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| Tribune staff reporter 9:00 PM CDT, July 21, 2008 If the Bulls want to sign Luol Deng to a contract extension, they have weeks, not months, to do so. Though the official deadline to reach an extension isn't until Oct. 31, Deng's camp has made clear to the Bulls that negotiations won't continue past the forward's early-August commitment to Britain's national team. The Bulls had no comment on ... [link]

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The Fundamentals
Published 30 days ago by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... deals.  We now have Ray Allen, Brian Scalabrine, Patrick O’Bryant, Eddie House, and Tony Allen all lined up to have their contracts expire in 2010.  I think that window of opportunity for this team has officially been defined.  If they can win together now, great.  If not, they’ll still be well positioned to retool or rebuild, depending on what the future brings.  Many a Championship team sold its future down the drain for a chance to repeat that wasn’t worth the cost they paid.” K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune :  “Deng turned down a five-year, $57.5 million extension ...

NBA News from a Cavalier Perspective - 7/22
Published 30 days ago by Bob at Cavs Board
... in the NBA, will head into next summer with a ton of cap space.  They’re loaded with young talent on rookie deals and with a core of Roy. Oden, Aldridge, Bayless, and very good role players in Outlaw, Martell Webster, and Channing Frye, the sky is the limit for that squad if they can keep their team intact.   What if Luol Deng joins the lineup?  The Blazers, who will see the contracts of both Steve Francis and Raef LaFrentz go off the books after this season, would be a great fit for the Bulls restricted free agent who is quickly heading towards playing out his last season with ...

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