Teen June 1, 1985. A date that should be forever engrained in history. No, I’m not referring to the death of Richard Greene, the beloved English composer and actor. No, I’m not referring to “Weird Al” Yankovich releasing Dare To Be Stupid, nor am I referring to country singer Merle Haggard marrying his fourth wife.
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After foregoing his senior season with the Trojans, Young was selected 16th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. He would spend four and a half years there before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2011-12 season. In free agency at the end of the year, he reupped on a one-year deal with
’m referring to the birth of one of modern basketball’s swaggiest stars, Nick Young.
Young, the self-proclaimed “Swaggy P” turned “Swag Champ,” began his illustrious basketball career at Cleveland High School in the suburban Reseda, Calif. in Los Angeles. In his senior campaign in 2004, he averaged 27.2 points and 10.8 rebounds good for CIF L.A. City Section, Los Angeles Times All-City and San Fernando Valley first team honors. He would continue to play at the University of Southern California from 2004 to 2007 and received All-Pac-10 First Team honors in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. He had collegiate career averages of 15.5 points per game shooting a 36.8 percent clip from three-point range.
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the Philadelphia 76’ers. Young then made the move back home to Los Angeles again, this time for a longer tenure. He signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on yet another oneyear deal and evolved into a productive piece for the Lake Show. He re-signed on a four-year, $21.5 million contract to begin the 2014-15 season.
