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Jamal Crawford is a frontrunner of two of Los Angeles’ finest shooting guards to take the Golden State Warriors‘ vacancy at the off-guard position, according to a dual report by ESPN’s Chris Haynes and Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. With a potential double sign-and-trade, three-way team swap coming down the pipe today, the L.A. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are going buck wild out there in free agency. Not content with recent upgrades to the roster in Jimmy Butler and Jeff Teague, the T-Wolves are now after a couple of veterans whom they think will significantly improve two of their biggest weaknesses a season ago. In separate tweets by Darren Wolfson […]

Draymond Green‘s social media antics might just have teased a potential new member of the Golden State Warriors. He took a picture for his Snapchat story captioned “Warriors?” posing alongside free agent guard Nick Young late Sunday evening. There had been reports that Young could be the perfect candidate to take the Warriors’ $5.2 million […]

With 10 players in its active roster and the impending signature of Kevin Durant in the works, the Golden State Warriors could consider free agent shooting guard Nick Young as a “serious candidate” to take their $5.2 million exception, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The swagtastic marksman could be eligible for part or all of the Warriors’ […]

Having signed free agent point guard Jrue Holiday to a 5-year, $126 million deal earlier today, the New Orleans Pelicans are looking to bolster their investment, avidly seeking backcourt depth. The Pels have their eyes set on shooting guard Nick Young and point guard Ty Lawson, looking to satisfy their outside shooting and playmaking needs, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be moving on from guard Nick Young. The former Clipper, Wizard, and 76er had a player option for next season worth $5.6 million, but he is now expected to waive that and explore the open market. The 32-year-old veteran has already expressed his desire to join a contending team, and due to the Lakers going in […]

Oktoberfest is still several months away but don’t tell Lakers guard Nick Young that. The flamboyant Young blasted some Instagrams on Saturday to show off his “Germany Lit fit.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BTwQy9JgudD/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BTwQ4hqgP_4/ Young truly lives up to his nickname “Swaggy P” with this outfit.

To those who were thinking of crossing out Nick Young‘s name from the Los Angeles Lakers in next season’s roster, think again. Young, who still has a $5.6 million player-option for 2017-18, told reporters he’s “60/40” on whether he will exercise it — adding that the Lakers were “begging me to pretty much stay” and joked […]

The expression “what’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine” can be applied to many situations — a married couple, twins or close-in-age siblings, or even really good roommates. For basketball teammates… eh, not so much. Jordan Clarkson has no regard for political correctness, admitting while at Delta’s “Beyond The Court” event on Monday […]

After a rough period wherein his antics overshadowed his basketball skills, Nick Young finally got his redemption year with the Lakers this season. Unfortunately, it has to come to a stop, though just a bit prematurely. As reported by Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, the team has decided to shut down the […]

Before filling up cars with popcorn, NBA rookies had to go through more embarrassing moments during their rookie initiation care of their veteran teammates. In honor of Throwback Thursday, Gilbert Arenas shared a photo on Instagram from the 2007-2008 season, to show what kind of initiation they had their first year teammates do. Current Los Angeles Lakers […]

Nick Young is on a roll lately especially with his three-point shooting. Over his team’s past 10 games, the Los Angeles Lakers shooting has set a new franchise record by knocking down 55 three-point baskets including one that he made on Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies where he celebrated with a pelvic thrust while […]

As a shooter, there’s some shots where a player just knows it’s going in, a moment of unequivocal belief that comes as soon as the ball leaves the hand. Nick Young had such feeling in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers 120-106 win against the Memphis Grizzlies. As he stepped into a rhythm […]

After missing seven games earlier this season due to a leg injury, Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Nick Young has surprised many this season with his consistent shooting and solid defense. Over the past eight games, the 31-year-old USC product has knocked down 36 three-pointers, which turns out to be a franchise record over an […]

During the first half of the game between the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat on Thursday, Kemba Walker was in a groove and felt the need for a little celebration after shooting a three-pointer. After seeing the ball bounce on the rim and appearing to go in, Walker turned his back and celebrated with a […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Nick Young has been one of the the better shooters in the league, especially from the free-throw line. He is a career 83.5 percent shooter from the line and this season has been doing even better at 92.1 percent. Despite that high success rate, Young surprisingly decided to to change his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost eight straight games after a surprisingly strong start to the season, and head coach Luke Walton is putting his foot down. Nick Young told reporters that Walton reacted to Wednesday night’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets in an unusual manner. “He raised his voice. He got his point across […]

With their starting guards both coming off injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ medical staff are taking a cautious approach and have placed minutes restrictions on them. Point guard D’Angelo Russell has a cap of 16 minutes after a knee injury forced him to miss 12 games. Meanwhile, shooting guard Nick Young has a restriction of 20 minutes even after […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Nick Young has received more criticism in his career rather than praises. However, his head coach, Luke Walton, talked about him recently and had nothing but good words for him. After suffering a calf injury, the 31-year-old USC product came back ahead of schedule and played for his team against […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward suffered what looked to be an Achilles injury during Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 6-foot-7 forward limped to the sideline before collapsing to the floor holding his right Achilles area as team physicians rushed over to give treatment. An MRI was scheduled Wednesday morning, and the results were […]

Already missing the services of their starting point guard, D’Angelo Russell, the Los Angeles Lakers saw another one of their key rotation players go down with an injury. Nick Young left the first quarter of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday after suffering a right Achilles tendon strain. He attempted to block a shot […]

Russell Westbrook will have no mercy on his opponents. So when he took a trailing pass from Andre Roberson, he slammed it with authority, only to stare down on a prone Nick Young, who attempted to take a charge on Roberson prior to the assist. https://vine.co/v/5tPiUJJuJlp Westbrook is straight up vicious and he’ll let anyone know […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to carve out a win on Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 111-109. Nick Young starred by hitting the game-winning three-pointer that sealed the victory for his team. However, the play was not designed for Young as he appeared to have stolen the pass that was supposed to be […]

With only 7.8 seconds left on the game clock between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, Nick Young stole a pass intended for his teammate, Lou Williams, and drilled a three-pointer with 5.0 seconds remaining. The shot proved to be the game-winner and Young became the Lakers’ hero of the night. https://vine.co/v/5tPUa1rKODn […]

Los Angeles Lakers ‘senior citizen’ Nick Young has been recently drawing surprising praise from fans at Staples Center. The shooting guard position has been one quite revered during the past 20 years — and now with Kobe Bryant‘s retirement, there’s once again some big shoes to fill. Young was unexpectedly the starter to tip off the […]

Los Angeles Lakers‘ guard D’Angelo Russell has been turning a lot of heads after showing huge improvement in his game. He was very promising during the offseason and has continued to showcase it up to the start of this season. Even his fellow players were impressed with the development he has shown, including Brandon Jennings […]

There has been nothing short of positive happenings all around Lakers land since the team hired head coach Luke Walton to steer the ship into the future. The players all have a new-found enthusiasm and a developing appreciation for what the coaching staff is bringing. D’Angelo Russell, in particular, had a rough season under Byron […]

Known for being a sharpshooter from beyond the three-point line, Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young has made a living with his scoring prowess. But for his teammates, there is another area where he’s very good at, and he can be compared to the ones who play it the best. In a post-practice interview on Sunday, Larry […]

Last season, Nick Young appeared lost in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ offense and eventually struggled to regain his minutes under then-head coach Byron Scott. His averages went down across the board and he had the worst season of his career as he could not fit in the team’s system. Now with a new coach, Luke […]

Nick Young remains a Los Angeles Lakers player after a long summer of trades and trade rumors. He is excited about the opportunity to play under a new coach and a new set of circumstances to boot. Not only does he feel gratitude to play under coach Luke Walton, but he feels he will be […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been part of a lot of headlines recently ever since he refused to stand during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner due to racial conflicts and violence that has been happening in the country today. There have been some NBA players who publicly gave their support to the Nevada […]

Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers recently came under the spotlight when he refused to stand during the national anthem before a game. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar already weighed in on the matter, and now Lakers guard Nick Young has spoken out as well. Young told TMZ Sports when asked about Kaepernick’s actions: “I think it’s […]

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 […]

R&B artist Chris Brown was all over the news this week after being involved in a standoff with the Los Angeles Police Department. The Grammy award-winner allegedly threatened a woman inside of his Tarzana, California home by pulling a gun on her. Police helicopters were circling overhead while a number ground vehicles were outside Brown’s home, causing […]

The Drew League always features plenty of entertainment and NBA players looking to get in some good games during the dead summer months. One game this past Sunday featured teams led by Baron Davis and Nick Young, but also boasted players such as Zach LaVine and JaVale McGee. Sunday’s championship game brought on a small scuffle, but that […]

Nick Young may not have a place on the Los Angeles Lakers roster anymore. Reports are that the Lakers have been trying to trade Young for awhile now, just without any luck. Working to move the 31-year-old shooting guard isn’t something they’re going to stop doing either. Here’s what Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report had […]

Nick Young seemed like a perfect fit in Los Angeles during his first season with the Lakers. In 2013-14, Young averaged 17.9 points per game and shot nearly 40 percent from three-point land. Since, Swaggy P’s numbers have plummeted. His minutes slowly decreased along with his numbers, and his demeanor became much darker. The joyous […]

Two of the NBA’s most colorful, to put it in a better way, personalities in JaVale McGee and Nick Young partnered with each other in the Drew League playoffs. They both suited up for the team “JugLife”. Here are highlights of their performances, and one could not help but think about how these two could […]

Nick Young‘s future with the Los Angeles Lakers is still up in air, even though he’s yet to be bought out or moved. His tenure with the franchise has started to sputter, and many fans are ready for the Purple & Gold to move on with their young core. A lot could change for Young […]