Former Kentucky guard and friend of Nation of Blue, DeAndre Liggins, has got exactly what he wanted from the Orlando Magic.
A guarantee.
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I]The [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/orlando-magic”]Orlando Magic[/URL] did not waive rookie combo guard [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/149902/deandre-liggins”]DeAndre Liggins[/URL] by Tuesday’s 6 PM deadline, confirming the Kentucky product will remain on the team’s roster for the rest of the regular season and fully guaranteeing his salary.
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Though Liggins’ contract won’t become fully guaranteed in an official sense until Friday, NBA teams had only until Tuesday at 6 PM to waive players in time for them to clear waivers by the deadline.
As such, some players around the league–including [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/113603/derrick-caracter”]Derrick Caracter[/URL], [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/51543/josh-davis”]Josh Davis[/URL], [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/122818/mickell-gladness”]Mickell Gladness[/URL], [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21572/solomon-jones”]Solomon Jones[/URL], and [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/150216/malcolm-thomas”]Malcolm Thomas[/URL]–found themselves out of a job Tuesday evening.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I]Orlando selected Liggins with the 55th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft after a successful three-year career with the Kentucky Wildcats.
Liggins earned a reputation as a staunch defender in the mold of fellow Chicago native [URL=”http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/4347/tony-allen”]Tony Allen[/URL] and averaged 5.8 points, three rebounds, and 2.1 assists.
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[/I]This is great news for DeAndre, especially with all the uncertainty with the lockout and all the questions if there would be a season at all.
This is just another example of hard work paying off, and I don’t there is any question of the work ethic of DeAndre Liggins. [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]
