bofluid
April-27th-2004, 02:25 PM
This is a guy I am sure the Wiz will consider.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1790631
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Duke freshman Luol Deng will make himself available for the NBA draft, but will keep open his option of returning to school by not hiring an agent, according to a published report Tuesday.
Duke expected Luol Deng to declare for the draft, but the Blue Devils aren't convinced he'll stay in the draft. Meanwhile, Duke's staff met with signee Shaun Livingston last week. Duke assistant coach Chris Collins said it's "50-50" whether Livingston declares for the draft. More
Aldo Deng told The News & Observer of Raleigh that his son would attend school and train at Duke during the summer in preparation for the June 24 draft in New York.
"That is what we know so far and we are happy with that," Aldo Deng told the newspaper Monday in a telephone interview from London.
A Duke spokesman said coach Mike Krzyzewski was out of town on Monday and could not be reached for comment, according to the newspaper.
"To put his name there, it would actually be to evaluate where he would [be drafted]," Aldo Deng told the newspaper. "If he is top five, of course, he would have to decide whether to stay in."
The 6-foot-8 forward had an impressive freshman season, averaging 15 points and seven rebounds. He was the MVP of the Atlanta Regional, leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four.
"That [Luol] gets to the draft with the backing of Duke, that is what the family wants," Aldo Deng told The News & Observer. "We aren't worried [about Luol getting] his education for the fact that education is there all the time.
"But this [NBA] opportunity is not always there. Anything can happen to you. You can be injured or whatever it is. We just hope that this does not make Duke unhappy with Luol and I don't think it will."
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1790631
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Duke freshman Luol Deng will make himself available for the NBA draft, but will keep open his option of returning to school by not hiring an agent, according to a published report Tuesday.
Duke expected Luol Deng to declare for the draft, but the Blue Devils aren't convinced he'll stay in the draft. Meanwhile, Duke's staff met with signee Shaun Livingston last week. Duke assistant coach Chris Collins said it's "50-50" whether Livingston declares for the draft. More
Aldo Deng told The News & Observer of Raleigh that his son would attend school and train at Duke during the summer in preparation for the June 24 draft in New York.
"That is what we know so far and we are happy with that," Aldo Deng told the newspaper Monday in a telephone interview from London.
A Duke spokesman said coach Mike Krzyzewski was out of town on Monday and could not be reached for comment, according to the newspaper.
"To put his name there, it would actually be to evaluate where he would [be drafted]," Aldo Deng told the newspaper. "If he is top five, of course, he would have to decide whether to stay in."
The 6-foot-8 forward had an impressive freshman season, averaging 15 points and seven rebounds. He was the MVP of the Atlanta Regional, leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four.
"That [Luol] gets to the draft with the backing of Duke, that is what the family wants," Aldo Deng told The News & Observer. "We aren't worried [about Luol getting] his education for the fact that education is there all the time.
"But this [NBA] opportunity is not always there. Anything can happen to you. You can be injured or whatever it is. We just hope that this does not make Duke unhappy with Luol and I don't think it will."