Boston Celtics: 2 “last chance” players Cs should consider signing this offseason

Nick Young, SG

Boy, will this inclusion make many of you livid. However, before you jump to the comments section and destroy my existence, please hear out my reasoning and a potential plan of how the team could go about this.

Earlier this week, Nick Young sent out a tweet that, frankly, sparked the entire idea for this article:

No, I am not here to argue “Nick Young is a great player!”

However, with the fact that he’s been out of the league for over a year now and obviously wants one more crack at a life in the league, it might be a wise of the Celtics to inquire about the shooting guard’s services while his stock and leverage is at an all-time low.

One of the main struggles Boston had throughout the 2019-20 season was finding players off the bench who can create for themselves offensively and space the floor. As things currently stand, the team ranks 29th in the association in points-per-game, 27th in 3-point percentage & and 22nd in offensive rating.

Again, strapped for cash and in need of a scoring option off the pine Ainge will look for low cost, potentially high-reward offensive weapons to add to their second unit this offseason. If they could potentially have Young come in on a training camp invite, it would give the team a great opportunity to gauge the value that the shooting guard can still potentially provide.

Throughout his 12 years in the league, the man known as “Swaggy P” has made a name for himself as an offensive spark-plug off the bench for his respective franchises. Possessing averages of 11.4 points on 42 percent shooting from the floor and 38 percent shooting from deep, Young could prove to be a serviceable scoring option off the bench if things went well.

Again, this would be contingent on if he performed admirably in a hypothetical training camp tryout. The team could even bypass a large sum of risk if they were to offer him a two-way contract to start the season if he manages to impress Brad Stevens and the C’s front office enough.

At the very least, the Boston Celtics should consider bringing in Nick Young for a tryout.