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Ben Gordon says Chicago Bulls never made him a deal

 
The guard, who agreed to a five-year, $50-million deal with the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, says his old team "didn't pursue me at all." > A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon told a Chicago radio station Thursday that the Bulls never made a contract offer even though General Manager Gar Forman claimed re-signing him was their No. 1 priority. (link)

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