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Wizards sign Lucas III
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All posts by Alan DraperUpdated15 Oct 2021
Veteran guard John Lucas III signed a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards.
Lucas, undrafted in 2005 from Oklahoma State, spent his first six seasons with Houston, Chicago, Toronto and Utah.
Lucas, 31, went to training camp with the Boston Celtics.
He has appeared in 216 career regular season games (eight starts) while averaging 4.8 points and 1.4 assists in 12.2 minutes. Last season, Lucas appeared in 42 games with Utah and averaged 3.8 points and 1.0 assists in 14.1 minutes.
Lucas also had three D-league stints, spent two seasons in Italy and played partial seasons in Spain and China.
