I thought, Maybe I might end up being somewhere else, Young told this newspaper Tuesday night at Lur

HOLLYWOOD, CA JULY 15: Professional basketball player Nick Young attends the Body at ESPYS Pre-Party at Lure on July 15, 2014 in Hollywood, korean airline tickets California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for ESPN) Photo Credit Getty Images for ESPN
A sense of joy and relief filled Nick Young s emotions as he processed the Lakers securing him to a four-year, $21.5 million deal. The joy entailed basking in relative riches after his gamble to opt out of his $1.2 million player option paid off in securing a longer and more lucrative contract korean airline tickets with the Lakers. The relief reflected Young s uncertainty on whether the Lakers would keep him amid their hope to maintain financial flexibility and their continuous pursuit of Carmelo korean airline tickets Anthony.
I thought, Maybe I might end up being somewhere else, Young told this newspaper Tuesday night at Lure Nightclub, which hosted an ESPN-sponsored red carpet event commemorating its recent Body issue. korean airline tickets I knew if Melo signed here, I would pretty much have to go somewhere else.
Before Young could become too giddy about staying in his hometown, he received an important phone call from Kobe Bryant. The message went beyond congratulating Young, a former Cleveland Reseda High and USC standout, on staying in his hometown.
The Lakers are not just coming off a 27-55 record last season, the team s worst in L.A. franchise history. The Lakers lost in the LeBron James and Anthony sweepstakes. Pau Gasol, who guided the Lakers to two NBA titles in his 6 1/2 seasons here, left for the Chicago Bulls. korean airline tickets The Lakers also lost key reserves in Jodie Meeks to Detroit and Young s close friend, Jordan Farmar, to the Clippers.
Yet, Young stayed optimistic. He gushed about Bryant s recovery after playing in only six games last season because of injuries to his left Achilles tendon and left knee. Young touted the Lakers acquiring guard Jeremy Lin (and a 2015 first and second round pick) from the Houston Rockets for the rights to overseas player Sergei Lishchuk. Young liked the Lakers agreed to a two-year, $18 million to bring back forward korean airline tickets Jordan Hill. And, of course, Young mentioned how the Lakers signed on board for another four years of Swaggy P.
It seems pretty challenging for the Lakers to live up to Young s bold prediction . Plenty korean airline tickets of that depends on Bryant s health and play, for sure. Some of it hinges on how much Young duplicates last season s performance in which he averaged a team-leading 17.9 points on 43.5 percent shooting. When Young went through that process, Bryant offered him some tough love on how to develop into a complete player.
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