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| Deng signs multi-year deal with Bulls |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Restricted free agent Luol Deng has re-signed with the Chicago Bulls, inking a six-year contract. "Signing Luol has always been a priority for this organization and we have always felt that he was a big part of our future. We are very happy that Luol will now be with us long term as we continue to grow as an organization," said Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the deal is worth $71 million, with incentives |
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| Bulls waive G Curry |
NBA Basketball |
07/31/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls waived guard JamesOn Curry Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Curry spent most of last season in the NBA's Developmental League after being drafted in the second round of the 2007 NBA draft. |
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| Nuggets' Weems undergoes surgery |
NBA Basketball |
07/31/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Rookie guard Sonny Weems underwent successful surgery to repair a sports hernia Thursday. Weems was originally selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (39th overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft before being traded to Denver for a 2009 second-round draft pick. Weems, who is expected to be fully recovered by the start of training camp, averaged 9.2 points and 3.0 rpg in five games for the Nuggets entry in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this summer. |
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| Artest reportedly headed to Houston |
NBA Basketball |
07/29/2008 |
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| cause of this it seems the trade could include first-round draft pick Donte' Greene heading to the Kings. He's not permitted to be traded until then, one month after he signed with the Rockets. The 28-year-old Artest, a first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1999, averaged 20.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 57 games for the Kings last season. He spent nearly three years in Sacramento after joining the Pacers in 2001-02. It was during his time with the Pacers that Artest gained his reputation as a hard-n |
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| Atlantic Division will definitely be more competitive |
NBA Basketball |
07/22/2008 |
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| d Brand averaged 17.6 points and 8.0 rebounds for the Clippers in 2007-08, and appeared to be playing at 100 percent when he was on the court. The first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, the Duke product spent his first two seasons playing for the Chicago Bulls. A two-time All-Star, Brand owns career averages of 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 614 games. Head coach Maurice Cheeks has turned the Sixers into a running team. They have improved their defensive play, which has resulted in more poin |
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| Bayless added to USA Basketball Select Team roster |
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07/20/2008 |
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| y); LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City); Luther Head (Houston Rockets); Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Kevin Martin (Sacramento Kings); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) and Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons). "We brought into the senior team's training camp last summer a select team of young NBA superstars and it proved to be valuable preparation for our Senior Team," said USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team m |
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| Love, Lopez round out USA Basketball Select Team roster |
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07/19/2008 |
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| y); LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City); Luther Head (Houston Rockets); Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Kevin Martin (Sacramento Kings); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) and Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons). "We brought into the senior team's training camp last summer a select team of young NBA superstars and it proved to be valuable preparation for our Senior Team," said USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team m |
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| Durant highlights USA Basketball Select Team roster |
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07/16/2008 |
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| es: LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City); Luther Head (Houston Rockets); Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Kevin Martin (Sacramento Kings); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) and Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons). In addition, two more players from the 2008 NBA Summer League, which is taking place until July 20, will be added to the team. "We brought into the senior team's training camp last summer a select team of young |
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| Rose expected to undergo MRI for ailing knee |
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07/11/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose has tendinitis in his right knee and the Chicago Tribune says the rookie will undergo an MRI exam. Rose, the first overall pick in last month's draft, missed the Bulls' final three Summer League games in Orlando because of the problem. The Memphis product scored 10 points in his first game on Monday, but appeared to aggravate his knee injury on a jump-stop in the lane on Tuesday. He finished with 19 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in his |
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| Bulls' Curry suspended one game by NBA |
NBA Basketball |
07/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The NBA suspended Chicago Bulls guard JamesOn Curry on Thursday for one game without pay. The suspension will occur for the first game of the 2008-09 season for which Curry is eligible and physically able to play. Curry, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder, pleaded guilty to resisting or obstructing an officer and public urination while in Boise, Idaho. |
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