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Olshey said the Clippers would like to add a shooting guard with some size and a back-up forward with shooting range and passing ability. Olshey and the Clippers will also have to make a lot of decisions regarding their own free agents. Chauncey Billups, Randy Foye, Nick Young, Kenyon Martin and Reggie Evans will all be free agents this summer. Orange County Register

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Chris Palmer: Phone is buzzing. Nick Young a Lakers possibility, I'm told. Twitter

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#Clippers G Nick Young: “[I want to] just get better in all areas. I’m still a free agent. You never know what happens. I don’t want to go anywhere. I love this playoff atmosphere. It’s great to walk around the city and keep your head held high, and the fans see how hard we worked. I admit this year was crazy. We made it to the second round and had a chance to complete the impossible.” Sulia

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Nick Young on Eric Bledsoe: “He’s that pit bull out there. Hardnosed, driving, strong little man, and he gets the job done out there. You just need that type of player on the court with you.” Sulia

Los Angeles Clippers, Eric Bledsoe, Nick Young 

Nick Young on lessons from Game 6: “Really just learning from our mistakes. At home we had the lead around the same time in the fourth quarter and just let it slip away. Today we did all the right things toward the end: boxed out, fewer turnovers, sharing the ball and getting stops.” Sulia

Los Angeles Clippers, Nick Young 

“When Chris Paul saw Nick Young wearing this he said he had to sit on his lap in the press conference.” Instagram

Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul, Nick Young 

A little more than a month later, Young is No. 11, Arenas is No. 10 and two of the faces of the Wizards wreckage are suddenly relevant. Young was one of the catalysts in the Clippers' stunning 24-point fourth-quarter rally, knocking down three straight threes in the final three minutes to help bring L.A. back. Arenas, signed by the Grizzlies in March, is a backup to Mike Conley. They have put the woeful ending in Washington in the rear-view mirror, never to be discussed. "No talking about the past," Arenas said. "When we see each other, we stay away from that area." SI.com

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"Being here is like a new birth," Young said. "It's a new environment, a winning environment. It's a chance to start my career over. We had some good times in Washington. But all the losing and the things that happened off the court kind of messed things up." SI.com

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But when the Washington Wizards’ season began, that desire got him in a little trouble when he didn’t get an opportunity that he felt he should’ve had a chance to earn. Coming off a solid finish last season as a rookie, Crawford started at shooting guard the first two games for the Wizards, but felt as if he was merely keeping the seat warm until Nick Young regained his conditioning after re-signing with the team during training camp. “It wasn’t my job at all. I didn’t get a chance to lose it,” Crawford said. “You could all kind of see that I was just holding a position. It wasn’t that they really wanted me to start. That was more disappointing than anything, the fact that I came in wanting more and I was trying to show them that I can bring some winning here, too.” Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Nick Young, Jordan Crawford 

Though McGee and Young had been at the forefront of the rebuilding efforts the past two seasons, Grunfeld said trading them was still in accordance with the plan. “The two players we traded for Nene, we got in the draft and we were able to combine them to get a player who would fit into what we were trying to do,” Grunfeld said. “We now have two positions that are covered, probably the two toughest positions to fill in the league: point guard and a big man.” Washington Post

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Then there’s Nick Young, who says the hardest part of being traded is leaving his swag in D.C. “We were in New Orleans,” Young said. “I didn’t have no clothes. I brought two outfits for the two games we had on the road. So once I got here, because I couldn’t play the first game, they told me I had to get a suit or something, and I didn’t have a suit. Right now, I’m wearing the same outfit. I can’t be in L.A. without my swag.” The Score

Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Trade, Nick Young 

Young's brother moved with him to Washington, D.C., and was visiting family in Los Angeles when the trade went down. "Guess I'm not coming back to D.C.," he said. Charles and Mae Young, Nick's parents, picked up their son from the hotel and drove him to his first game. Before Young left, his Wizards teammates playfully tried to jump him one last time. Grantland

Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Trade, Nick Young 

Your initial thoughts about “Going back to Cali,” like LL Cool J once said and rhymed, for that matter, in his cut from the late 1980s? Nick Young: That’s a good song. I need to listen to that one again. I think, it’s a real cool thing to be back home. I was born and raised out here. All of family is around. Growing up, you always want to play for one of your hometown teams. I get to do that now with the Clippers. SLAM

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Nick Young was willing to veto his no-trade clause and accept a deal to only two teams, with the Los Angeles Clippers being one of them. So when the Washington Wizards shipped him to one his hometown teams at the trade deadline, Young, a former standout at Southern California, could only describe it as “a dream come true.” Washington Post

Los Angeles Clippers, Nick Young 

Arash Markazi: Nick Young was impressed there was breakfast in the Clippers' locker room pregame. "We didn't have that in Washington. It's different here." Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Nick Young 

Nick Young is already in Los Angeles and JaVale McGee caught the first flight to Denver the morning after the deadline deal. But the trade isn’t expected to be finalized until Sunday or possibly Monday, according to a person familiar with the deal. Washington Post

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Trade, Javale McGee, Nick Young 

President Ernie Grunfeld completed a three-team trade with Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers that yielded Nene, Brian Cook and a second round in 2015. But before they embraced the change, the Wizards players were feeling a little sentimental after losing three teammates and friends at the trade deadline. “I’m going to miss them. They are my teammates, they are my friends. I grew up with them,” Blatche said of Young and McGee, who had spent their entire careers playing with Blatche. “We’re going to stay in contact. It’s just the business. It’s not my first time something like this happened. Makes it more easy for me to adjust.” Washington Post

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Trade, Javale McGee, Brian Cook, Ernie Grunfeld, Nick Young 

“It was kind of shocking, but the organization did what it had to do,” Wall said. “Nick is always going to be somebody that can score the basketball. Instant offense. That’s what a lot of playoff teams wanted, players that can do that. He can really help that situation. JaVale is somebody that can protect the rim. I’m happy for both of them. They’re both going to a playoff team. I wish them the best of luck. Had fun playing with those guys.” Washington Post

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Trade, Javale McGee, Brian Cook, Ernie Grunfeld, Nick Young 

The Wizards wanted to package Young with McGee to Denver, but Young’s representatives, according to sources, had informed the Wizards that he would only accept a trade to two places, including the Clippers, his hometown team. Young averaged 16.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in his fifth season with the Wizards. Washington Post

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Trade, Nick Young 

Dan Woike: Deal for Nick Young began around 10 days ago, fell apart numerous times, talks heated up at 11:15 today. Twitter

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