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Luol Deng is a male basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association from 2004 to 2019. Born in Wau, he holds citizenship in South Sudan and the United Kingdom. He played as a small forward for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team at Duke University before being drafted by the Phoenix Suns. During his professional career, he was a member of the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Deng represented the United Kingdom and England in international competition, participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics and FIBA EuroBasket 2011. He received several awards, including the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, NBA All-Rookie Team selection, NBA Sportsmanship Award, and J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. His residences have included Chicago, South Norwood, and Wau.
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Key facts
- 2014
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Born
- ( 1985-04-16 ) 16 April 1985 (age 41) , Wau, South Sudan
- Nationality
- South Sudanese / British
- Listed height
- 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
- Listed weight
- 237 lb (108 kg)
- High school
- St Mary's Roman Catholic , ( Croydon, London ) Blair Academy , ( Blairstown, New Jersey )
- College
- Duke (2003–2004)
- Nba draft
- 2004 : 1st round, 7th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Phoenix Suns
- Playing career
- 2004–2019
- Position
- Small forward / power forward
- 2004 2014
- Chicago Bulls
- 2014 2016
- Miami Heat
- 2016 2018
- Los Angeles Lakers
- 2018 2019
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Points
- 13,361 (14.8 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 5,468 (6.1 rpg)
- Assists
- 2,042 (2.3 apg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Small Forward
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Wau
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- FIBA EuroBasket 2011
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- England
- Mass
- 100
- Image
- Deng2-20190120 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 206
- Residence
- Wau
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- Commons category
- Luol Deng
- date of birth
- 1985-04-16
- drafted by
- Phoenix Suns
- sport number
- 9
- end of work period
- 2019-00-00
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- social media followers
- 353638
- nickname
- Lieutenant Deng
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Encyclopedic overview
Luol Ajou Deng OBE (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese-born British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan, then part of Sudan, Deng fled the country with his family as a child, eventually settling in the United Kingdom. He became a British citizen in 2006, and has played for the Great Britain national team.
After playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, Deng was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team as a 19-year-old in 2005. The small forward was an All-Star with the Bulls in 2012 and 2013 before splitting the 2013–14 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. After just half a season with Cleveland, Deng joined the Miami Heat for 2014–15. He played two seasons for the Heat before signing with the Lakers in 2016. He spent his last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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