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The London Lions have bolstered their roster for a Basketball Champions League campaign with the high-profile addition of former NBA guard DeAndre Liggins. Ex-Kentucky Wildcat Liggins - the 53rd overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2011 NBA draft - will head to the Copper Box Arena for the 2020/21 season after most recently playing in Greece and Spain.
USA Basketball has picked the 12 players who will compete in the next two-game round of qualifying for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Most of the picks are coming from the G League - Joel Berry II, Reggie Hearn, Scotty Hopson, John Jenkins, DeAndre Liggins, Chasson Randle, Cameron Reynolds, Richard Solomon and Travis Trice. NBA free agents Eric Moreland, Jarnell Stokes and Tyler Zeller were also chosen for the roster.
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The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed guard Charles Cooke and guard DeAndre Liggins and waived Marcus Lee and Malik Newman. As per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Cooke, who signed a two-way contract with New Orleans on August 1, 2017, split last season between the Pelicans and the Greensboro Swarm and the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. In 25 G League games (10 starts) last season, he averaged 12.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.40 steals and 25.3 minutes while shooting 45.2 percent from the field. He also appeared in 13 NBA games with the Pelicans, totaling six points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 38 minutes of action.
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Bobby Marks: New Orleans also has 2 players, DeAndre Liggins ($75K) and Emeka Okafor ($100K) that have a Sept. 1 date to guarantee a small part of their contract.
Will Guillory: Gentry says that Rajon Rondo (rest) is out tonight. DeAndre Liggins will probably start in his place
Scott Kushner: Rajon Rondo will come off of the bench tonight. Liggins will start in his place. Per Alvin Gentry.
Will Guillory: I can confirm @Adrian Wojnarowski's report on the DeAndre Liggins signing. His deal is guaranteed the rest of this season and non-guaranteed in 2018-19
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