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Nick Young signs deal with Lakers | ProBasketballTalk
Good signing. Young is a decent player who the Lakers really need since everyone on their team is over 30+.
Good signing. Young is a decent player who the Lakers really need since everyone on their team is over 30+.
This is a league minimum deal (that is all the Lakers could offer). It is likely a one-year contract because the Lakers want to keep their cap space and Young will feel after a good season he could earn more on the open market.
The fact that Young – a pure scorer who averaged 10.6 points a game last season in Philadelphia but shot just 41.3 percent — could only get the league minimum speaks to how the free agent market has changed with the new CBA. Young is the kind of guy who used to get overpaid by some team desperate for scoring, but now he has trouble finding a home.
This is a great landing spot for him and a good value pick up for the Lakers. He will officially be Kobe Bryant’s backup, but if Bryant has to miss the start of the season as he tries to recover from his Achilles tendon, Young will get those starts. Either way the Lakers will back off on Kobe’s minutes and a lot of those will go to Young.
Young is a good but not great spot up shooter (42 percent last season according to Synergy Sports), is strong in isolation (he averaged 1.04 points per possession) and works well off the ball. He defends well in isolation but can struggle with team defense at times.
This is a smart move by the Lakers, who may not be all that good next season but they should be interesting.
The fact that Young – a pure scorer who averaged 10.6 points a game last season in Philadelphia but shot just 41.3 percent — could only get the league minimum speaks to how the free agent market has changed with the new CBA. Young is the kind of guy who used to get overpaid by some team desperate for scoring, but now he has trouble finding a home.
This is a great landing spot for him and a good value pick up for the Lakers. He will officially be Kobe Bryant’s backup, but if Bryant has to miss the start of the season as he tries to recover from his Achilles tendon, Young will get those starts. Either way the Lakers will back off on Kobe’s minutes and a lot of those will go to Young.
Young is a good but not great spot up shooter (42 percent last season according to Synergy Sports), is strong in isolation (he averaged 1.04 points per possession) and works well off the ball. He defends well in isolation but can struggle with team defense at times.
This is a smart move by the Lakers, who may not be all that good next season but they should be interesting.
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