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Whatever Happened to Dejuan Wagner?
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LarryBird
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3/2/2006  1:44 PM
What happened to this guy. I think it was four years ago that he was a high first round draft pick by Cleveland after a storied high school career and a year spent playing for Calipari at Memphis. He seemed to play fairly well his first year, but injuries I guess derailed him the last couple of years. I don't even know if he is in the league.

What happened to this guy?
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3/2/2006  2:01 PM
injuries. And family problems too. There were some articles on him a couple months back.
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3/2/2006  2:07 PM
Thanx.

I wasn't aware of that. I'll have to google him. His father, Milt, was a good college player at Louisville who had a cup of coffee in the NBA. I think Calipari hired Milt Wagner at the same time that Dejuan matriculated. Milt never made it in the NBA either, though I remember his college coach, Denny Crum, predicting he'd be a 10-year pro.

Come to think of it, Cleveland's recent draft picks other than LeBrown James haven't panned out. DeSagna Diop was a high school picked eighth in the NBA. A perfect case of picking on potential because Diop wasn't even a very good high school player. He averaged less than 10 points a game! They drafted him because of his body.

He may be a late bloomer though, because he's playing pretty well, or at least more, in Dallas.

And Luke Jackson hasn't made his mark either. I remember that great Oregon team that had the two Lukes, Jackson and Ridnour, and Freddie Jones (now with Indiana) from the NC2A. I thought Jackson would be a good pro too.
Whatever Happened to Dejuan Wagner?

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