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Lakers' Nick Young: Will start at small forward Sunday

Young will start at small forward in Sunday's preseason game against the Nuggets.

Analysis:

After getting exiled from the rotation under former coach Byron Scott late last season, it was assumed throughout the offseason that the Lakers would cut ties with Young, but he still remains on the roster as the upcoming season approaches. While Young, who shot a woeful 33.9 percent from the floor in 54 games last season, will get the starting nod in place of Luol Deng (knee), it shouldn't be taken as evidence that he's the top backup at small forward. Rather, it seems new coach Luke Walton simply wants to keep his second unit in tact, so Young will essentially function as a placeholder. Don't expect Young to see many minutes in the regular season in non-blowout games.

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