Jazz’s Georges Niang Came Close to Playing Overseas

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It looks like the newest Utah Jazz trade addition, Georges Niang, almost had the opportunity to suit up overseas this summer as a part of this year’s EuroBasket tournament. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Niang nearly went to play with Senegal this summer after acquiring his Senegalese passport, but after being traded twice this offseason, he was unable to do so. “League sources say that Senegal nearly had Georges Niang on its roster for the tournament now that Niang has secured a Senegalese passport, but he was ultimately unavailable to play international ball this summer after being traded twice,” Stein wrote on The Stein Line.

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