Lakers Sign Luol Deng
- Updated: July 2, 2016
According to Shams Charania of the Vertical the Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent forward Luol Deng to a four-year deal worth $72 million dollar.
Free agent Luol Deng has reached agreement on a four-year, $72 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell The Vertical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2016
David Aldridge of TNT also reported the news.
Lakers bumped up offer for Luol Deng to $18M per–same that they offered Kent Bazemore–after Bazemore turned them down to stay in Atlanta.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 2, 2016
Former teammate Dwyane Wade shared his thoughts on the news.
@LuolDeng9 Congrts my brother. Now you can afford your own @stance socks..One of my all time favorite teammates. Proud to call you a friend!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) July 2, 2016
Deng is a former first round pick of the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA draft. Deng played with Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah during the Bulls most recent stretch good basketball.
He was later traded to the Cavaliers in attempt to make a late season push to the playoffs that failed. He became a free agent and joined forces with Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.
Known for his defense and leadership ability, Deng should be a great fit in Los Angeles. The Lakers are lacking leadership after the departures of Kobe Bryant, Metta World, and Brandon Bass.
As more information surfaces on the Lakers and their offseason news we will keep you up to date.
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