Nick Young has told the Los Angeles Lakers that he will not pick up his player option and will become a costless agent. Young had career numbers last season when he averaged 17.9 points per game for the Lakers that finished 27-55.
Nick Young played college basketball at USC. Young had until June 25th which was the deadline to make his decison. Young stated that he would not excersise the player option of $1.2 million he had. He wants to test costless agency in hopes of landing a long term deal with a team. Young did express his will to remain with the Lakers if possible.
"I always wanted to be a Laker and it will be a dream come true to still be here, but it's crazy," the seven-year veteran said in April. "You never know what happens. Last year they had a whole different team. It's obvious they're going to make some changes."
The Lakers have just three players under contract for next season. They are Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Robert Sacre -- and have a team option to retain point guard Kendall Marshall for $915,243. Ideally, the Lakers should keep Marshall in hand just in case they have injury problems again.
Because of the potentially desimated roster, and with just one pick in the NBA Draft, the Lakers will be a big player in the upcoming costless agency market.
