In the summer of 2016 the Los Angeles Lakers signed Luol Deng a four-year, $72 million contract. The move raised eyebrows around the league and now Deng’s contract is considered one of the most difficult to trade.
With the team committed to building around their young core and hoping to find a new home for Deng, he played a total of 13 minutes during the 2017-18 campaign. All of them came in the season opener against the Clippers.
It wasn’t an easy situation for the veteran Deng, who has been used to being a key contributor over the course of his 14-year NBA career.