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• South Sudan, Japan Earn Olympic Berths
South Sudan earned an Olympic berth after defeating Angola 101-78 in the FIBA World Cup. The team went 3-2 in the tournament, becoming the highest-ranked World Cup team from Africa.
"It's an unbelievable story. It's an underdog story that, not just for the South Sudanese, not just for Africa, but for the rest of the world. It's a feel-good story that majority of people can relate to. It's such a u...2023
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• Lakers Apply to Have Luol Deng’s Cap Hit Removed
The Los Angeles Lakers have applied to have Luol Deng’s cap hit removed from their books, citing a career-ending injury, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. If successful, the franchise can rid itself of the $5 million cap hit it faces this offseason and next season as a result of their decision to waive him […]
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• Wolves reportedly not interested in Joakim Noah
Stop the presses. It’s not happening. Head coach Tom Thibodeau will not be adding a fifth member of his former Chicago Bulls team to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ roster.Fresh off signing Luol Deng to team up with fellow former Bulls teammates Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson and Jimmy Butler, the Wolves are reportedly not interested in veteran big man Joakim Noah. The New York Knicks are expected to buyout...2018
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• Timberwolves reportedly sign Luol Deng
Days after seeing the Los Angeles Lakers move on from him completely, veteran forward Luol Deng has landed a job with a familiar face.According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the 34-year-old Deng has signed a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The move reunites him with his former Chicago Bulls head coach, Tom Thibodeau. Deng represents the fourth former Bulls playe...2018
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• Luol Deng agreed to give up $7.5 million contract buyout with Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday morning agreed to a contract buyout with veteran forward Luol Deng after months of speculation concerning his long-term future.According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Deng walked away from $7.5 million of the $36.8 million left on the final two years of his deal to become a free agent. This decision shows a great desire from Deng to move on ...2018
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• Report: Lakers, Luol Deng reach buyout
The Los Angeles Lakers and Luol Deng are finally parting ways. But it’s going to come at a cost. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, they’ve reached a buyout agreement: This is good news for the Lakers, though. Already looking at $25 million in cap space ahead of the 2019-20 season, this move raises that to $36 million. Deng, who is 33 years old, still has two years remaining on his four-y...2018
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• Luol Deng just wants a chance
Luol Deng just wants a chance to play basketball again.Deng, who is already 33 years old, is still under contract for two more years with the Los Angeles Lakers. He’s already been under contract for two, making just north of $35 million despite playing in only 57 games over the past two seasons. And it’s not like his numbers jump off the page either. Averaging 26.3 minutes per game the past two ye...2018
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• Nine worst NBA free agent signings from last summer
Last summer, the NBA’s salary cap spiked upward in a way we had never seen before. The result was a bevy of contracts that, by previous standards, were enormous. Most look fine now, in accordance with the cap spike, but the bad contracts look much worse than normal.Instead of Allen Crabbe and Evan Turner being minor annoyances to the Portland Trail Blazers’ cap space, the two will keep the team fr...2017
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• Report: Lakers add Young to list of players being shut down
The Los Angeles Lakers are pulling the plug on a third high-profile veteran for the remainder of the 2016-17 season.Mark Medina of the LA Daily News reports on Sunday that Nick Young has been shut down for the final five games of the regular season.The 31-year-old Young joins Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng, both of whom also were made healthy scratches for the rest of the season last month. Young ha...2017
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• Report: Lakers will also shut down Luol Deng for rest of season
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to admit that their offseason was one big L.According to a report by Ramona Shelburne of ESPN on Wednesday, the Lakers will also make forward Luol Deng a healthy scratch for the remainder of the 2016-17 season to open up more playing time for their younger players.Deng, who will turn 32 next month, was averaging 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds on a career-low 38.6 perce...2017