New Nuggets acquisition Nick Young admitted that being forced to watch the start of the NBA season from home was humbling.

After winning a title with Golden State last season, the 11-year veteran wasn’t brought back and was relegated to working out in Los Angeles on his own.

“It’s humbling being at home just chilling, watching TV, playing with the kids,” Young, 33, said at shootaround Monday after the Nuggets announced his signing via hardship injury relief exception. “I missed it a little bit.”

Denver, down starters Will Barton (hip), Gary Harris (hip) and Paul Millsap (broken toe), called Young on Friday, but the Nuggets first kicked the tires on bringing him in a month ago. Of the starters, Barton is the closest to returning while Harris is now week-to-week.

“Once I saw the injuries, I kind of felt like something could happen,” he said.

The 6-foot-7 Young, a career 37-percent 3-point shooter who averaged 7.3 points in 17 minutes with the Warriors last season, hasn’t lost his charisma despite the slight detour.

“I can’t doubt things when you’re Swaggy P,” Young said, when asked if he thought he’d get another chance in the NBA. “I still gotta be Swaggy at the end of the day. It wasn’t a doubt in my mind, really. No, just playing.”

Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly kept tabs on Young as the team’s injuries mounted. Their unfortunate rash of injuries manifested Saturday night when coach Michael Malone played just eight guys in a demoralizing loss to Atlanta to conclude a 3-2 road trip. The Nuggets couldn’t even get out of that loss unscathed as Jamal Murray took a reckless kick to his right shin that left him questionable for Monday’s game against Memphis.

“(Connelly) called me, he said, ‘Are you 240 (pounds) right now, 250? I was like, I’m close. No, just kidding.’” Young joked. “I told him I’m ready whenever.”

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“He’s here for a reason,” Malone said. “Obviously, we’re banged up … When you’re in the middle of December there’s not a long list of available guys that can come in and help. Teams have to gameplan for Nick Young. He’s a threat off the bench.”

Young sounded eager and appreciative – “Who wouldn’t want to play with somebody that’s hungry and ready to win? – but his biggest adjustment could be the altitude. Young, who worked out Sunday for team officials before officially signing, was worried about acclimating to the thin air.

But as for the question of whether he felt game ready, Young didn’t hesitate.

“Just throw me out there you’ll see what happens,” Young said.