Although he helped Golden State Warriors win an NBA championship trophy in 2018, shooting guard Nick Young is having a tough time finding a new job in the league.
In the 2018/19 NBA season, Young had to wait until December to find a new gig, signing with Denver Nuggets. However, he ended up playing just four games with Nuggets before being released 20 days later.
Young has remained a free agent since his stint with Nuggets and failed to land a spot on a team despite participating in a number of workouts. All of this made the 34-year-old start wondering whether his time in the NBA is done.
In a recent interview with Complex, Young stated that he will retire if he doesn’t get signed this season.
“This is pretty much like my last year, if nothing happened,” – Young told Complex. “I’m just going to call it, it’s over. No more Swaggy P.”
Although Nick Young is known as the excellent shooter of the ball, the teams are reluctant to give him a chance due to the lack of effort he puts on the other side of the ball. Young was never known as a good defender, and as he has gotten older, he gotten worse, becoming a liability on the court. Still, there is a chance that a team pursuing playoffs might give him another chance in case of injury or if they end up falling in a shooting slump.
Young’s career averages include 11.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists per game on a .376 percent shooting from three-point range.
