Professionalism. If one could sum up Thad Young’s entire playing career with a single word, that would be it. Young has arguably been an above average NBA starting power forward for the past half-decade, yet for one reason or another, YungSmoove’s talents have mostly been wasted and unappreciated on teams that were mediocre or downright bad. Once again, Thad Young enters a season as a genuine asset for a team with no shot of contending for a title. And once again, Young has no idea if he will end the season with the team he started.
A lesser man may have publicly griped, demanded a trade, or slammed a teammate against a wall after season three or four of Thad’s incredibly frustrating Groundhog’s Day yearly re-enactment.