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SILVERBACKS FORWARD JOINS PHOENIX SUNS IN THE NBA:

SILVERBACKS FORWARD JOINS PHOENIX SUNS IN THE NBA:

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Uganda’s basketball star Ishmail Wainright has signed a two-way deal with to NBA team Phoenix Suns

The Silverbacks Small Forward made the break through a few days after he was dumped by Toronto raptors at team he had joined before the 2021 FIBA Afrobasketball Champions in Rwanda.

Suns are based in Phoenix Arizona and last season they finished as runners’ up in NBA; Western Conference Champions.

Born on September 12, 1994 in Kansas City, Ishmael an American was naturalized by Uganda under a provision permitted by the world governing body FIBA where a player can represent a country other than his or her own provided they have not played on the international stage before; and he went ahead to be a formidable star with the Silverbacks.

At the 2021 FIBA Afrobasketball Champions, Ishmail Wainright was one of Uganda’s top performers with an average of 12.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists as Uganda finished sixth at the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket in Rwanda.

The 27-year-old was part of the Toronto Raptors roster for training camp and Summer League ahead of the 2021-2022 NBA season, but he was dropped to help the team get NBA's maximum roster size of 15 players.

Ishmail Wainright has played for the Nurnberg Falcons BC in the German Pro-A League; Rasta Vechta in the German BBL and SIG Strasbourg in the French LNB Pro A.

By Joseph Mary Ssempiira sportznow.ug sports writer.

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