Luol Deng Agrees To One-Year, $2.4M Deal With Wolves

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:40 pm

Luol Deng has agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Deng was targeted by the Wolves immediately after he was bought out by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Deng will reunite with Tom Thibodeau.

Via Shams Charania/The Athletic

nbacomplex IG · Post #2 » by **nbacomplex IG** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:12 pm

Thibs really trying the recreate the Bulls smh

dan-man · Post #3 » by **dan-man** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:14 pm

TimberBulls! When is Noah getting bought out?!

The Senator · Post #4 » by **The Senator** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:23 pm

Good for him, I wish nothing but the best for Luol.

TdotRap4Lyfe · Post #5 » by **TdotRap4Lyfe** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:52 pm

Waiting for Noah's buyout

ChokeFasncists · Post #6 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:14 pm

It would be cool if Deng plays very well and starts as stretch 4, then Gibson comes off the bench.

DarthDiggler69 · Post #7 » by **DarthDiggler69** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:38 pm

Bulls are back!

The Laker Kid · Post #8 » by **The Laker Kid** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:55 pm

I never thought I would ever see this day

Jhawk03 · Post #9 » by **Jhawk03** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:54 am

History will show 2012 NBA Champion Minnesota Timberwolvels

Rollie · Post #10 » by **Rollie** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 3:32 pm

nbacomplex IG wrote:Thibs really trying the recreate the Bulls smh

Would be interesting to see if his bench was the starting unit for that Bulls team.

iliyanvs · Post #11 » by **iliyanvs** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:48 pm

It would be hillarious if next season Deng proves to be a better rotation player than the whole LA bench except for Kuzma maybe.

malgus · Post #12 » by **malgus** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:34 pm

can he be mad now at his agent losing him like $7M dollars from his lakers deal?

rgm70 · Post #13 » by **rgm70** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:10 pm

malgus wrote:can he be mad now at his agent losing him like $7M dollars from his lakers deal?

He gave up 7.5M on his entire contract. He’s getting 2.4M this year and will prob get 2.6 next year. So actually he only lost 2.5M. That’s the price he’s paying for wanting to play.

Pickled Prunes · Post #14 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:39 pm

rgm70 wrote:
malgus wrote:can he be mad now at his agent losing him like $7M dollars from his lakers deal?

He gave up 7.5M on his entire contract. He’s getting 2.4M this year and will prob get 2.6 next year. So actually he only lost 2.5M. That’s the price he’s paying for wanting to play.

It's a one-year make-good deal. Switchable wings are the most valuable commodity in the league. He has 82 games to prove that he can still be a reasonable facsimile of what he was before the Lakers sat him.

It's important to remember that we don't know what Deng is at this point. The Lakers sat Deng while they were trying to loose, not win. They made a decisive switch mid-season from trying to win and attract FA's to tanking for Lonzo and developing Nance, Randle and Ingram who all played similar positions as Deng. There was a major flip in the philosophy and direction of the organization and Deng was a casualty. We will see what he brings this fall.

dan-man · Post #15 » by **dan-man** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:47 pm

malgus wrote:can he be mad now at his agent losing him like $7M dollars from his lakers deal?

The rock bottom starting negotiation point for a buy-out is a min salary, so 5 mil off the top. He can now play and give himself plenty of up-side. The deal was an absolute no brainer for any player w/out blown ACLs or something else.

t-rexCity · Post #16 » by **t-rexCity** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 3:12 am

Tom we get it. You used to date the hot cheer leader back in high school but she's no longer hot. Just let it go. Big fan of Thibs but these are really bad acquisitions.

KGdaBom · Post #17 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:37 am

t-rexCity wrote:Tom we get it. You used to date the hot cheer leader back in high school but she's no longer hot. Just let it go. Big fan of Thibs but these are really bad acquisitions.

Deng and Rose are good signings at Vet Minimum.

6_Rings · Post #18 » by **6_Rings** » Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:41 pm

this guy has a huge chip on his shoulder. he'll go thru hell and high water with Thibs. and for the vet's minimum it's the bargain of the year.