DeAndre Desmond Liggins (born March 31, 1988) is an American professional

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player for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Premier League. He played college basketball for

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High school career

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Liggins was listed as the No. 6 point guard and the No. 28 player in the nation in 2008.

College career

Liggins played three years at the

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. He spent his first two years mostly coming off the bench, but in his junior year, coach

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decided to start him. After his junior season, he elected to enter the

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Professional career

Orlando Magic (2011–2012)

On June 24, 2011, Liggins was selected with the 53rd overall pick in the

by the

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. Liggins made his NBA debut for Orlando on February 20, 2012 in a road game against the

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where he recorded three points and two rebounds in 10 minutes on the court. In July 2012, he joined the Magic for the 2012 NBA Summer League.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2013)

On September 12, 2012, Liggins signed with the

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. During the 2012–13 season, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the

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. On January 13, 2013, Liggins started his first NBA game for the Thunder against the

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in Portland. He recorded 11 points and nine rebounds as the Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers, 87-83. In July 2013, he joined the Thunder for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 6, 2013, Liggins was waived by the Thunder.

Sioux Falls Skyforce and Miami Heat (2013–2014)

In November 2013, Liggins was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014

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. On February 25, 2014, Liggins signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On March 8, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Heat. The next day, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He was recalled a day later. On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the Heat. He managed only one game for the Heat, recording 2 points and 1 rebound. On March 18, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Skyforce. On April 21, he was named the 2014 D-League Defensive Player of the Year.

Russia and Germany (2014–2015)

In July 2014, Liggins joined the

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for the Orlando Summer League and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. On October 15, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014–15 season. On January 20, 2015, he parted ways with Krasny Oktyabr. On February 27, 2015, he signed with

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of Germany for the rest of the season.

Second Sioux Falls Skyforce stint (2015–2016)

On November 2, 2015, Liggins was reacquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second All-Star nod in three years. However, he was ruled out of the All-Star game due to a right plantar fascia injury suffered on January 9, and was replaced in the East team by

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. On April 13, he earned D-League Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second time in three years. He helped the Skyforce finish with a D-League-best 40–10 record in 2015–16, and went on to help the team win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over the

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. At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team and All-NBA D-League All-Defensive First Team for the second time in his career.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2016–2017)

On September 26, 2016, Liggins signed with the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central ...

. He made his debut for the Cavaliers in the team's season opener on October 25, 2016, recording four points, three rebounds, three assists and one block in a 117–88 win over the

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. On April 9, 2017, he was waived by the Cavaliers.

Dallas Mavericks (2017)

On April 11, 2017, Liggins was claimed off waivers by the

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2017 off-season

On June 28, 2017, Liggins was traded to the

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for cash considerations, then immediately traded to the

as part of the trade that sent

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to Houston. On September 25, he was again traded – this time to the

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for draft considerations. He was waived by the Hawks within a few hours of the transaction. On October 10, 2017, Liggins signed with the Miami Heat. He was waived four days later after appearing in one preseason game.

Milwaukee Bucks (2017–2018)

On October 16, 2017, Liggins was claimed off waivers by the

. On January 7, 2018, he was waived by the Bucks.

New Orleans Pelicans (2018)

On January 10, 2018, Liggins signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On January 20, 2018, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Pelicans. On February 5, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with the Pelicans. Four days later, in a 100–82 loss to the

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, Liggins made his first start of the season, but failed to score in 19 minutes. On August 31, 2018, he was waived by the Pelicans.

Third Sioux Falls Skyforce stint (2018–2019)

On October 7, 2018, Liggins signed with the

. He was waived by the Heat on October 11 after appearing in one preseason game. Liggins was subsequently added to the roster of the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Kolossos Rodou (2019)

On March 23, 2019, Liggins signed with Kolossos Rodou of the

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for the rest of the season.

Fuenlabrada (2019)

On August 5, 2019, Liggins signed a one-year deal with

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club Montakit Fuenlabrada. He averaged 2.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

London Lions (2020–2021)

On July 22, 2020, Liggins signed with London Lions of the

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(BBL). Liggins averaged 14.4 points, 6.9 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game during the

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season.

New Taipei Kings (2021–present)

On December 3, 2021, Liggins signed with

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of the Taiwanese P. League+.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

Kentucky bio

NBA D-League profile

ACB.com Profile
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