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[September 23, 2017] 

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09/22/2017 NBA Note - Phoenix Suns Bennett, Anthony

F Anthony Bennett, the former No. 1 overall pick, signed with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent.

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NBA Note - Phoenix Suns Jok, Peter

G-F Peter Jok signed with the Phoenix Suns. Jok led the Big Ten in scoring with 19.9 points per game last season and earned All-Big Ten First Team honors while setting a Hawkeyes' single-season record by shooting 91.1 percent from the free throw line in 2016-17.

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NBA Note - Philadelphia 76ers Pullen, Jacob

G Jacob Pullen agreed to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Pullen, 27, most recently played for BC Khimki of the VTB United League in Russia. Across VTB and Eurocup play, he appeared in 40 games and averaged 9.5 points and 1.9 assists.

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NBA Note - Portland Trail Blazers Vonleh, Noah

F Noah Vonleh will miss all of preseason camp and is likely to miss the first two weeks of the regular season after suffering a right shoulder strain, multiple media outlets reported Friday. Vonleh sustained the injury while playing a pick-up game at the team's practice facility. The injury will not require surgery, but he is expected to be sidelined for several weeks.

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NBA Note - Washington Wizards Morris, Markieff

F Markieff Morris underwent sports hernia surgery and is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks, the Wizards announced Friday. The timetable means Morris will miss at least the first six games of the 2017-18 season and perhaps up to month. The Wizards said in a statement that the surgery "went as expected."

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NBA Note - Phoenix Suns Daniels, Troy

SG Troy Daniels was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with a second-round pick on Friday in exchange for a second-round pick.

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