The chance to fulfill a lifelong dream will supersede the opportunity to play alongside a star-laden recruiting class for USC junior swingman Nick Young, who is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon at the Galen Center that he will make himself available for the NBA draft.
The two-time All-Pacific 10 Conference selection who averaged 17.5 points last season and was the driving force behind the Trojans’ first Sweet 16 appearance in six seasons is expected to sign with an agent, a move that would preclude him from returning for his senior season, said a source close to the situation.
Young continually vacillated on his draft status over the last five months, saying in November after USC’s signing of standout guard O.J. Mayo that he was “99.1%” committed to returning for his senior season because the Trojans’ depth would be “like the football team.”
