Luol Deng: Latest News, Rumors, Speculation on Free-Agent SF

June 28th, 2016 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »
Following a successful two-year stint with the Miami Heat, Luol Deng will be looking to cash in this summer as a free agent. 

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Report: Jazz Interested in Deng Tuesday, June 28 Andy Larsen of Salt City Hoops reported on Tuesday that the Utah Jazz are expressing an interest in Deng when teams can begin negotiating with players on July 1.   

Deng is hitting the open market at an opportune time, not just because of all the extra salary-cap money floating around the NBA. 

The 31-year-old remains a solid scorer, shooter and rebounder, averaging 12.3 points, a field-goal percentage of 45.5 and six rebounds in 74 games last season. He also had his best season by Basketball-Reference.com win shares (6.4) since 2010-11. 

The Heat have bigger things on the agenda this summer—like trying to re-sign Hassan Whiteside and, per ESPN's Chris Broussard, meeting with Kevin Durant—so Deng is not going to be their top priority. 

The Jazz would be an interesting landing spot for Deng because he's the kind of role player teams in playoff contenti ...

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