Forward Gani Lawal is signing with an unknown NBA team, a source told Emiliano Carchia of Sportando (on Twitter). Lawal just parted ways with VEF Riga shortly after agreeing to a deal.
To date, Lawal has a whopping two minutes of NBA experience to his credit. However, as we learned back in May, the forward caught the attention of several teams with his play overseas. The Pacers, Raptors, and Magic all scheduled Lawal for workouts and four or five other clubs were said to be considering it.
Lawal spent this past season with Italy's Virtus Roma, averaging 13.3 PPG, 8.8 RPG, and 1.4 blocks per game. The 24-year-old has reportedly lost weight and added strength since he was drafted by the Suns with the 46th overall pick out of Georgia Tech in 2010.
Lawal was in training camp with the Spurs in 2011, but San Antonio cut him before the start of the regular season.
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