Chicago Bulls tid-bits from first week of camp
)As you know, Ben Gordon resigned with Chicago earlier this week. He signed a one year tenure and will remain with the team for atleast one more season, before becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer. It is hard to believe that he would end up resigning with the Bulls, after turning down contract extension each of the last two summers. His agent though, Raymond Brothers, say that Gordon would be willing to negotiate with the Bulls again next summer. This coming after Gordon stated a little over a month ago that he would not be back in Chicago, that he would either be traded or end up in Europe playing basketball.
On Thursday, when Ben Gordon returned to practice, the log jam at guard began. The Bulls have Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Larry Hughes, Thabo Sefolosha and rookie Derrick Rose. Rookie head coach Vinny del Negro has quite the job ahead of him, trying to get enough playing time for everyone. Del Negro recently refered to the problem as a ‘good problem’ though and would like to set the rotation soon. John Paxson said the Bulls are going to ‘develop rookie Derrirck Rose this season,’ so the rest of the guys will need to ‘play themselves into minutes.’
In other Bulls news, forward/center Joakim Noah will be unable to practice for about five days after being sctrached in the eye by Thabo Sefolosha during a contact drill Wednesday. This is not a good thing for the second year Noah, who del Negro said he ‘wasn’t happy with his summer league play.’ He believes in the end Noah had a very productive summer overall and can’t wait to get the guy back on the court.
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