Nick Young was dealt to the Clippers by Washington. (Matt Slocum / Associated Press / March 15, 2012) |
Cook said he was informed of the trade by Clippers’ management that he would be sent to the Wizards.
The Clippers have been looking for a shooting guard since Chauncey Billups suffered a season-ending torn left Achilles’ tendon injury Feb. 6.
Young was averaging 16.6 points per game for the Wizards this season, and he has a career average of 11.6 points over four seasons.
Young, a 6-7 guard who was a star at USC, is shooting 40.6% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range this season.
Yahoo Sports was the first to report the story, and it also said the Clippers would send the Wizards a future second-round draft pick along with Cook.
“I’m up out of here,” Cook said in a phone interview Thursday. “I wish the Clippers well. It’s part of the business. I’ll go work hard for the Wizards.”
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