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Thu Oct 17 201918:13Deng signs with Bulls, retires
CHICAGO (AP) — Two-time All-Star forward Luol Deng has signed with the Chicago Bulls and retired as a member of the team that drafted him.The No. 7 overall pick in 2004, the 34-year-old Deng averaged 14.8 points and 6.1 rebounds over 15 seasons with Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota.He was part of seven playoff teams — six with Chicago, one with Miami — and averaged 15.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in 62 postseason games. From South Sudan, he played one season at Duke before entering the NBA draft.Deng was an All-Star on the Bulls' 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams, leading the league in minutes per game both seasons. He was traded to Cleveland in January 2014.The Bulls said Thursday they will honor Deng at a game this season.Chicago also waived Perrion Callandret.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com
Thu Apr 11 201917:21Wolves seek establishment of stability, return to playoffs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rarely has a pro sports team experienced such a difference in drama levels from the start to finish of one season that these Minnesota Timberwolves did.As the Timberwolves wound down the second half of their schedule that was as dull as the first part was eventful, they were outspoken in their desire to establish a healthier and steadier environment for 2019-20 in which the excitement would be confined to contention for the playoffs instead of off-the-court issues."Stability is such a big key component in winning in the NBA," All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns said this week. "So hopefully this summer we can find that stability in our coaching staff and everything and find a way to come back ready to go and have a head start this time."Soap opera status was achieved before training, when Jimmy Butler's wish to be traded after just one season in Minnesota became public. Tom Thibodeau, one of the rare dual-role president-coach authorities remaining in the league who acquired Butler... [More]
Mon Jan 7 201905:48After further review, the NBA needs to change its policy
Imagine this: Kevin Durant is out of bounds by an enormous margin, all three referees somehow miss the obvious infraction and Golden State winds up getting a basket that it didn't deserve to take the lead with a few seconds remaining.It seemed implausible.That is, until it happened.When such a scene played out last week in the Houston-Golden State overtime thriller, James Harden kept a ton of egg from landing on the NBA's face when he connected on a 3-pointer to give the Rockets a win in a game they would have screamed bloody murder about otherwise. But what if he missed? Or worse, if a call that big got missed in Game 7 of the NBA Finals?"How do you miss that?" TNT analyst Reggie Miller mused while watching the Durant replay.An obvious question, with an obvious answer: It's time for a change.Everyone in the NBA replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey that night surely saw Durant standing out of bounds. But there is no mechanism for the replay crews to trigger a review of such a play — since,... [More]
Thu Sep 27 201817:18With Butler trade looming, Wolves take trip west for bonding
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For a team that didn't make any major moves during the summer, the Minnesota Timberwolves sure have their share of new players this season.The critical process of familiarization and integration will speed up over the next week, in the form of a trip to California to continue training camp and play a couple of exhibition games while Jimmy Butler's unresolved trade request looms in the background .The Timberwolves will be out of town for seven days, a prime time for bonding."They can spend a lot of time together. We'll have good practices, some film sessions, some team dinners, so I think it's good," coach Tom Thibodeau said Thursday, before the traveling party boarded a plane for the Bay Area. The Wolves play the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Friday night.With draft picks Josh Okogie and Keita Bates-Diop and veterans Anthony Tolliver and Luol Deng, the Wolves will sport a significantly different look to their bench. When — or if, as Thibodeau has insisted... [More]
Mon Sep 10 201823:01Timber-Bulls: Minnesota signs Deng for another Thibs reunion
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed free agent forward Luol Deng, the latest former Chicago Bulls player to reunite with coach Tom Thibodeau.Deng's one-year deal is for the minimum salary of $2.4 million for a player with his experience, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team does not release terms.Deng will join former Bulls teammates Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose in Minnesota. They all played for Thibodeau with Chicago, too.Just two seasons into a four-year, $72 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, Deng was waived on Sept. 1 in a buyout move that allowed them to spread the final season of that albatross deal over a three-year span of the salary cap limit.The contract was a remnant of the administration of former Lakers basketball boss Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak, the duo that was dismissed seven months after handing out hefty deals to Deng... [More]
Mon Sep 10 201816:41Timber-Bulls: Minnesota signs Deng for another Thibs reunion
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed free agent forward Luol Deng, the latest former Chicago Bulls player to reunite with coach Tom Thibodeau.Deng's one-year deal is for $2.4 million, according to a person with knowledge of the contract speaking on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the team does not release terms. Deng will join former Bulls teammates Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose in Minnesota. They all played for Thibodeau with Chicago, too.Deng debuted with the Bulls as a 19-year-old in 2004, when the native of South Sudan was the seventh overall pick in the draft out of Duke. Deng played 10 seasons for Chicago, but Minnesota will be his fifth team in six years. He was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers on Sept. 1.___For more AP NBA coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Sat Sep 1 201815:18Lakers waive F Luol Deng midway through $72 million deal
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers waived forward Luol Deng on Saturday, just over two years after signing him to a four-year, $72 million free-agent contract.The Lakers didn't disclose the details of a probable buyout with Deng, but they announced the move on the first day in which the final season of Deng's mammoth deal could be stretched over a three-season span of the Lakers' cap limit."We made this move to further our future salary cap and roster flexibility as we continue to build this Lakers team according to our current overall vision," Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in a statement.The 33-year-old Deng's deal is a remnant of the administration of former Lakers basketball boss Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak. The duo handed a pair of generous free-agent deals in 2016 to Deng and center Timofey Mozgov, who got a four-year, $64 million contract.Buss and Kupchak were dismissed seven months later, and Magic Johnson's administration went to work ridding... [More]
Sat Sep 1 201814:28Lakers waive F Luol Deng midway through $72 million deal
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have waived forward Luol Deng two years after signing him to a four-year, $72 million free-agent contract.The Lakers announced the move Saturday, the first day in which the final season of Deng's mammoth deal could be stretched over a three-season span of the Lakers' salary cap limit.The 33-year-old Deng appeared in 56 games during his first year with the Lakers, but he played just one game last season with Magic Johnson in charge of the Lakers' front office.Deng's deal is a remnant of the administration of former Lakers basketball boss Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak, who signed Deng in 2016 along with fellow high-priced veteran Timofey Mozgov.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Sat Oct 21 201705:11F Luol Deng, who started and played 13 minutes in 108-92 loss to...
F Luol Deng, who started and played 13 minutes in the 108-92 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, was inactive for Friday night's game. Corey Brewer started in his place.
Mon Jun 19 201715:58Mavericks F Nowitzki named co-captain for Africa Game
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki will be one of the captains for the NBA's Africa Game on Aug. 5.The NBA and National Basketball Players Association announced Monday that Nowitzki, who is from Germany, will be a co-captain of Team World along with Charlotte Hornets All-Star Kemba Walker.Team Africa will be captained by the Los Angeles Lakers' Luol Deng, a two-time NBA All-Star who is from the South Sudan, and the Atlanta Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha, an 11-year NBA veteran whose father was born in South Africa.Nowitzki is a 13-time NBA All-Star and 2011 NBA champion. Last season, he became the first international player with 30,000 career points.NBA Africa Game 2017, which will take place in Johannesburg, will once again feature a Team Africa vs. Team World format and will be played in support of UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children's Villages South Africa. In February, the NBA and NBPA announced that Bismack Biyombo (Orlando Magic, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Emmanuel... [More]
Thu May 4 201703:09F Luol Deng had successful surgery to repair injured right pecto...
F Luol Deng had successful surgery to repair his injured right pectoral muscle. Deng went home after the operation and expects to be fully recovered by the time training camp starts in late September. Deng suffered the injury while working out in the offseason. Deng signed a four-year, $72-million contract with the Lakers last summer, which made him the highest-paid player on the team. Deng started 49 games in the 2016-17 season, but he came off the bench when he was replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Brandon Ingram on Feb. 6. Deng, 32, was shut down for the final 15 games to allow younger players to get more court time, even though he was healthy. He averaged 7.6 points and 5.3 rebounds a game this past season. It was the first time in his 13 NBA seasons that he averaged less than 11.7 points per game.
Thu May 4 201701:03Lakers' Deng has pectoral surgery
Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng had successful surgery to repair his injured right pectoral muscle, the team announced Wednesday.Deng went home after the operation and expects to be fully recovered by the time training camp starts in late September.Deng suffered the injury while working out in the offseason.Deng signed a four-year, $72-million contract with the Lakers last summer, which made him the highest-paid player on the team.Deng started 49 games in the 2016-17 season, but he came off the bench when he was replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Brandon Ingram on Feb. 6.Deng, 32, was shut down for the final 15 games to allow younger players to get more court time, even though he was healthy.He averaged 7.6 points and 5.3 rebounds a game this past season. It was the first time in his 13 NBA seasons that he averaged less than 11.7 points per game.
Thu Mar 16 201704:09F Luol Deng and C Timofey Mozgov will be shut down for season so...
F Luol Deng and C Timofey Mozgov will be shut down for the season so the Lakers can give more playing time to their younger players.Deng and Mozgov were free agent acquisitions last summer, signing contracts worth a combined $136 million over four seasons. They recently were replaced in the starting lineup and their playing time was reduced.
Sat Jan 21 201703:39F Luol Deng missed second straight game with sprained right wris...
F Luol Deng missed his second straight game with a sprained right wrist.
Wed Jan 18 201703:15F Luol Deng sat out Tuesday due to injured right wrist
F Luol Deng sat out Tuesday due to an injured right wrist. Deng was hurt Sunday against the Pistons.
Sun Jan 15 201702:44F Luol Deng given day off Saturday
F Luol Deng was given the day off Saturday. It was the second time in the past six games Deng did not dress for the Lakers. In his past seven games, Deng is shooting 40 percent from the field and averaging 7.9 points per game.
Wed Jan 11 201703:46F Luol Deng scored 13 of 14 points in first half to lead Lakers ...
F Luol Deng scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half to lead the Lakers in a loss to the Blazers on Tuesday.
Sat Jan 7 201703:32F Luol Deng and PG D'Angelo Russell contributed 19 points apiece...
F Luol Deng and PG D'Angelo Russell contributed 19 points apiece for the Lakers (14-26), who beat the Heat for only the second time in their last 10 meetings. Deng also pulled down 14 rebounds.
Fri Jan 6 201702:54F Luol Deng (biceps) sat out game on Thursday night
F Luol Deng (biceps) sat out the game on Thursday night.
Sat Dec 24 201604:05SF Luol Deng had 11 points and 10 rebounds
SF Luol Deng had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
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