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Six-Year NBA Veteran Makes Decision on Basketball Future

A former Chicago Bulls player has joined a new team in the B.League

Joey Linn

Feb 22, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Zach LaVine #8 of the Chicago Bulls controls the ball ahead of David Nwaba #2 of the Houston Rockets during the second quarter at Toyota Center.
Feb 22, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Zach LaVine #8 of the Chicago Bulls controls the ball ahead of David Nwaba #2 of the Houston Rockets during the second quarter at Toyota Center. / Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
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This NBA transaction period has seen a lot of players move teams. While this is always one of the biggest storylines for basketball every summer, but these months are also a transaction period for many professional leagues outside of the NBA.

In an announcement from San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League, it was revealed that six-year NBA veteran David Nwaba had joined their team.

In a statement shared by the team, Nwaba said, "I am incredibly excited to join PHOENIX and play in front of the best boosters in Japan! Their passion and support mean everything to me and I can't wait to give my all on the court for them. Let's make this season unforgettable together."

In his six NBA seasons, Nwaba spent time with the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, and Houston Rockets. Getting his start in the NBA with Los Angeles in 2017, Nwaba did not become a regular rotation player until his second season the league which came in Chicago.

In 70 games for the Bulls in the 2017-18 season, Nwaba averaged 7.9 points per game in 23.5 minutes per contest. Nwaba's last NBA action came with Houston in the 2021-22 season when he appeared in 46 games before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder and waived.

That 2017-18 season was Zach LaVine's first in Chicago, but he played just 24 games as the Bulls finished 27-55.

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Joey Linn

JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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