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Los Angeles Lakers Poll Question: What should team do if Nick Young declines option?

By Nick Ziegler

March 5, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young (0) reacts after scoring a three point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
March 5, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young (0) reacts after scoring a three point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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One of the interesting storylines to monitor for the Los Angeles Lakers is the contract situation of Nick Young. Recently, we asked Lakers Nation if the Lakers should keep him.

After a poor 2016-17 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are in the middle of their rebuild. For the past few seasons, they have been adding some young talent in the NBA Draft, and this year should be no different.

Like most teams, the Lakers will also be monitoring what happens in free agency this offseason. One thing that is out of their control, is the contract situation of Nick Young. With a player option for next season, Young will have to make the decision of whether or not he wants to stay in Los Angeles for another season.

According to spotrac.com, Young would make just over $5.6 million next season if he opts in. While that might seem like a lot of money, it really isn’t in the NBA anymore.

At 32-years-old, Young might be able to land another decent contract from somewhere else or even the Lakers again if hr declines the option. Recently, we polled Lakers Nation on Twitter about keeping Young if he declined his option. Here’s what the results were.

As you can see, the results were overwhelmingly for the Lakers not to try and sign Young again if he opts out. After two pretty poor seasons, Young played very well for the Lakers last season. Young was able to average 13.2 points per game and saw his shooting percentages go way up. He was able to shoot 43.0 percent from the field, and 40.4 percent from beyond the arc.

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Since the Lakers traded Lou Williams to the Houston Rockets last season, they could use the bench scoring of Young as of now. Seeing how lopsided the results were did come as a bit of a surprise. Ideally, Young exercising his option for a reasonable $5.6 million per season would work out well for the Lakers. However, the Lakers can’t afford to invest big money in him on a long-term deal.

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