2018-19 NBA Preview: 5 free agents who could still make a difference

#2 Luol Deng

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The Lakers and Luol Deng parted ways over this weekend, with the one-and-done Blue Devil now free to sign elsewhere where he can demonstrate his potential to still be a serviceable NBA player. He played just 1 game in the past year, and hasn't had much to do with the Lakers since that first game of the 2017-18 season, but he still projects as a power forward or a stretch 5 that could come off the bench for some valuable minutes.

The Timberwolves have been rumoured to be interested in him over the summer, though he would be somewhat a misfit to their young roster and their uptempo style of play. Even so, coach Tom Thibodeau has demonstrated his ability to draw the best out of his former Bulls proteges like Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose, so this could still be the best fit for him - the Wolves, however, may have to go over the luxury tax threshold to sign him.