Nick Young

Coming off a 2015-16 campaign in which he had shot just 33.9 percent from the field and finished the year as a healthy inactive, Young’s NBA career looked to be on life support. It was widely assumed that Young would be traded or waived prior to last season, but first-year coach Luke Walton instead elected to give Young a chance to prove himself, and the former first-round pick rose to the challenge. After entering training camp with a renewed focus on defense, Young surprisingly earned a spot on the Lakers’ first team, and went on to start in all 60 of the games he played. The consistent playing time helped Young rediscover his outside stroke, as the 32-year-old went on to drill 40.4 percent of his 3-point attempts -- the second-best mark of his career -- while chipping in 13.2 points per game. Citing a desire to play for a playoff-contending team, Young declined his player option for 2017-18 and took a small paycut in free agency, inking a one-year, $5.2 million deal with the Warriors. Golden State will look to the veteran to provide a scoring spark from the perimeter off the bench, but with an expected downturn in playing time and shot attempts as he moves from one of the worst teams in the league to the reigning champs, Young’s Fantasy utility will likely take a significant hit.