Without new deal, Deng may go: report

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Luol Deng Gives the Bulls a Deal Deadline
Published 7/22/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... Luol will reportedly take a one-year qualifying offer (thus becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer) if he and the Bulls can’t agree on a long-term deal in the next couple of weeks. ...

A.I., Class of '04 All About to Be Traded. Maybe.
Published 7/22/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... like Melo is (rightfully) the future and the cost-cutting has a distinct age-discrimination bend to it. It might not happen til next season's deadline, but major nonetheless. But wait, there's more. The Charlotte Observer reports the Okafor and the Bobcats are at an impasse, and that a sign-and-trade might be imminent. In fact, it's in both sides' best interest to do this sooner, rather than later, given Okafor's injury history. Oh, and Luol Deng's gotten sick of butting heads with the Bulls. And, as I will never cease to remind you, ...

Mid-Day Rumor Wrap Up
Published 7/23/2008 by BG7 at DaBullz - Chicago Bulls Blog, Forum, Chat, and Encyclopedia
... According to the Suntimes, according to league sources, the Bulls and Ben Gordon are still far apart on a contract. This is nothing to hit the panic button over because all indications are that serious negotiations haven’t started with many fo the restricted free agents. ...