Lakers Trade Rumors: Nick Young Reportedly Placed on Trade Block

The Los Angeles Lakers already traded Lou Williams on Tuesday, per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, and are reportedly attempting to move veteran Nick Young as well in an effort to bolster their rebuild.

On Wednesday, Marc Stein of ESPN.com cited sources saying Los Angeles is looking for a second-round pick in exchange for Young.

This comes after the Lakers announced they named Magic Johnson president of basketball operations the day before. He has a massive rebuild ahead of him considering the 19-39 Lakers are tied with the Phoenix Suns for the most losses in the Western Conference and won a mere 17 games last season.

Young is 31 years old and will likely be past his prime when Los Angeles is ready to realistically compete for titles again. Logically, he doesn't fit into the team's future plans as someone who is set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2018 and possesses a player option following the 2016-17 campaign, per Spotrac.

Los Angeles has young assets to build around in D'Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. Given his comments on circulating trade rumors, Young likely sees the writing on the wall, per Mark Medina of the Orange County Register.

"It's better when you know you're wanted," Young said. "I'll be all right. We'll see what happens. I've been hearing this forever. It's either stay home or hopefully go to somebody that's making a push to the playoffs."

Young struggled last season on his way to 7.3 points per game behind 33.9 percent shooting from the field and 32.5 percent shooting from deep. Fortunately for the Lakers, he has bolstered his trade value in 2016-17 and is averaging 13.8 points a night on 44.1 percent shooting from the field and a career-best 41.3 percent clip from three-point range.

He participated in Saturday's Three-Point Contest in New Orleans and would add perimeter scoring and depth on the wing for a contender as someone who can stretch the floor and take advantage of openings created by penetrating teammates.

The Lakers are apparently hoping that is enough to merit a second-round pick before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline.