Gordon, Deng expect to return to Bulls
Published 4/18/2008 by BY BRIAN HANLEY bhanley@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
Ben Gordon and Luol Deng left the Berto Center today following player interviews with general manager John Paxson believing they will be back with the team next season. Gordon and Deng, both of whom turned down five-year contract extensions worth $50 million last Fall, will be restricted free agents July 1.
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