The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster will look vastly different next season. A day after the team reportedly reached a deal to send former No. 2 pick D’Angelo Russell and center Timofey Mozgov to the Nets, Lakers shooting guard Nick Young declined his option for the upcoming season and will become a free agent, The Vertical reported Wednesday.
Young, who was scheduled to make $5.6 million next season, spent the past four seasons in Los Angeles and was a part of the worst stretch in franchise history.
The sharp-shooting guard had a bounce-back season last year, shooting 40 percent from deep – the first time he’s shot that well since the 2009-10 season — and was the subject of trade rumors leading up to the February trade deadline.