Oct 31, 2005 11:20 AM EST
Next July, the Bulls take $20 million in cap space they will have and start wooing free agent Ben Wallace.
The Bulls were a playoff team with Eddy Curry in the middle. With Wallace, they could be a title contender.
The Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks, the franchise closest to Wallace's home in Alabama, will be the two teams that come after Wallace the hardest.
But rest easy for now. The Pistons aren't going to let their foundation, the face of their organization, simply walk out of the door.
The Pistons have been prudently preparing for Wallace's eventual free agency the past few years. They should be in a position to reward him with the most lucrative contract offer in Pistons history.
Via Detroit News
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Former Bulls center Eddy Curry denied a report in the New York Daily News that he began taking the controversial dietary supplement ephedra during the summer of 2004 in an attempt to lose weight.
Ephedra is not recommended for anyone who has experienced heart trouble, and Curry, who was traded from the Bulls to the New York Knicks on Oct. 4, was sidelined late last season because of an irregular heartbeat, as well as an enlarged heart diagnosed after the alleged consumption of ephedra.
Curry's condition and the Bulls' demand that he take a genetic test the team believed could determine if his condition was potentially fatal -- a test that Curry refused -- ultimately led to general manager John Paxson's decision to deal Curry to the Knicks.
Curry told the Daily News he never took ephedra.
''I wasn't taking any supplements,'' he said. ''I cut out bread and sugar from my diet. I lost something like 35 pounds and I came [into the Bulls' 2004 training camp] at 275 pounds. I felt uncomfortable. I didn't feel myself at all. I wanted to play at 285 or 290.''
Citing an unnamed source, the Daily News reported Sunday that Curry took pills containing ephedra provided by Tim Grover, Curry's Chicago-based trainer.
Ephedra has been linked to more than 100 deaths.
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Oct 30, 2005 11:01 AM EST
Denver doesn't think it will have the money to re-sign Nene, who reportedly wants $9 mil per, so it's no wonder that several teams, including Boston and Chicago, will be in the sweepstakes for the Nuggets' big man.
Last month, the Nuggets thought they had a deal completed in which Nene and Andre Miller would have gone to Boston for Paul Pierce. The Nuggets signed PG Earl Watson this past summer in anticipation of trading Miller. But now they're stuck with three point guards (including Earl Boykins) and Nuggets execs are still mystified as to why Boston pulled out at the 11th hour.
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Bulls Oct 2005 Archive
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Bulls Press Release | Oct 27, 2005
The Chicago Bulls today waived forward Randy Holcomb, the former San Diego State star.
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ESPN | Oct 26, 2005
Team officials said Chris Duhon was conscious, had movement in his extremities and complained of a sore neck.
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Press Release | Oct 24, 2005
The Chicago Bulls today announced the team has exercised the fourth-year option on guard Kirk Hinrich, guaranteeing him for the 2006-07 season.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 24, 2005
According to Chicago Tribune writer Sam Smith the time is ripe for the Bulls to make a run at a player like Nene of the Denver Nuggets.
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Daily Herald | Oct 24, 2005
Randy Holcomb started at Fresno State, took a detour to junior college, then finished at San Diego State playing for former Michigan coach Steve Fisher.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 24, 2005
It's still possible that Antonio Davis will return to Chicago, though it seemed less likely last week when he moved his wife and children to New York.
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Washington Post | Oct 21, 2005
Michael Jordan believes that the Washington Wizards "used" him and said he never would have returned to basketball in 2001 if he had known that owner Abe Pollin wasn't going to allow him to return to his position as team president.
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MSG Network | Oct 20, 2005
The NBA is considering a league-wide standard for physical exams following the death of Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier.
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USA Today | Oct 20, 2005
Houston Rockets forward Juwan Howard knows firsthand what it's like to have a heart scare.
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ESPN | Oct 19, 2005
Michael Jordan admits being "stupid" in his gambling, but never jeopardized his livelihood or his family, he told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
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North Jersey | Oct 19, 2005
Some uncorked bottles of wine have breathed longer than Allan Houston's old locker.
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Press Release | Oct 18, 2005
The Chicago Bulls today waived guard Jermaine Jackson.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 18, 2005
Former Bulls center Eddy Curry is upset about Bulls general manager John Paxson's recent revelation that, in addition to the well-publicized March 30 irregular heartbeat that ended his season, Curry had another heart scare during the team's training camp last season.
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Newsday | Oct 16, 2005
Antonio Davis will be in New York and in a Knick uniform by Monday, according to Knicks president Isiah Thomas. The Knicks began fining Davis on Saturday for each day he fails to report.
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New York Daily News | Oct 15, 2005
Eddy Curry called it "mind-boggling" and a "shame" that Bulls GM John Paxson would reveal that Curry had a previously unreported heart scare five months before he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.
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Daily Herald | Oct 14, 2005
Two lackluster performances by the Bulls to open preseason may have emphasized the value of second-year point guard Chris Duhon, who missed the 2 losses with a groin injury.
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ESPN | Oct 14, 2005
Ian Thomsen from Sports Illustrated reports that Curry had a second -- and until now unreported -- scare involving his heart during training camp a year ago.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 13, 2005
Bulls coach Scott Skiles spent most of the first week of training camp raving about the improvement of second-year guard Ben Gordon from a year ago.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 13, 2005
There is speculation in New York that Isiah Thomas, hardly a friend to Bulls general manager John Paxson, has delayed releasing Antonio Davis as a stall tactic.
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Ny Daily News | Oct 12, 2005
Former Knicks forward Tim Thomas will have two unlikely cheerleaders rooting for him now that he's been traded to the Chicago Bulls — his estranged wife and his equally estranged mistress.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 12, 2005
In his first game with the Chicago Bulls forward Tim Thomas, who is wearing Curry's former No.
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Daily Herald | Oct 11, 2005
According to reports, the New York Knicks thought Antonio Davis might practice with the team Monday, but there was no sign of the veteran power forward at Knicks camp in Charleston, S.
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Daily Herald | Oct 11, 2005
The Bulls spent the past three days trying to acclimate three new players — Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney and Jermaine Jackson — to their system.
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Press Release | Oct 10, 2005
The Bulls announced today the team has re-signed free agent guard Jannero Pargo. Last season, Pargo made 32 appearances with the Bulls and averaged 6.4 ppg, 2.4 apg and 1.5 rpg in 14.2 mpg.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 10, 2005
Coach Scott Skiles' playing rotation for the Bulls' preseason opener against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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WSCR-AM 670 | Oct 7, 2005
Eddy Curry officially became a Knick Friday evening after passing his physical.
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New York Daily News | Oct 7, 2005
Another day came and went without the Knicks being assured that Eddy Curry will receive a clean bill of health from doctors, further raising the possibility that the controversial sign-and-trade deal with the Chicago Bulls could be rescinded.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Oct 7, 2005
Sounding less confident that Eddy Curry would pass his heart tests and become a Knick, team president Isiah Thomas said yesterday he wouldn't know the outcome of Curry's medical exams until later today.
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New York Post | Oct 7, 2005
Antonio Davis, back in Chicago with his family, has expressed his unhappiness about being in New York and is likely to be bought out.
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NY Post | Oct 6, 2005
Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis arrived in Charleston last night, where the Knicks' Training Camp is being held. A strong indication he received passing grades on his battery of heart tests preformed by the Knicks' medical staff.
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ESPN | Oct 5, 2005
The Knicks were waiting for Eddy Curry to report to training camp amid suspense about medical tests into the irregular heartbeat that prompted Chicago to trade him this week.
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New York Times | Oct 5, 2005
Eddy Curry had a physical examination in New York on Tuesday and was scheduled for more tests Wednesday morning. If Curry fails a physical examination, the Knicks could rescind the trade.
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Press Release | Oct 4, 2005
The Chicago Bulls convey to the New York Knicks the contract of Antonio Davis and the signed-and-traded contract of Eddy Curry.
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NY Times | Oct 4, 2005
The Bulls initially wanted the Knicks to waive veteran big-man Antonio Davis so they could re-sign him. But the Knicks may now want to keep Davis.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 4, 2005
Just moments after Antonio Davis reflected thoughtfully Monday on the sign-and-trade deal that will send Eddy Curry to the Knicks, Davis had to stomach some unsettling news.
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ESPN | Oct 4, 2005
After working out for several NBA teams, Jay Williams said he will put his playing comeback on hold.
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AP | Oct 3, 2005
Chicago has sent Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis to the Knicks for forwards Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney and Jermaine Jackson. Several draft choices also changed hands in the deal, according to an executive in the Eastern Conference who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 3, 2005
Isiah Thomas has been trying to find a way to land Curry for at least a year, but according to the Chicago Tribune he apparently is having second thoughts about pulling off a sign-and-trade for the Bulls' 6-foot-11-inch center.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 2, 2005
According to the Chicago Sun-Times the Bulls hope to keep guard Jannero Pargo, though there could be a sign-and-trade deal involving him by Monday.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Oct 2, 2005
The Grizzlies are not one of the several teams reportedly interested in a sign-and-trade deal for Curry, according to team president Jerry West.
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New York Post | Oct 1, 2005
According to the New York Post, the holdup in a Knick-Bull deal is the Bulls' refusal to take one of the Knicks' two first-round picks next year. The Bulls prefer a young player added to the package, such as David Lee or Trevor Ariza.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 1, 2005
Eddy Curry's agent continues to pursue a sign-and-trade for the Bulls' center, and apparently he will keep pushing for it right up to Monday night's deadline for qualifying offers.
