Basketball 24/7 is reporting that Great Britain officials are very confident that Luol Deng will play for Great Britain in the European Championship Qualifiers in September.

Great Britain officials are both hopeful and confident that Luol will play. Great Britain officials have spent the past 3 days exploring alternative insurance routes. The Bulls are expected to release Deng for international play, so all signs point to Luol Deng playing in September.

Great Britain will be grouped with Israel , the Czech Republic, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Group D of the 2009 European Championships Qualifying Tournament.

Here is how the qualifying tournament will work. The top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will qualify. The top team from Group D, which includes Great Britain, will also qualify.

The remaining teams are ranked in order. The top 6 remaining teams will play additional games to qualify. These 6 teams will be broken up into 2 groups, and the winners of these groups will face off against each other, with the winner qualifying.

In total, 8 teams will qualify for the 2009 European Championships from this tournament.

The bottom four teams will be placed into a round robin tournament, with the two bottom teams being relegated back to Division B.

If Luol Deng suits up for Great Britain, like all signs point to, Great Britain will likely qualify out of Group D for the 2009 European Championships.

Source: Basketball 24/7

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