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The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived Ukrainian center Kyrylo Fesenko.
The Wolves announced the move on Monday. Fesenko played in one preseason game and managed only three minutes. He was hoping to earn a spot with the Wolves or another team so he could bring his family over to the United States from Ukraine, where the government has been clashing with pro-Russian separatists for months.
The 7-foot-1 Fesenko averaged 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds with the Timberwolves in summer league play.
But the Wolves already have Nikola Pekovic, Gorgui Dieng and Ronny Turiaf in the post, which left no room for Fesenko.
Fesenko spent four seasons with the Utah Jazz, from 2007-11.
Around the league
Pistons • Detroit waived center Hasheem Thabeet, forward Brian Cook and guards Josh Bostic and Lorenzo Brown.
The team announced the moves Monday.
Thabeet was the No. 2 pick in the 2009 draft by Memphis, but the 7-foot-3 center has never averaged more than 3.1 points per game. He played 23 games for Oklahoma City last season.
Lakers • Los Angeles waived guard Keith Appling and forward Jeremy Tyler, reducing their training camp roster to 17 players. Appling is a rookie from Michigan State. He played 20 minutes in two preseason games for the Lakers. Tyler has played for Golden State, Atlanta and New York. He averaged 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in three preseason games with the Lakers.