As Nick Young sat on the bench without hearing his number called in 11 of the Los Angeles Lakers last 12 games, it became increasingly clear his season was probably over. Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News confirmed as much Sunday, reporting that the Lakers have “effectively” shut down Young for their final five games of the season.
Young, who averaged 13.2 points per game for the Lakers, had arguably the most efficient season of his career at age 31, posting a career-high true-shooting 58.8 percent.
The shooting-starved Lakers needed all the floor spacing Young could give them early in the year, and 40.