Luol Deng says he hopes to retire as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Deng, who is in the last year of a six-year, $71 million contract, acknowledged being disappointed that the Bulls did not offer him a contract extension in the offseason. But he added that he still wants to finish his career in Chicago. "I definitely want to stay here," Deng said Wednesday at the morning shootaround before the Bulls' game at Indiana. "I would love to play here my whole career." Despite his desire, Deng understands he may not get his wish. With the Bulls refusing to discuss an extension with Deng this summer, the small forward will become a free agent in 2014. Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/9936603/luol-deng-says-to-retire-member-chicago-bulls
I was glad to hear this given the rumors that Deng had lingering animosity toward the team over the spinal tap debacle. If he wants to stay here, I believe that the most likely outcome is that they'll work something out this summer.
He's probably worth far more to us than to another team at this point. If he doesn't pick it up, we may be his only option.
