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Michigan State Basketball: Clippers waive Branden Dawson

While four rookie Spartans have found homes on NBA teams following Summer League play, one second-year player is now stuck looking for work.

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According to a press release from the Clippers, the team has decided to waive former Michigan State star Branden Dawson.

The NBA is a business and isn’t all rainbows and butterflies, but Dawson seemed like a player who might earn a larger role with the Clippers given his talent level. He averaged just 0.8 points and 0.7 rebounds in a little under five minutes per game as a rookie in 2015-16.