The Los Angeles Lakers are on the cusp of seeing the Nick Young era come to an end. The boisterous 32-year-old shooting guard has spent the past four years playing for his hometown Lakers, but it appears that he will test the market and opt for free agency this summer.
Young has a player option in his contract for one more season that would pay him $5.6 million but after a breakout 2016-2017 campaign under head coach Luke Walton that saw him win a starting role and hold it for much of the season. It has been anticipated that Young would indeed opt out in search of a raise and a longer deal, but the decision was finally confirmed by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical:
Young came to the Lakers in the summer of 2013 on a one-year deal at below market value with the hope that he could breath new life into his career.