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Joffrey Lauvergne’s career has rarely followed the safest or most predictable route. From leaving France as a young player searching for an opportunity, to becoming the first foreign captain in Partizan history, reaching the NBA, voluntarily walking away from San Antonio to chase the EuroLeague with Fenerbahce, battling major injuries and eventually returning to the […]

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