The Los Angeles Lakers have chosen to pass on the “stretch” deadline for nine-year guard Nick Young.
“Stretching” is merely fractioning a contract into separate parts to allow a team flexibility to keep a player for a certain number of years.
Surely the team will consider waiving Young if they're unable to trade him before or during the season.
The 31-year-old has had back-to-back horrid seasons, shooting 36.6% from the floor during the 2014-2015 season and 33.9% last season in 54 appearances.
In the last three seasons, the L.A. native has gone from being a viable asset off the bench in his first year as a Laker, to being just another body to play because of the money he makes.
The Lakers could choose to waive him if they can't find any trade suitors or buy him out if they want him off the roster.
Here's a chart of how his pay would be split in that event, according to Dan Feldman of NBC Sports:
Waive and stretch:
- 2016-17: $5,443,918
- 2017-18: $1,889,556
- 2018-19: $1,889,556
- 2019-20: $1,889,556
Waive without stretching:
- 2016-17: $5,443,918
- 2017-18: $5,668,667
Young could also serve as trade bait for a team that needs added salary in order to meet the team minimum of $84.729 million.
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