Bulls Aug 2004 Archive

• Shirley, You Can't Be Serious?: Bulls forward placed on waivers

  Tommie De Riemaecker of RealGM.com | Aug 20, 2004

  Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Jim Paxson placed third year forward Paul Shirley on waivers today.

• Curry on Grizzlies radar

  Memphis Commercial Appeal | Aug 14, 2004

  The Memphis Commercial Appeal confirms that the Memphis Grizzlies have asked the Chicago Bulls about trading center Eddy Curry, but the part about Stromile Swift and Bonzi Wells being the two that the Grizzlies are offering in return is not.

• Paxson Working to Resolve Mutombo Matter

  Daily Southtown | Aug 13, 2004

  Bulls GM John Paxson is still hopeful that he can meet Dikembe Mutombo's request to play for a playoff contender.

• Nocioni deal official

  RealGM | Aug 11, 2004

  The Chicago Bulls signed swingman Andres Nocioni to a three-year contract today, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Jim Paxson announced.

• Mutombo Won't Talk Zeke

  New York Post | Aug 11, 2004

  Former Knick Dikembe Mutombo had plenty of good things to say about owner James Dolan and MSG president Steve Mills, who supported his attempts to build more hospitals in Africa.

• Bulls Re-Building Their Re-Building

  SportsLine.com | Aug 9, 2004

  The Chicago Bulls might start thinking about the "Curse of MJ" ever since Jerry Krause began the re-building process by breaking up the 6-time champion Chicago Bulls of the Jordan and Pippen Era.

• Stojakovic Wants to Be a Bull

  Chicago Sun-Times | Aug 7, 2004

  Sacramento Kings' All-Star Peja Stojakovic told the Chicago Sun-Times that he would love to play for the Chicago Bulls.

• Mutumbo Considering Retirement; Paxson in Contact with his Agent

  The Daily Herald | Aug 6, 2004

  There has been speculation that Dikembe Mutombo, 38, would retire if he was traded from New York.

• Crawford to wear 11 in honor of Isiah Thomas

  | Aug 6, 2004

• Welcome to New York

  Chicago Sun-Times | Aug 5, 2004

  The saga has finally ended, Jamal Crawford has verbally agreed to a seven-year contract Wednesday that will pay him at least $56 million.

• Crawford on His Way to NY; Dampier and Carter Chase Gears Up

  New York Post | Aug 4, 2004

  The Jamal Crawford sign-and-trade deal that would send him to New York will have to wait another day at least.

• Goodwin: Crawford to New York Likely a Done Deal

  New York Times | Aug 4, 2004

  Aaron Goodwin, the agent for Jamal Crawford, has told the media that the New York Knicks have agreed on a sign-and-trade deal to acquire his client from the Chicago Bulls.

• Bulls, Knicks reach agreement on Crawford

  Chicago Tribune | Aug 3, 2004

  One has to wonder if Jamal Crawford was ever destined to become a New York Knickerbocker.

• Wizards Sign Michael Ruffin

  WashingtonWizards.com | Aug 3, 2004

  Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed Michael Ruffin to a contract.

• A Rocky Mountain Monkey Wrench for the Knicks

  Denver Post | Aug 3, 2004

  The Denver Post is reporting today that Kiki Vandeweghe has spoken with the Bulls about acquiring Jamal Crawford in a sign and trade.

• Crawford Saga at End?

  Chicago Tribune | Aug 3, 2004

  The highly rumored Chicago deal might finally go down today, Isiah Thomas' current offer in the Jamal Crawford saga is Moochie Norris, Dikembe Mutombo, Frank Williams and Cezary Trybanski for Crawford and Jerome Williams, league sources said.

• Thomas and Paxson Still Talking Crawford

  New York Post | Aug 1, 2004

  The ongoing saga of the sign and trade deal that would send Jamal Crawford to the Knicks has progressed past the name Moochie Norris.