Luol Deng arrived in London as a child from south Sudan and his family settled in Brixton.
Aged 14 he moved to the USA, enrolling at Blair Academy in New Jersey. Following a successful high school career he joined Duke and after one year entered the NBA draft, where he was a seventh round pick by Phoenix and immediately traded to Chicago.
He made the All-Star rookie team in his first season and became the first British All-Star player in 2012.Luol is one of Barack Obama’s favourite players and appeared for Team GB at London 2012.