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Nick Young

Nicholas Young (Nick) ▪ Twitter: @NickSwagyPYoung

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: June 1, 1985 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Cleveland in Reseda, California
College: University of Southern California
Draft: Washington Wizards, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 2007 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 2007
Age: 27 years, 354 days ▪ Experience: 6 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 75 2 1158 210 478 .439 40 100 .400 101 124 .815 23 92 115 63 35 7 94 130 561
2008-09 23 WAS NBA SG 82 5 1837 336 756 .444 56 164 .341 164 193 .850 31 119 150 95 39 20 92 140 892
2009-10 24 WAS NBA SG 74 23 1421 233 558 .418 69 170 .406 104 130 .800 20 82 102 48 28 8 56 147 639
2010-11 25 WAS NBA SG 64 40 2034 412 935 .441 105 271 .387 186 228 .816 26 148 174 75 45 17 90 144 1115
2011-12 26 TOT NBA SG 62 35 1729 316 784 .403 103 282 .365 144 169 .852 31 102 133 56 44 17 83 141 879
2011-12 26 WAS NBA SG 40 32 1211 240 591 .406 73 197 .371 112 130 .862 20 77 97 46 30 11 59 90 665
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 22 3 518 76 193 .394 30 85 .353 32 39 .821 11 25 36 10 14 6 24 51 214
2012-13 27 PHI NBA SG 59 17 1411 224 542 .413 75 210 .357 105 128 .820 24 106 130 84 36 14 50 84 628
Career NBA 416 122 9590 1731 4053 .427 448 1197 .374 804 972 .827 155 649 804 421 227 83 465 786 4714

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 75 2 15.4 2.8 6.4 .439 0.5 1.3 .400 1.3 1.7 .815 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.7 7.5
2008-09 23 WAS NBA SG 82 5 22.4 4.1 9.2 .444 0.7 2.0 .341 2.0 2.4 .850 0.4 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 10.9
2009-10 24 WAS NBA SG 74 23 19.2 3.1 7.5 .418 0.9 2.3 .406 1.4 1.8 .800 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 8.6
2010-11 25 WAS NBA SG 64 40 31.8 6.4 14.6 .441 1.6 4.2 .387 2.9 3.6 .816 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.3 17.4
2011-12 26 TOT NBA SG 62 35 27.9 5.1 12.6 .403 1.7 4.5 .365 2.3 2.7 .852 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 14.2
2011-12 26 WAS NBA SG 40 32 30.3 6.0 14.8 .406 1.8 4.9 .371 2.8 3.3 .862 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.3 16.6
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 22 3 23.5 3.5 8.8 .394 1.4 3.9 .353 1.5 1.8 .821 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.3 9.7
2012-13 27 PHI NBA SG 59 17 23.9 3.8 9.2 .413 1.3 3.6 .357 1.8 2.2 .820 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 10.6
Career NBA 416 122 23.1 4.2 9.7 .427 1.1 2.9 .374 1.9 2.3 .827 0.4 1.6 1.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.9 11.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 75 2 1158 6.5 14.9 .439 1.2 3.1 .400 3.1 3.9 .815 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.0 1.1 0.2 2.9 4.0 17.4
2008-09 23 WAS NBA SG 82 5 1837 6.6 14.8 .444 1.1 3.2 .341 3.2 3.8 .850 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.9 0.8 0.4 1.8 2.7 17.5
2009-10 24 WAS NBA SG 74 23 1421 5.9 14.1 .418 1.7 4.3 .406 2.6 3.3 .800 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 3.7 16.2
2010-11 25 WAS NBA SG 64 40 2034 7.3 16.5 .441 1.9 4.8 .387 3.3 4.0 .816 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.5 19.7
2011-12 26 TOT NBA SG 62 35 1729 6.6 16.3 .403 2.1 5.9 .365 3.0 3.5 .852 0.6 2.1 2.8 1.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 18.3
2011-12 26 WAS NBA SG 40 32 1211 7.1 17.6 .406 2.2 5.9 .371 3.3 3.9 .862 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 2.7 19.8
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 22 3 518 5.3 13.4 .394 2.1 5.9 .353 2.2 2.7 .821 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.7 1.0 0.4 1.7 3.5 14.9
2012-13 27 PHI NBA SG 59 17 1411 5.7 13.8 .413 1.9 5.4 .357 2.7 3.3 .820 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.1 16.0
Career NBA 416 122 9590 6.5 15.2 .427 1.7 4.5 .374 3.0 3.6 .827 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.6 0.9 0.3 1.7 3.0 17.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 75 1158 11.6 .527 .481 2.3 9.6 5.8 9.6 1.6 0.5 15.0 24.9 98 112 -0.1 0.6 0.4 .017
2008-09 23 WAS NBA SG 82 1837 13.1 .530 .481 1.9 7.8 4.8 9.0 1.1 0.9 9.9 23.1 105 117 1.2 -0.1 1.2 .030
2009-10 24 WAS NBA SG 74 1421 10.7 .519 .479 1.6 6.7 4.1 5.7 1.0 0.4 8.3 21.4 104 113 0.9 0.5 1.4 .046
2010-11 25 WAS NBA SG 64 2034 14.5 .538 .497 1.4 8.6 4.9 6.6 1.1 0.6 8.0 24.4 107 114 2.3 0.4 2.8 .065
2011-12 26 TOT NBA SG 62 1729 12.9 .512 .469 2.0 6.8 4.4 5.7 1.3 0.8 8.8 24.5 102 110 1.4 0.6 1.9 .053
2011-12 26 WAS NBA SG 40 1211 14.2 .513 .468 1.8 7.2 4.5 6.8 1.3 0.7 8.3 26.1 103 111 1.1 0.4 1.5 .059
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 22 518 9.9 .509 .472 2.5 5.8 4.1 3.1 1.5 1.0 10.2 20.9 100 110 0.2 0.2 0.4 .040
2012-13 27 PHI NBA SG 59 1411 13.3 .525 .482 1.9 8.7 5.2 9.7 1.3 0.8 7.7 21.2 105 109 1.4 1.0 2.3 .079
Career NBA 416 9590 12.8 .526 .482 1.8 8.0 4.8 7.6 1.2 0.7 9.4 23.3 104 113 7.0 2.9 9.9 .050

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 4 0 17 1 9 .111 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 5
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 11 0 200 29 67 .433 17 33 .515 16 18 .889 1 11 12 3 3 4 7 20 91
Career NBA 15 0 217 30 76 .395 17 35 .486 19 22 .864 2 12 14 4 5 4 8 21 96

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 4 0 4.3 0.3 2.3 .111 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 1.0 .750 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 11 0 18.2 2.6 6.1 .433 1.5 3.0 .515 1.5 1.6 .889 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.8 8.3
Career NBA 15 0 14.5 2.0 5.1 .395 1.1 2.3 .486 1.3 1.5 .864 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 6.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 4 0 17 2.1 19.1 .111 0.0 4.2 .000 6.4 8.5 .750 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.1 4.2 0.0 2.1 2.1 10.6
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 11 0 200 5.2 12.1 .433 3.1 5.9 .515 2.9 3.2 .889 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.3 3.6 16.4
Career NBA 15 0 217 5.0 12.6 .395 2.8 5.8 .486 3.2 3.6 .864 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 3.5 15.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2007-08 22 WAS NBA SG 4 17 1.3 .232 .111 6.8 6.9 6.9 9.7 6.4 0.0 8.5 33.1 58 102 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.299
2011-12 26 LAC NBA SG 11 200 14.0 .607 .560 0.6 6.7 3.7 2.6 0.8 1.6 8.5 19.8 114 112 0.4 0.0 0.4 .101
Career NBA 15 217 13.0 .560 .507 1.1 6.8 3.9 3.2 1.2 1.5 8.5 20.8 107 111 0.3 0.0 0.3 .069

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Nick Young 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.4
Anthony Bowie 89.8 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.5
Wes Matthews 85.9 3.0 2.6 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.4
Ledell Eackles 85.6 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.2 1.0 1.0
Haywoode Workman 84.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.1 0.1
Rasual Butler 84.0 2.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.1
Clint Richardson 83.7 3.3 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.0
Dell Curry 83.5 3.2 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.5
Larry Wright 83.4 3.5 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.0
George Dempsey 82.2 3.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4
Robert Pack 82.0 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.1 1.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Nick Young 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.4
Haywoode Workman 91.3 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
Shaun Livingston 86.5 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.1
Jose Barea 85.6 3.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.5 0.1
Mike Bratz 83.6 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.1
Larry Wright 83.4 3.5 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.0
George Dempsey 82.2 3.5 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4
Anthony Bowie 82.1 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.5
Sam Vincent 81.5 3.3 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.3
Rick Adelman 81.2 3.4 2.2 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.1
Elston Turner 80.9 2.3 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.1 -0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2004-05 19 USC 29 746 123 279 28 89 47 73 118 38 321 .441 .315 .644 25.7 11.1 4.1 1.3
2005-06 20 USC 30 1017 191 409 23 69 113 141 198 49 518 .467 .333 .801 33.9 17.3 6.6 1.6
2006-07 21 USC 37 1227 239 455 44 100 125 159 171 50 647 .525 .440 .786 33.2 17.5 4.6 1.4
Career 96 2990 553 1143 95 258 285 373 487 137 1486 .484 .368 .764 31.1 15.5 5.1 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
2008-09 NBA 82 (1)
Turnover Pct
2010-11 NBA 8.0 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.000 (140)
Career 0.000 (799)

Transactions

June 28, 2007: Drafted by the Washington Wizards in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft.

March 15, 2012: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Washington Wizards to the Los Angeles Clippers; the Denver Nuggets traded Nene to the Washington Wizards; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Brian Cook and a 2015 2nd round draft pick to the Washington Wizards; and the Washington Wizards traded JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf to the Denver Nuggets.

July 12, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2007-08 Washington Wizards NBA $1,491,240
2008-09 Washington Wizards NBA $1,602,960
2009-10 Washington Wizards NBA $1,714,800
2010-11 Washington Wizards NBA $2,630,503
2011-12 Washington Wizards NBA $3,695,857
Career (may be incomplete) $11,135,360

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Philadelphia 76ers $5,600,000
  • Signed July 11, 2012 for an assumed $5,600,000 for 1 year.

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