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2023 Taipans Free Agency

27 Mar 23

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2023 Taipans Free Agency

Ahead of the 2023 NBL Free Agency period, the CQUniversity Cairns Taipans announce the following options taken/not taken on the following players -

Lat Mayen

Club Option: Taken

Majok Deng

Player/club option: Not taken

Ben Ayre

Club option: Not taken

The Taipans will exercise their club option for Lat Mayen, and have elected not to take up theiroption for Ben Ayre.

Majok Deng has a mutual club/player option, and he has chosen to explore free agency.

Meanwhile, the Taipans and Mirko Djeric have agreed to a mutual release from the final year of his contract.

2023-24 TAIPANS ROSTER

  • Tahjere McCall
  • Sam Waardenburg
  • Jonah Antonio
  • Lat Mayen

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