Luol Deng when asked about rejoining the Bulls after Bulls-Cavs game

[Crystallas]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...er-is-open-to-the-idea-of-rejoining-the-bulls

Meeting with the media for yet another chat about facing his former Bulls teammates Wednesday, Deng was asked about his pending free agency and the likelihood he could return to the Bulls despite their trading him to the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this month.

‘‘I don't know,'' Deng said sarcastically. ‘‘Maybe they'll offer me three years, $30 million. That might be an option to take.''

That was the offer Deng walked away from several days before the Bulls made the decision to trade him.

Deng eventually answered without the sarcasm.

‘‘I can't say,'' he said. ‘‘There's no bad blood or anything. For me to sit here and say I'm taking Chicago out of the equation, that's stupid. I was there for 10 years.''

3 years 30 million eh... :thinking: Normally, that's a fair offer, but this UFA class is very thin.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Deng for 10 million and 3 years would be pretty good. He'll get more than that for sure though.

 

[Shepard]

I would have been upset had the Bulls signed Deng to 3yr/30mil. I was sad to see him go, but glad to see he passed and the Bulls ended up saving a lot of money and picked up draft pick in the process.






3 years 30 million eh... :thinking: Normally, that's a fair offer, but this UFA class is very thin.[/QUOTE]

 

[Shepard]

Deng for 10 million and 3 years would be pretty good. He'll get more than that for sure though.

If Cleveland doesn't make the playoffs will he really?

 

[Scoot26]

I thought we couldn't resign him?

 

[clonetrooper264]

If Cleveland doesn't make the playoffs will he really?

He's likely going to be the best FA on the market. It'll be between him and Lance Stephenson it seems like for "best FA signing" this summer. I guess you could toss in all those player option opt out players like Lebron and Melo and all them, but I can't see most of them going anywhere else.

 

[Axl Rose]

Luol is not serious yall

this is a shot at us.....3/30m is what they offered him before they traded him and i think he got offended by it and is now being sarcastic about it

it even says he was being sarcastic in the article

 

[Shepard]

Luol is not be serious yall

this is a shot at us.....3/30m is what they offered him before they traded him and i think he got offended by it and is now being sarcastic about it

Agreed. He's also seriously full of himself to turn down that deal under today's CBA.

 

[Axl Rose]

this just seems outta character for Lu

 

[Raskolnikov]

this just seems outta character for Lu

its time for him to get paid, this was a storm that was coming. I don't know what the Bulls are supposed to do, 3 for 30 was their best offer and it is apparently scorned, but the only way you can tell he doesn't understand is that he laughs at it like its an insult.

There could come a day in free agency when he is looking at a lot less. He should have snagged that contract, and it shows you the Bulls reluctantly have entered into this unknown of turning the team over.

 

[ChiSoxCity]

The Bulls assessed his market value and offered him a reasonable contract to stay with the team. He said no thanks, so that's the end of it.

If I were the Bulls GM, I would feel slightly offended, but thankful for all he did for the team and the city.

And while I wish him luck and all the best, I certainly wouldn't offer him another contract.

 

[ginny]

The Bulls assessed his market value and offered him a reasonable contract to stay with the team. He said no thanks, so that's the end of it.

If I were the Bulls GM, I would feel slightly offended, but thankful for all he did for the team and the city.

And while I wish him luck and all the best, I certainly wouldn't offer him another contract.

I agree....it's time to move on.

 

[The Bringer]

Deng may end up like Ben Gordan in a few years.

 

[Crystallas]

Deng may end up like Ben Gordan in a few years.

Playing on teams with no depth challenges for him, and rotting on the bench?

 

[Axl Rose]

Playing on teams with no depth challenges for him, and rotting on the bench?

being considered highly overpayed

 

[Bear Pride]

I thought we couldn't resign him?

That was my understanding as well. By rule, I don't think he can return to the Bulls until after the 2014 season. So if he does come back, it won't be next year. By then, he will be under contract with another team. Thus, I'd say, he's not coming back.

 

[Shawon0Meter]

Really shows how out of touch some athletes are to publicly mock being offered $10 million dollars a year. Keep that shit behind closed doors.

 

[Jerry Cortez211]

Really shows how out of touch some athletes are to publicly mock being offered $10 million dollars a year. Keep that shit behind closed doors.

especially coming from a guy like Luol Deng

 

[Crystallas]

Really shows how out of touch some athletes are to publicly mock being offered $10 million dollars a year. Keep that shit behind closed doors.

His face is on money.