Most NBA players who get a custom truck build end up with something that looks like a sneaker collaboration exploded over a pickup bed. Trae Young went a different direction.The Washington Wizards guard worked with RealTruck and Jim Lewis of ProMotorsports to transform his RAM 1500 TRX into something personal – a build rooted in Oklahoma, not an endorsement deal.The result is one of the more considered celebrity truck builds in recent memory, which is a sentence you don’t often get to write.What Was Actually Done to the TruckThe foundation is a TRX packing a 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 rated at 702 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, capable of hitting 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and running the quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds.AdvertisementAdvertisementThere was no reason to touch the drivetrain, so nobody did.The bed now wears a RealTruck RetraxPRO retractable tonneau cover, a low-profile aluminum unit that can support up to 500 pounds and lock in multiple positions.The AMP Research PowerStep Vision running boards extend when needed, retract while driving, and run full-length LED lighting that doubles as step and accent illumination.RealTruck also fitted Husky protection products throughout – floor liners plus the new Husky Guardian Comfort bed and tailgate mat.All functional. None of it decorative for its own sake.The interior is where it gets personal. Alea Leather handled the cabin with custom seats, dash upgrades, and green accents tied to Norman North High School – the place where Young first started building the résumé that would eventually get him drafted fifth overall.AdvertisementAdvertisementOutside, a high-shine green band replaces the standard “TRX” text near the end of the bed, carrying Young’s “TY” logo. That same shade references an official Norman North color, which transitions to a darker hunter green on the dash and embossed headrests inside.Why Norman North and Not the SoonersYoung attended Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma, and the connection clearly stuck. When asked by Maxim why the interior carried high school colors rather than Oklahoma Sooners crimson, Young answered: “I love my Sooners, but everything started at Norman North High School.”Norman North retired his jersey during the 2022 NBA All-Star break, which tells you all you need to know about how seriously he takes that particular bond.Young told Maxim: “Thanks to RealTruck and ProMotorsports, the TRX is more than just a truck, it’s a one-of-a-kind work of art that tells the story of my journey from Oklahoma to the NBA.”Young is a four-time NBA All-Star who has built a career around defying expectations, and this build has the same energy – thoughtfully constructed, harder to dismiss than it looks at first glance, and unmistakably from Oklahoma. The truck was already loud enough before anyone touched it. Everything added here just made it his.
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