"Wizards free-agent guard Nick Young is the latest NBA player garnering interest - "tremendous interest," according to his agent - from professional leagues overseas. In his case, that means China, a basketball-mad country that has teams with deep pockets and is targeting players like Young who are not under contract.

"Obviously, he is one of the biggest-name free agents out there," his agent, Aaron Mintz, said Wednesday afternoon. "Anyone under contract with the NBA can't go over there. You want scorers? Nick is one of the best scorers in the league, let alone available free agents."

Signing a deal with a Chinese team also comes with a caveat: Opt-out clauses are not available, meaning a player could not return to the NBA before March, when the Chinese Basketball Association's season concludes, regardless of whether the league's lockout ends before then. "