亚特兰大老鹰队的明星后卫崔杨转会克劳奇体育队引起了媒体的关注。克劳奇创始人Rich Paul最大的两个客户不是别人，正是洛杉矶湖人组合勒布朗·詹姆斯和安东尼·戴维斯，人们不禁把这些点联系起来。
杨的亲生父亲雷福德（Rayford）公开表示，有传闻称他儿子可能会搬到好莱坞。根据这位年轻的家族族长的说法，人们只需看看崔伊的历史就知道，他与克鲁奇的签约绝不是从老鹰队转会到湖人队的迹象：
“我希望人们能看看他的历史，”雷福德通过体育协会的克里斯·克施纳说。他从来都不是追随者。当他赢得Nike EYBL Peach Jam时，他本可以在那之后加入一支超级球队。他拒绝了去橡树山学院，这是一所顶尖的预科学校。高中的时候人们告诉他，如果他去俄克拉荷马州诺曼市的一所当地高中，他就不会成为一个全美国的或者顶尖的新兵。他在大四时的平均成绩是44分，是一个全美国人。然后他们告诉他，如果他去俄克拉荷马州，他就不会是第一轮的人选。卡里帕里坐在我们的客厅里，告诉他，如果你想成为一个彩票中奖者，你最好来肯塔基州，他留在了俄克拉荷马州。他从来都不是追随者。克劳奇的这件事和有一天去湖人打比赛没有任何关系。他们的阵容中有很多人不是湖人的队员。”
杨先生说得对。他的儿子加入了越来越多不在洛杉矶的克劳奇客户名单，其中包括约翰·沃尔、本·西蒙斯、德雷蒙德·格林、埃里克·布莱索和本·麦克莱莫尔等。再说一次，相当数量的湖人球员目前也由保罗代理。除了勒布朗和戴维斯，肯塔基·考德威尔·波普、迪昂·沃特斯、塔伦·霍顿·塔克和JR·史密斯都是克鲁奇的客户，他本人刚刚与俱乐部达成了协议。
然而，雷福德继续解释说，崔的心杨属于亚特兰大。他儿子看待比赛的方式也是他希望长期留在老鹰队的一个重要因素：
“我会要求那些球迷谁是特拉或亚特兰大球迷看看他的历史，”他继续说。“他知道这是一个团队的努力，但他希望有一天能把这尊雕像放在多米尼克（威尔金斯饰）旁边，伙计。我以前告诉过你，我儿子身高6英尺1，但他认为无论勒布朗和他在一起，他都是场上最好的球员。希望这不会对他产生反作用，但是他有很大的球并且非常自信。他只知道他想完成什么。我从没想过我儿子会加入一支超级球队，除非他们都来亚特兰大。他太骄傲了，不能这么做。也许这种骄傲会适得其反，但谁知道呢。我儿子和凯文杜兰特在俄克拉荷马城见过这种事。他不是那种叫他纸杯蛋糕的人，但他看到了类似事情的强烈反应
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Trae Young’s dad reacts to Lakers speculation after move to Klutch Sports
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The move of Atlanta Hawks star guard Trae Young to Klutch Sports has grabbed headlines of late. Being that two of the biggest clients of Klutch founder Rich Paul are none other than Los Angeles Lakers duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis, people could not help but connect the dots.
Young’s own father, Rayford, has spoken out about the rumors linking his son to a potential move to Hollywood. According to the Young family patriarch, one would only need to look at Trae’s history to realize that his signing with Klutch is anything but an indication of an impending move from the Hawks to the Lakers:
âI wish people would look at his history,â Rayford said, via Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. âHeâs never been a follower. When he won the Nike EYBL Peach Jam, he could have went to a super team after that. He turned down going to Oak Hill Academy, which is one of the top prep schools. People told him in high school that he wouldnât be an All-American or a top recruit if he went to a local high school in Norman, Oklahoma. He averaged 44 points his senior year and was an All-American. Then they told him that he wouldnât be a first-round pick if he went to Oklahoma. Calipari sat in our living room and told him, âIf you want to be a lottery pick, you better come to Kentucky.â He stayed with Oklahoma. Heâs never been a follower. This whole thing with Klutch never had anything to do with going to play with the Lakers one day. They have a lot of people on their roster who arenât with the Lakers.”
Fair point from Mr. Young there. His son joins a growing list of Klutch clients who are not in LA, including the likes of John Wall, Ben Simmons, Draymond Green, Eric Bledsoe, and Ben McLemore, to name a few. Then again, a fair amount of Lakers players are also currently being represented by Paul. Aside from LeBron and Davis, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Dion Waiters, Talen Horton-Tucker, and JR Smith, who himself just secured a deal with the club, are all part of Klutch’s clientele.
Rayford went on to explain, however, that Trae’s heart young belongs in Atlanta. The way his son views the game is also an important factor of his desire to stay with the Hawks for the long haul:
âI would ask those fans who are fans of Trae or Atlanta fans to just look at his history,” he continued. “He knows this is a team effort, but he wants to have that statue next to Dominique (Wilkins) one day, man. Iâve told you this before, my son is 6-foot-1, but he thinks heâs the best player on the court no matter if LeBron is on the floor with him. Hopefully, it never backfires on him, but heâs got big balls and is very confident. He just knows what he wants to accomplish. I never think my son is going to join a super team unless they all come to Atlanta. Heâs just got too much pride to do that. Maybe that pride will backfire, but who knows. My son has seen it happen here in Oklahoma City with (Kevin Durant). He wasnât one of those who called him a cupcake, but heâs seen the backlash of something like that happen.â
