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Report: Andray Blatche signs one-year deal to play in China

Andray Blatche signed a one-year deal with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers in China on Saturday.
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Andray Blatche signed a one-year deal with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers in China on Saturday, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

The nine-year veteran of the Wizards and Nets recently played for the Philippines in the FIBA World Cup. He averaged 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in 73 games (seven starts) for Brooklyn last season.

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Blatche, 28, is a 6-11 forward who is a career 46.7 percent shooter from the field but only 23.7 percent from three-point range. His best season came in 2010-11, when he averaged 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Wizards.

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