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Williams worked out for the New Jersey Nets and has been invited to their training camp. The former Chicago Bulls guard is bidding to resurrect his NBA career after a serious motorcycle crash three years ago. Kevin Bradbury, who represents Williams, said Friday the Nets invited the former Duke University star to October's training camp. |
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Nets general manager Ed Stefanski said Thursday that Williams had given "strong indications" he was interested in accepting the invitation. Williams crashed his motorcycle into a light pole in June 2003, fracturing his pelvis and tearing knee ligaments. He was hospitalized for 3 1/2 months and had nerve damage in his left leg. The Bulls bought out his contract for about $3 million. |
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The Cavalies traded Andriuskevicius to the Chicago Bulls for guard Eddie Basden on Friday. |
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Andriuskevicius was a project for the Cavaliers, who acquired the 7-2 Lithuanian last year from Orlando for a second-round draft pick and cash. He played just nine minutes in six games for Cleveland, spending most of the season in the NBA's Developmental League. |
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The Bulls signed Griffin, luring the seven-year veteran swingman back to Chicago from the Dallas Mavericks. The deal was announced Monday, but terms of the contract were not disclosed. |
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The 6-foot-5 Griffin scored an 4.6 points per game for the Mavericks, who reached the NBA finals last season. He made 45 starts in 52 appearances. |
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New Orleans will reportedly deal Brown and guard J.R. Smith to Chicago for center Tyson Chandler when the NBA's moratorium ends next week. The deal, which was agreed to Wednesday, brings Brown to Chicago to provide veteran leadership and depth to the Bulls frontcourt. The power forward will play alongside newly acquired Ben Wallace. |
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Brown averaged 9.0 points and 7.3 rebounds and was the last player to play for the Hornets in Charlotte. |
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Wallace is leaving Detroit to sign with Chicago, the NBA's defensive player of the year decided on Monday. Wallace will sign a four-year contract worth $60 million when free agents can sign on July 12. The Pistons had offered him a deal worth $50 million over four years, which would have made him the team's second-highest paid player. Instead, Wallace chose to bring his energy and defensive prowess to the Bulls. |
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Last season, the center ranked fourth in the league in rebounding (11.3), ninth in blocks (2.2) and 10th in steals (1.78), the only player in the top 10 in all three categories. The 31-year-old Wallace averaged only 7.3 points last season and shot just 41.6 percent from the free throw line. But what he lacks in offense, he makes up for in defense, as he became the first player to win the NBA's defensive player of the year award four times in a five-year span. |
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Khryapa was traded to Chicago from Portland on Wednesday in a draft-day deal that sent No. 2 overall pick LaMarcus Aldridge of Texas to the Trail Blazers. Khryapa, a 23-year-old small forward, averaged 5.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 69 games for Portland last season. |
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Khryapa has averaged 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds since being chosen 22nd overall by Portland in the 2004 draft. |
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Williams was in Toronto on Thursday working out for the Raptors. The former Chicago Bull crashed his motorcycle into a light pole in June 2003, fracturing his pelvis, tearing knee ligaments and damaging nerves in his left leg. He hasn't played in the NBA since. |
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Jim Kelly, the Raptors' director of player personnel, said while Williams is "very fit," it remains to be seen whether he's ready to return to the NBA. Williams appeared in 75 games, 54 as a starter, from 2002-03. He averaged 9.5 points and 4.7 assists per game. |
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Duhon is reportedly scheduled to undergo back surgery in the next two weeks to remove scar tissue near a nerve in his lower back. The Chicago Bulls guard expected to need 2-4 weeks of physical therapy after surgery before he can resume playing. |
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Duhon had back problems throughout the second half of the regular season, missing four games and sitting out a number of practices. He averaged 8.7 points and 5.0 assists in 29.1 minutes. |
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Duhon reportedly will undergo surgery soon to correct problems from a herniated disk in his lower back. The Chicago Bulls guard visited doctor at Duke University last week and was scheduled to receive the final opinion from a Los Angeles-based doctor Wednesday. Should that opinion concur with what Duhon has already been told, he will consult with team medical staff to decide which physician will perform the minor procedure. |
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Duhon's back troubled him throughout the second half of the regular season, causing him to miss four games and sit out a number of practices. He averaged 8.7 points and 5.0 assists in 29.1 minutes. |
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Wallace was named the NBA's defensive player of the year on Sunday, winning the award for the fourth time in five seasons. The Detroit center will be presented with the award before Game 2 of the Pistons' conference semifinal series with Cleveland on Tuesday. |
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Wallace averaged 11.3 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.78 steals and was the only player in the top 10 in all three categories. He also became the fifth player in NBA history to have 100 blocks and 100 steals. The 10-year veteran averaged 7.3 points and was named to his fourth straight All-Star team while helping the Pistons to a franchise-record 64 wins. |
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Nocioni scored a career-high 30 points on 13-for-15 shooting in the Bulls' 115-108 loss to the Heat on Monday in their Eastern Conference first-round series. |
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Nocioni scored 18 points in Saturday's loss, and has scored in double digits in 15 straight games. |
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Hinrich scored 29 points on 10-of-18 shooting in Chicago's 115-108 loss to Miami in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Monday. |
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The third-year guard is averaging 14.6 points on 40.2-percent shooting in 234 career games, and is averaging 21.9 points on 46.2-percent shooting in eight career playoff games. |
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Gordon made nine 3-pointers without a miss to tie the NBA record in Friday's 103-101 victory over the Wizards. The Bulls' guard finished the game with 32 points and matched the record set by Latrell Sprewell for New York against the Clippers on Feb. 4, 2003. Gordon had 15 points in the fourth quarter and his final 3-pointer with 54.1 seconds remaining gave the Bulls the win. |
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Gordon is averaging 29.0 points over the last three games, a big jump from his 15.9 season average. |
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Nocioni had 14 points and 11 rebounds in Chicago's 96-90 win over Atlanta on Wednesday. |
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Nocioni has eight straight double-doubles, averaging 18.9 points and 11.9 boards during that span. Nocioni is averaging 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds on the season. |
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Gordon scored 36 points -- his second-highest point total in his career -- in the Bulls' 104-101 win on Tuesday. The second-year guard scored 21 points in the fourth quarter and made 19-of-21 free throws, including 12-of-13 in the fourth quarter. |
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Gordon has scored over 30 points seven times this season -- all since Jan. 18 -- but had not scored over 30 points since scoring 32 in a win over New York on March 3. He is averaging 16.5 points on 42.8 percent shooting from 3-point range in 75 games this season. |
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Andres Nocioni scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds -- his seventh straight double-double -- in Chicago's 104-101 win over New Jersey on Tuesday. |
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Nocioni is averaging 19.6 points and 12.0 rebounds in his last seven games, and is averaging 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 77 games this season. |
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Gordon came off the bench for the Bulls again on Sunday. He scored 17 points on 6-for-15 shooting. |
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Gordon's two-game point total as a reserve is 42 for the Bulls. He had started in all his previous 40 games. Chris Duhon, who took Gordon's starting spot, scored 17 points on Sunday. |
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Bulls coach Scott Skiles shook up his lineup on Friday to add some life. Gordon scored 25 points as a reserve after ending his string of 40 consecutive games started this season. He was last season's Sixth Man Award winner as a rookie. Tyson Chandler has five points and 21 rebounds off the bench, too. Skiles added he considered benching Kirk Hinrich, who has started every game he has played this season. |
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After missing two straight games because of lower-back pain, Duhon participated in a light shootaround Thursday and could return when Miami visits on Saturday. Teammate and fellow Duke product Luol Deng could return from a corneal abrasion suffered Wednesday. |
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Duhon has averaged 8.6 points, 5.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds in his second season with the Bulls. |
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Duhon is listed as day-to-day with a sore lower back. The Chicago Bulls' guard missed Tuesday's game and reportedly fears that a disc is weighing on a nerve. |
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Duhon, avearging 8.6 points, 5.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds this season, had an epidural on his back Sunday and could miss more time. |