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Ike Diogu will land in Puerto Rico next week. Former NBA forward will land in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and on Wednesday will start practice with the team. Diogu has played the season in Chinese CBA with Guangdong averaging 16.6ppg and 10.4rpg in 31 regular season games. Sportando

Puerto Rico, Ike Diogu 

Guangdong Southern Tigers has waived Derrick Caracter and signed Ike Diogu. NetEase

Derrick Caracter, China, Ike Diogu 

Paul Coro: The #Suns waived Ike Diogu & Solomon Jones. Luke Zeller & Diante Garrett likely will make the roster. Story to come on azcentral.com. Twitter @paulcoro

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Ike Diogu, Solomon Jones, Diante Garrett, Luke Zeller 

The most pressing decision comes in choosing a big man among local favorite Ike Diogu, another NBA veteran in Solomon Jones or rookie sharpshooter Luke Zeller. More than choosing which player performs best, the Suns likely will end up choosing which player's style suits them best. Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Ike Diogu, Solomon Jones, Luke Zeller 

The Suns might replace a Wildcat with the Sun Devil who was drafted one pick after him seven years ago. Former Arizona State star power forward Ike Diogu was added to the Suns' training camp roster. Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Ike Diogu, Training Camp 

Troy Murphy says no to Real Madrid. The Spanish club is not interested in Ike Diogu. Encestando

Free Agency, Troy Murphy, Real Madrid, Ike Diogu 

Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Texas of Nigerian-born parents. Though Diogu had not been to Nigeria since 2001, he relates to the country and its diverse cultures. "Even though I grew up in the United States, I was always around Nigerians," he said. "I grew up in a Nigerian community. When I'm at home, my parents don't speak to me in English. We eat Nigerian food.'' He listed a menu that included jollof rice, fufu and chin chin. "But you probably don't know what I'm talking about,'' he said. SI.com

Ike Diogu, Olympics, Nigeria 

"We all come from the same place,'' he said, tracing his team's roots beyond America. "A lot of these guys here, we're all from the same background, our parents are from the same place. A lot of these guys on the team speak more than one language.'' SI.com

Ike Diogu, Olympics, Nigeria 

Brian Mahoney: Diogu on the record-setting U.S.: "When they shoot like this, I don't know if there is any team that can beat them." #London2012 Twitter

USA Basketball, Team USA, Ike Diogu, Olympics, Nigeria 

Diogu played for six teams in a six-year career. His most-recent stint with Spurs lasted two games and 14 minutes. He ended up in China, playing in obscurity. And that's not where he belongs. "It's been frustrating," he said. "I've been in situations that weren't the best situations, and the one thing I realize is not everyone is going to be a real big fan of your game. I've been with coaches who weren't responsible for drafting me, so they don't have any loyalty to me and don't feel like they have to play me. "I've had some unfortunate injuries, and every situation I've been wasn't beneficial to me. That's life. That happens. But when you start bouncing around, you get labeled as a journeyman, and it follows you everywhere." Arizona Republic

Free Agency, Ike Diogu, Nigeria 

Ike Diogu scored 25 points, and Nigeria earned the final men's basketball spot in the London Olympics with an 88-73 victory over the Dominican Republic on Sunday night. ESPN.com

Ike Diogu, Olympics, Dominican Republic, Nigeria 

Capitanes de Arecibo announced the signing of forward/center Diogu Ike (204-F/C-83, college: Arizona St.) for the FIBA- Americas League. Latin Basket

Puerto Rico, Ike Diogu 

Ike Diogu, who had signed in Puerto Rico with Caciques de Humacao few days ago, moved to Chinese CBA for the playoffs. Diogu will play with Xinjiang Flying Tigers where he will be replacing Kenyon Martin who returned to the NBA. Sportando

China, Ike Diogu 

The San Antonio Spurs waived former lottery pick Ike Diogu and signed forward Malcolm Thomas from the NBA's D-League on Wednesday. ESPN.com

San Antonio Spurs, D-League, Ike Diogu, Malcolm Thomas 

The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed forward Malcolm Thomas from the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. Per club policy details of the contract were not released. In addition, the Spurs placed forward Ike Diogu on waivers. Thomas, 6-9, 225 lbs., saw action in six games with the D-Fenders, averaging 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.67 blocks, 1.50 steals and 1.3 assists in 31.5 minutes while shooting .673 (35-52) from the field. Thomas posted a season-high 19 points to go along with 9 rebounds at Erie on Dec. 29. NBA.com

San Antonio Spurs, Ike Diogu, Malcolm Thomas 

Former lottery pick and five-year NBA veteran Ike Diogu has signed a contract with the Spurs. Several published reports indicate the contract is for one year. Diogu, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound power forward most recently played with the Los Angeles Clippers last season. The former Arizona State product appeared in 36 games averaging 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 13.1 minutes while shooting 56.1 percent from the field. After earning second-team All-America honors with the Sun Devils in 2005, Diogu was the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by Golden State. Among the players he was selected before include Andrew Bynum, Danny Granger and Jarrett Jack. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Ike Diogu 

Former lottery pick and five-year NBA veteran Ike Diogu has signed a contract with the Spurs. Several published reports indicate the contract is for one year. Diogu, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound power forward most recently played with the Los Angeles Clippers last season. The former Arizona State product appeared in 36 games averaging 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 13.1 minutes while shooting 56.1 percent from the field. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Ike Diogu 

Sam Amick: Forward Ike Diogu has agreed to a one-year deal with San Antonio, a source tells http://SI.com Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Free Agency, Ike Diogu 

Scott Howard-Cooper: Clippers looking at Alexis Ajinca at backup center. Possibility of signing today. Gadzuric, Diogu also on the radar. Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Free Agency, Dan Gadzuric, Alexis Ajinca, Ike Diogu 

In a surprise move, the Eagles announced the signing of guard Lester Hudson, according to Sohu Sports. Hudson, who was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 60th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, came over to Guangdong Hongyuan mid-season last year after the team parted ways with Fred Jones. The move paid off — with the help of Hudson, Guangdong won its fourth straight championship. In the same stroke, Qingdao also has cut ties with center Jarron Collins, who they had signed in the end of October. As for a reason, head coach Jiang Zhengxiu said simply that he “wasn’t the type of player we needed.” According to Sohu, the team is in discussions with five-year NBA pro and former lottery pick, Ike Diogu. Diogu played for the Los Angeles Clippers last season averaging 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in just over 13 minutes a game. NiuBBall.com

Lester Hudson, China, Ike Diogu, Jarron Collins