eight 3-pointers.

But it was a nice two-pointer that stood out the most against the Nuggets as he nutmegged a defender, collected the ball, hit a jumper, and then stared down Denver’s bench for about five seconds.

You’re gonna want to check this out:

🏀 Nutmeg ✔️
🏀 Bucket ✔️
🏀 Stare down Nugget Bench ✔️

Stop it, Trae Young. 😷#TrueToAtlanta #NBA #NBATwitter pic.twitter.com/mDtWkGFX3S

— Stats Insider (@StatsInsider) November 13, 2019

Here’s a better angle of the nutmeg:

Trae Young with the NUTMEG#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/CGIMV0tqeD

— NBA Daily Clips (@viral_nba) November 13, 2019

Insane.

Here are his highlights from the win:

Trae really is a cheat code ❄️

– 42 points
– 11 assists
– 8 3pm
– Big W over the Nuggets

📽️: @NBATV pic.twitter.com/m4zSYW2mg9

— SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 13, 2019

NBA fans loved the nutmeg:

STOP IT, @TheTraeYoung 🤯

📽️: @NBA pic.twitter.com/ONk6g3mEbH

— SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 13, 2019

Trae Young just playing with people pic.twitter.com/7fImsLfhFJ

— DailySportsDosage (@OfficalDSD) November 13, 2019

😭😭😭 RT @NBATV: This nutmeg was COLD
@TheTraeYoung ❄️#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/LTeGEmulFR

— Zak •MBC • UPTN (@MrBruCru21) November 13, 2019

Trae Young just nutmeg Wil Barton and cashed it 😭😭 All Star STARTER this year

— Khalid (@StxvxBvrtmvn) November 13, 2019