Age: 24
Years pro: 2
Status: Has two years remaining on his rookie contract, both at team options.
Key stats: Averaged 2.1 points over 4.1 minutes per game while playing in 33 games off the bench.
Joe Young’s second NBA season did not go as he hoped. Either did his first, really, but it still was more productive and encouraging than his second.
Young’s playing time and production dropped from his rookie season to last season as he was unable to penetrate the wall of veteran point guards playing ahead of him.