mvn.com - 7/31/2008
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An e-mail from BULLS.com ;
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Chicago Bulls will officially announce the re-signing of forward Luol Deng at a 10 a.m. news conference at the Berto Center on Thursday. Deng, 23, owns career averages of 15.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
This is great news for Chicago fans as well as Deng. The deal is believed to be worth $80 million for ...
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The Internets are alive: Deng and Bulls agree on deal
Ball Don't Lie —
... Bull Riding: "Coming off a season in which he posted 18.6 points per, slightly above his career average and Deng's '07-08 totals, Gordon definitely has an argument that he’s worth as much as his teammate. But the Bulls already have Larry Hughes under contract for close to $13 million this year (and almost $14 mil. for the '09-10 season). While Hughes locks up on D, he wouldn’t be able to replace Gordon’s offensive output. [...] I believe this will help push Gordon away from Chicago because I don’t see Reinsdorf giving in to ...
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