Adel logged 17 points (7-13 FG, 3-3 FT), 13 rebounds, four assists and one steal across 32 minutes during Friday's 95-90 loss to the Cleveland Charge.
Adel logged his first G League double-double this year. His statistical output improved across the Maine Celtics' last three games, a span during which he averaged 15.0 points and 7.3 rebounds.
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Deng Adel: Serviceable scoring off bench
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Adel logged 16 points (7-12 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block across 34 minutes during Sunday's 110-99 loss to the Windy City Bulls.
Adel's overall scoring output improved this month. He averaged 11.2 points, 6.4 more than his January scoring average. Adel will try to continue improving across the Celtics' G League games during March.
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Deng Adel: Does little against Cruise
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Adel logged two points (1-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists across 20 minutes during Sunday's 126-112 loss to the Motor City Cruise.
Adel averaged 4.8 points and 3.4 assists across five Maine Celtics games during January. Unfortunately for him, they have multiple backups who could log similar statistical tallies at the least.
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Deng Adel: Back on active roster
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Adel (undisclosed) has been activated by the G League Celtics.
Adel was deactivated in late December, likely due to COVID-19 protocols, but it appears he's healthy and ready to contribute again.
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Deng Adel: Deactivated by G League Celtics
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Adel (undisclosed) has been deactivated by the G League Celtics, per RealGM.
Adel was recently held out of action by Maine and appears to be dealing with something that could cost him a decent amount of action. the move allowed the team to claim Asante Gist from the available player pool.
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Deng Adel: Out Friday
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Adel missed Friday's game with an undisclosed injury/illness.
It is unclear what the exact reason is for sitting out, and a timetable for his return isn't yet known.
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Deng Adel: Scores 10 of the bench
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Adel posted 10 points (3-3 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), two rebounds and one steal over 14 minutes in Thursday's 86-79 home win over Capital City.
Through five G League games, Adel has averaged 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 three-pointers over 10.4 minutes per contest. The 6-foot-7, 24-year-old forward will continue to come off the bench for Maine in the foreseeable future.
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Deng Adel: Joins Maine Celtics
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Adel has joined Maine's training camp roster, per a press release by the Maine Celtics.
The NBA and G League veteran is the 14th player added to Maine's training camp roster. Adel has two years of G League experience. In 2018-19, as a two-way player, Adel appeared in 19 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers and averaged 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game
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Deng Adel: Battles through rough outing
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Adel finished with two points (1-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes during Sunday's loss to Greensboro.
Adel was unable to give much Sunday and ultimately finished with a minus-16 net rating. The difficult outing aside, Adel's had a solid season and is posting averages of 11.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 23.5 minutes per game.
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Deng Adel: Back to bench in loss
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Adel recorded eight points (3-7 FG, 2-3 3Pt), four rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes during Tuesday's loss to the Blue.
Despite returning to the bench, Adel still saw 25 minutes of run and played a significant role for Long Island. In 24.0 minutes per game on the year, Adel's averaging 12.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 24.0 minutes.
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Deng Adel: Double-doubles in win
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Adel recorded 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 11 rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes during Wednesday's win over Canton.
Adel recorded his second double-double of the season, grabbing a season-best 11 rebounds in Wednesday's effort. He's enmeshed himself in the starting five since returning from an undisclosed injury, though he's seen just 42 total minutes over his past two games. On the season, the Louisville product's averaging 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 22.5 minutes per contest.
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Deng Adel: Drops 21 in return
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Adel scored 21 points (8-11 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT) and added eight rebounds, two assists and a steal in 21 minutes during Friday's win over the Red Claws.
Adel was masterful in his return from an undisclosed injury that had sidelined him for nearly two weeks. He'll look to step into a larger role as Long Island is now without both Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Henry Ellenson, both of whom were ahead of Adel on the depth chart. Across 14 games, the 22-year-old's averaging 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 22.4 minutes.
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Deng Adel: Sidelined with undisclosed injury
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Adel was held out of Wednesday's tilt with Grand Rapids due to an undisclosed injury.
It's unclear what exactly's afflicting Adel, who was playing a pivotal role for Long Island. Barring any further updates from the team, Adel can be considered day-to-day heading into Saturday's game against the Swarm.
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Deng Adel: Solid line off bench
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Adel recorded eight points (3-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-1 FT), four rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes during Monday's loss to the 905.
Adel was productive in limited run Monday. His workload continues to fluctuate and should, even more, going forward with Nicholas Claxton recently joining Long Island. Across nine games, including four starts, so far, Adel's averaging 12.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 26.9 minutes.
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Deng Adel: Back on bench in Sunday's loss
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Adel provided 10 points (3-6 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, five assists and a block across 25 minutes in Sunday's loss to Maine.
Adel returned to his usual bench role for Long Island with Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot returning to the fold. He continued his weel-rounded play, however, though he was unable to get his shot going from three. Adel is one of Long Island's primary rotational members, so the move back to the bench didn't impact his workload too much.
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Deng Adel: Scores season-high 29 in loss
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Adel posted 29 points (10-21 FG, 0-5 3Pt, 5-7 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks across 38 minutes in Friday's loss to Raptors 905.
Adel buoyed Long Island's starters in place of Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, impressing with his effort on both ends of the floor. The 22-year-old's rotated in-and-out of the starting lineup throughout the season, joining the first team in four-of-seven games. Though he's averaging a solid 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 29.1 minutes per game so far, Adel continues to be hampered by a sub-par three-point stroke as he's shooting just 26.9 percent from long-range on 3.7 attempts per game.
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Deng Adel: Plays 19 minutes off bench
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Adel supplied five points (2-5 FG, 1-3 3Pt), three rebounds and three assists in 19 minutes during Sunday's loss to the Skyhawks.
Adel posted a solid line, finishing with a plus-three net rating in 19 minutes. He's failed to impress enough to get a second contract after seeing action in 19 games for Cleveland last year. Through six G-league games, including three starts, Adel's providing 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 47.9 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from three in 27.6 minutes.
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Deng Adel: Waived by Brooklyn
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Adel was waived by the Nets on Monday, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reports.
Adel, who averaged 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes across 19 games for the Cavaliers last year, could be looking for a new home as the Nets reportedly waived the forward Monday. Considering the fact that the Nets still hold Adels' G-League rights, it seems like he'll end up playing in Long Island for at least part of the upcoming season.
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Nets' Deng Adel: Inks deal with Brooklyn
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Adel has agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Nets, Michael Scotto of The Athletic reports.
Adel saw spot run with the Cavaliers last season, garnering 194 total minutes, including three starts. He was ineffective, but the Nets seem to feel the 22-year-old is worth investing in.
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Deng Adel: Hits game-winning basket
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Adel (knee) scored 20 points (7-15 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 5-6 FT) including the game-winning basket in Thursday's 116-114 victory. He also contributed 10 rebounds.
Forget the double-double, Adel's game-clinching double-clutch basket was a site to behold and certainly one of the two-way player's best moments with Canton to date. Expect Adel to continue starting at power forward so long as he's in the G League.
