Nick Young To Start Tonight

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Updated: October 19, 2016

According to Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News, Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young will start at the small forward position tonight.

Luol Deng will sit tonight. Nick Young and Jordan Clarkson starting

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 20, 2016

The Lakers confirmed the news on their official Twitter account.

Jordan Clarkson and Nick Young will start tonight. Luol Deng will not play.

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 20, 2016

Young has seemed to be a different player so far under rookie head coach Luke Walton. Medina reported the Walton called Young one of the team’s best defenders.

Something you wouldn’t have heard last season: Luke Walton called Jordan Clarkson + Nick Young “our best perimeter defenders”

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 18, 2016

Deng will sit out tonight to rest as Lakers wrap up the exhibition schedule.

Los Angeles will take on the Golden State Warriors at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego as the club winds down the preseason.

As more information surfaces on the Lakers and their news we will keep you up to date.

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