Lakers forward/guard Nick Young has elected not to exercise his option to extend his contract for the 2017-18 season, it was announced today.
The Lakers expected Young to opt out.
Young enjoyed a resurgent season under first-year Lakers coach Luke Walton after clashing with former coach Byron Scott the previous two seasons over his role, production and personality.
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In his tenth season in the league, Swaggy averaged 13.2 points per game on 43% form the field and a career-best 40.4% form the three-point line. Young's confession leaked when Russell recorded his teammate admitting to the affair and made the footage public in July. Young, therefore, has become an unrestricted free agent. They traded point guard D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
However, he has chose to test the open market after a productive 2016-17 season. Young also could find significant minutes available in a backcourt that is likely to include UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball. The Los Angeles native realized a childhood dream by joining the Lakers, but the 10-year National Basketball Association veteran's tenure has coincided with the worst four-year stretch in the 16-time National Basketball Association champions' history. After signing for the veteran minimum in 2013, Young exploded for a career year, averaging 17.9 points and shooting 38.6 percent from three.
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