Last season was a difficult season for forward Luol Deng.
Prior to the season even starting, the Los Angeles Lakers told Deng that he wouldn’t be playing due to the development of younger players.
It was a somewhat confusing situation and Deng, 32 when the season started, was in a weird predicament.
Clearly he could still play.
He was just two years removed from started 73 games for Miami, averaging 12.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
But the Lakers, who knew they would need to develop players, signed Deng regardless and you can argue wasted a season and a half of Deng’s career.