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Focus shifts to Gordon
suntimes.com - 8/1/2008
Focus shifts to Gordon
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The Bulls officially announced the re-signing of restricted free agent Luol Deng on Thursday, but that was hardly news. Word of the six-year, $71 million contract (plus $9 million in incentives) became public Tuesday night, and the deal has been a hot topic since. The bigger issue is how Deng's contract affects the future of guard Ben Gordon, another restricted free agent.

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Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Nellie Beats Cuban Edition
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... The Bulls are still reported to be far apart on negotiations with Ben Gordon on a new contract. Gordon wants more than Deng is getting since he has been the Bulls leading scorer for the past several seasons. The Bulls are offering him much less. According to sources, the Bulls are offering an average salary around $8 million while Gordon is looking for something in the $12 million range which would be slightly more than Deng's deal that averages $11.8 million. The Bulls are seriously looking at trades and Andres Nocioni has been mentioned in trade talks. On Thursday, ...

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