Before Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers head coach Luke Walton made mention that he was considering a change to the starting lineup. Ultimately he decided on taking veteran Nick Young out of the starting lineup in place of David Nwaba.
Young has enjoyed a resurgent season and is easily the Lakers’ best outside shooter, but Walton wanted to take a longer look at guys like Nwaba and Tyler Ennis as the season winds down. For his part, Young said he completely understands the move via Mark Medina of the OC Register:
“It’s that time of year you want to check out the young guys and evaluate them,” Young said.