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Luol Deng looking for $12 million per year to sign

By Mike Dyce

Feb 18, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Luol Deng (9) during the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Cavaliers defeated the Sixers 114-85. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 18, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Luol Deng (9) during the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Cavaliers defeated the Sixers 114-85. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Luol Deng is one of the most coveted free agents on the NBA market this summer. The Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, and Dallas Mavericks are all interested in him.

It is just a matter of whether Deng is looking for a certain dollar amount or a spot on a roster with a contender, and it looks like the former.

The price tag might be too high for the Heat though.

But that hasn’t seemed to stop the two sides from meeting.

The Hawks have the cap space and the interest, according to the USA Today.

"he Hawks are slated to have about $11.5 million in salary cap room once the free agency moratorium lifts on July 10. Their recent agreement with former Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha on a four-year, $12 million deal appears to have helped their efforts to land Deng."

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