"Thaddeus Young isn't simply looking for an end to the NBA lockout.

The Mitchell High School product will have his eyes on the fine print of a new collective bargaining agreement -- particularly details involving the midlevel exception.

Young, a 6-8 forward, is coming off his fourth season with the Philadelphia 76ers and will swim in a pool of restricted free agents whenever a labor deal is reached.

Like Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, the 23-year-old Young is in a strange place given that no one knows what the new rules will be regarding free-agent signings. Those parameters, as well as inking a long-term deal, are on Young's mind as the lockout heads into its 110th day with federal mediator George H. Cohen trying to bridge the gap between the sides.

"That's definitely going to be a major factor for me as a player. I'll be a midlevel or higher," said Young, who had a breakout year with the Sixers as a supersub last season. "