http://ballhype.com/nba/luol_deng/ The Web's top Luol Deng news from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/nba/luol_deng/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.ballhype.com/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/nba/luol_deng/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/article/hey_chicago_what_do_you_say_the_bulls_are_almost_ready/ <p> The NBA is less than three weeks away, and I am so giddy .&nbsp; Not only is there plenty of NBA action ready to go on, the Chicago Bulls look primed for a big run. They got extremely lucky with landing the first overall pick and they are were able to clear up some major contract issues to keep a good core for the future. Their first major move this off-season has to do with the NBA Draft, where they capitalized on a 1.7% chance of landing the first overall pick, they took that pick and chose a player for the future, Derrick Rose. Rose was outstanding in the NCAA Tournament, leading the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA Championship game.&nbsp; He was labeled a more athletic Chris Paul with a slightly worse jump shot. He grew up in Chicago, going to the famed Simeon High School which throws out basketball talent like I down donuts. The former Illinois Mr. Basketball plans to turn around the Bulls after a dismal season that saw them fall below expectations. They also were able to return all&nbsp;...</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/">NBA</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/chicago_bulls/">Chicago Bulls</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/luol_deng/">Luol Deng</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/ben_gordon/">Ben Gordon</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_basketball/derrick_rose/">Derrick Rose</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/hey_chicago_what_do_you_say_the_bulls_are_almost_ready/ Thu, 9 Oct 2008 22:10:14 +1900 NBA Chicago Bulls Luol Deng Ben Gordon Derrick Rose http://ballhype.com/article/iguodala_mo_money_no_problems_yet/ <p>PHILADELPHIA - Three of the four members of the 2004 NBA draft class that Gilbert Arenas chastised last summer for balking at contracts exceeding $50 million - Emeka Okafor, Andre Iguodala and Luol Deng were the others - came out pretty big winners this offseason as restricted free agents. The other, Ben Gordon, continues to hold out with training camp underway. Philadelphia's Iguodala scored the largest haul when he re-signed with the 76ers for six-years...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/">NBA</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/washington_wizards/">Washington Wizards</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/gilbert_arenas/">Gilbert Arenas</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/emeka_okafor/">Emeka Okafor</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/andre_iguodala/">Andre Iguodala</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/luol_deng/">Luol Deng</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/ben_gordon/">Ben Gordon</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/iguodala_mo_money_no_problems_yet/ Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:44:32 +1900 NBA Washington Wizards Gilbert Arenas Emeka Okafor Andre Iguodala Luol Deng Ben Gordon