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Published: Sept. 28, 2020, midnight

In this episode, Rayford young --the father of Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young-- goes into the archives to remember playing days, and the relationships he made along the way. Some of those relationships include Chauncey Billups and Chris Paul. Rayford then goes on to talk about what he had to do to raise Trae Young into the player he became. Tune in now!

Show Notes 

1:13 Intro

1:58 where are you from?

3:00 Playing aginst and befriending Chauncey Billups

3:35 Chauncey Billups beating Trae in the Horse competition

4:10 Having great PG’s in Trae’s life

5:00 Preaching to Trae about being the best

5:45 When did you realize you were good?

6:00 battling against Desmond Mason

7:23 Coming from a family of hoopers

8:10 pulling skills from different family members

9:00 playing 1 on 1 against dad

9:52 Did Trae ever beat his dad?

10:40 working out at the YMCA

11:10 Giving Jamal Tinsley buckets

11:30 Ray waiting to get drafted

12:20 Training camp with the Houston Rockets to play behind Steve Francis

12:55 deciding to go overseas

14:50 when did you hang up your shoes

15:20 getting injured

16:30 Trae playing ball in Europe

17:53 Kellen McCoy

18:23 moving back to Oklahoma

18:40 going through depression

20:00 guidance/dual citizenship

21:06 Two Americans per team

22:24 coaching to get out of depression

22:35 giving NBA players buckets

23:00 How to get out of depression

23:48 getting your degree

24:14 talking to kids

25:05 life after basketball

25:45 finding a career

Trae Young questions

26:15 training Trae seriously

27:10 Falling in love with Blake Griffin

28:00 Trae meeting Chauncy Billups, Tyron Lue, and Chris Paul as a kid

29:00 Trae taking pictures with my kids

30:30 It was already in him

31:10 Video coordinator breaking down videos of top PG’s for Trae

33:24 when did you realize Trae was a special basketball player

34:20 Trae Middle school days

35:34 Heart to heart with Trae about expanding his reach

36:30 Playing for the Tulsa bulldog

37:30 Removing the shelter

39:00 Playing for Mokan Elite

39:45 Jay-z and Dame Dash reference

41:00 understanding the game from a deeper level

42:20 Basketball camps to go to

43:14 Not good to start going to camps too early

44:20 when did you find out he was special

48:00 Blue bloods (Kansas, Kentucky, Duke…)

49:00 Trae meets Michael Porter Jr

50:00 Playing for Mokan Elite

51:10 NIKE EYBL

52:10 Drake sends OVO Jordans, Trae meets Lil Wayne, goes backstage with Migos

53:00 NIKE sends top players to the Bahamas

54:00 Calipari recruiting Trae

55:33 Duke brotherhood

55:55 Bill Self and Kansas

56:15 Coach Kruger of Oklahoma called us everyday

57:10 Dad did not want OU but Trae did

58:00 Why Trae did not go to Kansas

59:15 Why Trae did not go to Duke

59:55 Why Trae did not go to Kentucky

1:02:30 calling every coach to decline offer

1:03:50 why Trae Chose Oklahoma University

1:06:00 might get drafted

1:07:15 Can other parents replicate what you did

1:10:10 shout out to OU

1:11:35 Trae got on my nerves to go to the gym

1:14:25 Trae reads all his criticisms

1:15:15 Trae marveled at being an all-star his 2ndyear

1:16:40 Trae got tired of taking pictures with NBA players

1:17:30 TY Elite AAU team

1:21:30 Putting NPS athletes in Adidas shoes

1:21:50 Younger son Timmy Young

1:22:45 Timmy Hanging out with Shaq

1:24:40 Timmy taking pictures with Kobe and Kevin Hart

1:25:00 Trae Young new gym

1:26:00 Advice for parents

1:28:50 what the show is about

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