Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago Nick Friedell looks at each player on the Chicago Bulls roster and how they fit in for the future. Luol Deng 2012-13 salary: $13,305,000 | Age: 28 | Season stats: 16.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg Season recap: Deng was the most consistent player on the Bulls' roster this season. Tom Thibodeau repeatedly called Deng "the glue" of the team and that was an apt description given how many things he did well for this squad. Deng played in 75 games before being knocked out of the postseason because of a bad case of the flu and complications due to a spinal tap.
Chicago Bulls June 5, 2013Chicago Sun-Times Eighty-six is a number Bulls general manager Gar Forman has thrown out several times this season, maybe as a reminder to naysayers on the outside who don’t believe the Bulls are headed in the right direction — or maybe as a reminder to himself to stay the course.Either way, 86 has a lot of meaning. That’s the Bulls’ winning percentage when Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer are on the court at the same time. Therein lies the problem the last three years — keeping those four pillars healthy and uprig...
Chicago Bulls May 25, 2013
Blog a Bull [Note by your friendly BullsBlogger, 05/24/13 1:19 PM CDT: BTW, news just broke that Deng is not going to have surgery on his wrist this offseason. Thinking optimistically, maybe his poor shooting was more due to a broken thumb! ] The worst kept secret among sports fans is that the offseason can often times be more fun than the actual season, but all signs point to a relatively quiet summer for our Chicago Bulls. This is a change of pace from what we're used to; frankly, it might be a welcome one. The memory of the summer of 2010 and all that came with it remains fresh. I will never fo...
Chicago Bulls May 24, 2013Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng will not have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist this summer, according to a league source. Deng, who originally tore the ligament in a game on Jan. 21, 2012, against the Charlotte Bobcats, decided against having the surgery back then so that he could continue helping the Bulls push towards the playoffs. He decided against having the surgery after last season because he wanted to play for Team Great Britain in the London Olympics.
Chicago Bulls May 24, 2013Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago ESPN analyst and former NBA player Tim Legler takes a look at what the Chicago Bulls need to do with Luol Deng as he enters the final year of his contract.
Chicago Bulls May 22, 2013Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago CHICAGO -- Luol Deng has been such an integral part of the Chicago Bulls' success over the past three years under Tom Thibodeau that the idea of Deng playing somewhere else will make the veteran coach cringe. But it's a notion that Thibodeau should at least consider as the Bulls go about trying to upgrade their roster over the summer, and it's the single biggest non-Derrick Rose question hovering over the Bulls as they head into the offseason. Should Deng be dealt?
Chicago Bulls May 20, 2013Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago DEERFIELD. Ill. -- Rest and recovery is now on tap for many Chicago Bulls players now that the season has come to a close. The walking wounded included Joakim Noah and his sore feet, Kirk Hinrich and his calf injury, Luol Deng and his complications from a spinal tap and, of course, Derrick Rose, who still needs to regain the necessary confidence after his ACL injury last April. Coach Tom Thibodeau seemed most concerned with the health of Noah and Deng.
Chicago Bulls May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Bulls small forward Luol Deng was unable to return to the floor for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, in what would be the team's final game of the season against Miami. Deng ultimately missed the final six games of the postseason due to his illness, and he finished the playoffs averaging 13.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in five games.
May 15, 2013Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports MIAMI -- Luol Deng didn't travel here for Wednesday's Game 5, and Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich remain out as the Chicago Bulls try to stave off elimination against the Miami Heat.
Chicago Bulls May 15, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Bulls small forward Luol Deng (illness) was on the active roster sheet prior to Monday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami. That said, he was also on the bench in street clothes. Deng was unavailable for Game 4 and is not likely to play Game 5, either.
May 13, 2013
Miami Herald Bulls forward Luol Deng was activated before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Monday night but was not in the starting lineup after initially being ruled out because of an illness.
Miami Heat May 13, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy The Bulls have ruled out forward Luol Deng (illness) for Game 4 against Miami in the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night, the Chicago Tribune reports. Deng has only played in five postseason games and has been out since being hospitalized after complications from a spinal tap caused him to experience migraines and become disoriented.
May 13, 2013South Florida Sun-Sentinel Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich are “most likely out” for Monday’s Game 4 against the Miami Heat. In the tight-lipped coach’s world, that translates to out.
Miami Heat May 13, 2013Chicago Tribune Tom Thibodeau said Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich are ¿most likely out¿ for Monday¿s Game 4 against the Heat. In the tight-lipped coach¿s world, that means out.
Chicago Bulls May 13, 2013Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich are “most likely out” for Monday’s Game 4 against the Miami Heat. In the tight-lipped coach’s world, that translates to out.
Chicago Bulls May 13, 2013
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