NBA guard and forward drafted 16th overall by the Washington Wizards in 2007. He joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2013 after spending a season with the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers. In 2017 he signed with the Golden State Warriors and he helped the team win the 2018 NBA Championship.  

Before Fame

He played three years of college basketball at USC, but decided to enter the NBA instead of return to USC for his senior year. 

Trivia

He gave himself the nickname "Swaggy P" after creating his twitter handle under the name.  

Family Life

He got engaged to Australian singer Iggy Azalea on his 30th birthday in 2015, but the couple broke up in 2016. After Azalea broke off her engagement to Young, reality star Keonna Green confirmed that she was 22 weeks pregnant with Young's second child. Young and Green became engaged in 2019. His cousin is popular rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Associated With

In 2013, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers under coach Doug Collins.