Nick Young won’t be back
Coming into his exit interview, Nick Young was reportedly undecided on whether or not he’d back with the Los Angeles Lakers next season. Any doubts about that were cleared up a few minutes into his interview.
“At my age, I don’t know if I kinda want to sit around and wait for a team to progress and grow. I kinda want to be on a playoff team and see what happens,” Young said.
Not spelled out enough? Before he left the podium Thursday morning, Young told reporters “I’ll see ya’ll when I come back and play against you next year.”
Young has a player option he’s almost guaranteed to decline this summer and teams will be eager to offer a shooter like Swaggy P an eight-figure salary. Don’t bank on the Lakers being one of those teams.