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C Mohammed hopes to play next season

The Sports Xchange

May 26, 2015 at 1:27 pm.

The 37-year-old Mohammed was one of the oldest players in the NBA this year. In 23 regular-season games for the Bulls, he averaged 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds. Rob Grabowski-USA TODAY Sports

Veteran center Nazr Mohammed plans to return for what would be his 18th season in the NBA in 2015-16.

Mohammed becomes a free agent this summer after spending the past three seasons with the Chicago Bulls. If the Bulls choose not to re-sign the Chicago native and former Kentucky player, he hopes to catch on with another NBA team in need of an experienced big man to provide minutes off the bench.

The Bulls appear well stocked in the frontcourt with Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic, but there is a chance that Mohammed could return.

The 37-year-old Mohammed was one of the oldest players in the NBA this year. In 23 regular-season games for the Bulls, he averaged 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds.

After entering the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1998, Mohammed also has played for the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte and the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 1,000 career regular-season games, he has averages of 5.8 points and 4.7 rebounds.

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