sports.yahoo.com — Whether you're a Bulls fan, and have 11-year old clips of
Matt Steigenga throwing down an alley-oop on DVD
in your living room (not that I'm familiar with these sorts of sorts), or a
typical NBA observer, Luol Deng 's contract extension seems pretty odd at first
glance.
The Bulls forward was offered a five-year, 57.5 million
dollar extension last fall, and decided to pass, preferring to ...
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Two great Luol/BG links
Blog a Bull —
Andrew Wamboldt, going (very) deep into the Bulls luxury tax predicament following the Deng deal, and what it means for Gordon.
Kelly Dwyer, ruminating on all things Reinsdorf when it comes to this roster. Warning, it's sort of depressing.
My Worst Fear...
Thank You Isiah —
...is that Kelly Dwyer is exactly, 100 percent correct.
Ben Gordon: Tough Negotiator, or Delusional?
FanHouse —
... Kelly Dwyer -- a Bulls fan who knows stuff -- doesn't think Chicago will end up caving into Gordon. I think that's a good thing. He's a good player, but he's J.R. Smith good. Not Luol Deng good. ...
Ben Gordon And The Hundred Days
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Ben Gordon has got himself a Napoleon complex. He's currently in the midst of a contract battle that's been going on for much more than a hundred days, but right now it's gone from a minor skirmish to a full blown angst fest. Gordon feels he deserves to be the highest paid player on the Bulls. He's clearly not clued into the fact that a lot of people don't feel he's worth it. He's also not aware that the Bulls are unlikely to cave to him. But here he goes, charging into Waterloo with his $13Million a year demands, expecting the Bulls to bow to ...
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Our System Is Broken
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Source within NBA: Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal
www.bostonherald.com 7/31/2008 — C HICAGO - Restricted free agent forward Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to six-year contract that could be worth as much as $80 million, according to a person within the league who is familiar with the situation. The person spoke on the ...
C HICAGO - Restricted free agent forward Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to six-year contract that could be worth as much as $80 million, according to a person within the league who is familiar with the situation. The person spoke on the ...
Ben Gordon: By the Numbers
dabullz.com 7/31/2008 — By: Andrew Wamboldt
With the Chicago Bulls signing of Luol Deng Tuesday to a deal, fans are left wondering, what about Ben Gordon? Past rumors have suggested that the Bulls’ ownership will not be willing to go into the luxury tax. The ...
By: Andrew Wamboldt
With the Chicago Bulls signing of Luol Deng Tuesday to a deal, fans are left wondering, what about Ben Gordon? Past rumors have suggested that the Bulls’ ownership will not be willing to go into the luxury tax. The ...
Focus shifts to Gordon
www.suntimes.com 8/1/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Deng ready to earn big contract —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls 7/31/2008
Now that hes signed the biggest contract in Bulls history ($71 million guaranteed over six years) Luol Deng says he is focused on earning it both on and off the court. I take basketball very seriously. I look forward to [putting] the team on my ...
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