Top rookies Grayson Allen and Trae Young got into a scuffle in the Summer League recently. As seen in the video below, Allen — the 21st overall pick by the Utah Jazz, was closely guarding Young — the fifth overall selection by the Dallas Mavericks but was then traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Luka Doncic.
Allen knows that Young is a marksman from downtown that's why he was sticking to him like a leech. But in the play, perhaps Allen was so close that he got entangled with Young which then led to a scuffle:
Grayson Allen & Trae Young getting into it at Summer League đź‘€ pic.twitter.com/xG7adD2EOj
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 6, 2018
Good thing their teammates and the referees got in the middle immediately. The two received one technical foul each for their antics.
Back in his college days, Allen had a reputation for being the villain, mainly because of his overly aggressive plays. Critics and several opponents have tagged him as a “dirty player.” Allen is aware of such criticisms. Now that he's in the NBA, he wants to represent the Jazz in the right way. Per Eric Woodyard of Deseret News:
“I know I come from Duke and I want to continue to represent Duke in a good way, but now that I have a Utah Jazz uniform, I want to represent the Jazz in the right way,” Allen said. “Whether I’m polarizing, loved, hated, I don’t care. I admittingly did and I cared too much when I was at Duke but I’ve moved past it. The love for the game of basketball kind of gets rid of all that.”
Young, meanwhile, who has suited for a few Summer League games, quickly noticed the difference between the NBA and college ball. Per Michael Cunningham of Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Young said that the NBA is definitely more physical:
“It’s a lot more physical,” Young said after Tuesday’s game. “It’s different, but that’s how you want it. You want it to be competitive. This is all a learning experience. This is just my second game.”