<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Play It Safe Or Roll Dice</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 17</span> - Although neither the Bulls nor the players' representatives are willing to discuss specific numbers, it's a good bet the offers to both players are in the neighborhood of $50 million for five years -- good money, but not in the $75 million range a maximum contract would bring.</p> </p> Basically, the decision for Ben Gordon and Luol Deng comes down to whether they want to risk suffering a serious injury this season. If that were to happen and their future health were to be in question, there's a good chance the Bulls' contract offer would drop significantly.</p> </p> That's why guard Kirk Hinrich, who had a similar decision to make last year, opted to accept the Bulls' offer at the 11th hour. It wasn't the deal Hinrich and his agent were looking for, but Hinrich said it simply was too much money to pass up. -- <font color="#000000">Chicago Sun-Times</font></p></div></div>
