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Festus Ezeli: Joining Knicks' G League team
Ezeli signed with the Westchester Knicks of the G League on Monday, Marc Stein of ESPN reports.
Ezeli was a member of the Warriors' championship team in 2015, but injuries quickly forced him out of the league following the 2015-16 campaign. The 31-year-old is looking to make an NBA comeback, and he'll begin his journey in the Orlando G League bubble. In his final season with the Warriors, Ezeli averaged 7.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 16.7 minutes.
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Festus Ezeli: Will be let go by Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers' GM Neil Olshey said Ezeli's contract for the 2017-18 season won't be guaranteed, making him an unrestricted free agent, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reports.
Ezeli was expected to bring the Trail Blazers a much-needed defensive presence in the frontcourt this past season, but a previous left knee injury continued to hamper his availability to take the court. Despite originally expecting to miss just six weeks after receiving a pain injection early in year, Ezeli eventually suffered a setback in his rehab and would go on to miss the entire 2016-17 campaign, finishing with yet another season-ending surgery in March. With a non-guaranteed $7.73 million contract for next season on tap, GM Neil Olshey wasted no time making the decision to drop him, as just a day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Warriors, he announced the team wouldn't keep Ezeli around. Ezeli will be an unrestricted free agent and can sign with anyone, although his most recent knee surgery could hold him out for a good chunk of the 2017-18 season as well, which will likely keep most teams away for the time being.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-11, 265 lbs |
| Birthplace: Benin City, Nigeria |
| Age: 36 |
| School: Vanderbilt |
| Experience: 3 |