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Trae Young wants to do something that's never been done in NBA

LOS ANGELES -- He's bigger than he looks on TV, which shouldn't come as a surprise. He has been working out three times a day and has force-fed himself protein shakes after each meal. If the fascination with Trae Young was rooted in his wispiness, the goal now is to make him thicker and more physically substantial. An actual chest has become visible through the outlines of his workout gear. At 178 pounds (with aspirations to begin next season at 186), Young can bench-press 185 pounds between 12 and 15 times, according to his strength coach. The pre-draft version of Kevin Durant, c.