Lakers Options With Luol Deng, As Contract A Factor In Stalemate That May Not Get Resolved...

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng believes that he isn’t done as an NBA player, which sets up an interesting showdown between the team and the veteran they no longer want. It’s been two years since the Lakers signed Deng to his infamous contract, paying him $72 million over four years. It was a jaw-dropping sum for a role player, ultimately becoming one of a handful of cautionary tales from the summer of 2016 when cap room exploded and middle-of-the-road players reaped the benefits. Deng’s deal, in addition to the $64 million given to Timofey Mozgov, played a role in costing Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss their jobs at the helm of the Lakers’ basketball operations department. After unloading Mozgov

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