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Badgers legend Sam Dekker holds tryout for 3 NBA teams

Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball star Sam Dekker has enjoyed a lengthy professional career after three strong years in Madison, but hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2021 season.

Spending the last three years playing overseas, Dekker is looking to return back to the NBA, according to the Cap Times’s Mike Luca, and recently tried out for three NBA teams: the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, and Milwaukee Bucks.

This comes after most recently playing for the London Lions in the British Basketball League (BBL), where Dekker averaged 18.