Oct 31, 2006 11:21 AM EST
Kirk Hinrich had a big decision to make and chose security.
League sources said that Hinrich and the Bulls have agreed to a deal that is worth $47.5 million and starts in the 2007-08 season at roughly $7.8 million.
The deal will pay Hinrich approximately $11.42 million during its final season in 2011-2012.
Hinrich initially sought a deal similar to Tony Parker's, who averages $11 million annually, but in a recent interview, he said he might eventually take what he described in another more casual conversation as "more money than I'll ever need in my lifetime."
"I'm comfortable financially right now," he said. "I don't spend a lot. ... And when you're talking numbers like we're talking, it's almost surreal."
Via Chicago Tribune
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When the Miami Heat receives its championship rings during a pregame ceremony tonight, the Bulls will not be courtside observers.
Coach Scott Skiles has opted to take the Bulls back to the locker room during what is expected to be a 15- to 20-minute presentation after warm-ups.
''We go out, we get introduced, they get introduced,'' Skiles said of the schedule he received Sunday. ''Then we have the option of going into the locker room. There's nothing left to do. At that point, we will have covered Miami for three days counting [the morning shoot-around today]. The guys will go in, relax a little bit and continue with their stretches, try to stay loose. We may say a couple more things. But it's a time for them to get their heads together. More than likely, we'll leave them alone.''
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Soft-spoken and small, Andre Barrett left the Berto Center on Sunday with the Bulls' 15th roster spot, beating out 7-foot-1-inch Luke Schenscher, who was waived.
"It feels real good," Barrett said. "It shows my hard work paid off. [My trainer] put that mentality into my head to come into training camp and play like I'm going to make the team. He said sometimes I lacked that attitude and confidence."
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Bulls Oct 2006 Archive
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Daily Herald | Oct 28, 2006
The Bulls had their tipoff luncheon on Friday and Chris Duhon grabbed the microphone and taunted teammate Kirk Hinrich, asking him to share his two pieces of good news with the audience.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 26, 2006
Jeff Austin, Kirk Hinrich's agent, and John Paxson discussed an extension again on Tuesday, but it remains unlikely that a contract will be agreed upon.
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Daily Herald | Oct 26, 2006
The Bulls lasted to overtime, but coach Scott Skiles blasted the performance of his team following a 109-105 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on Wednesday night.
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NBA.com | Oct 24, 2006
The Chicago Bulls announced today that they have exercised their fourth-year options for the 2007-08 season on guard Ben Gordon and forwards Luol Deng and Viktor Khryapa.
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Daily Herald | Oct 24, 2006
The Bucks will have about $14 million in cap space next summer and GM Larry Harris has stated that his number one goal will be to sign a point guard.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 24, 2006
The Bulls and Kirk Hinrich have just one more week to get a contract extension done and all signs point to it waiting until next summer.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 22, 2006
"He has a legitimate chance to make the team," said Scott Skiles about Andre Barrett.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 22, 2006
So far during the preseason it appears as though Tyrus Thomas will produce a lot of jaw dropping plays on the Bulls, with his teammates already offering a nickname for the human pogo stick.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 21, 2006
Andre Barrett quietly is making Bulls management ponder whether it can afford to keep another small guard on the roster.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 20, 2006
If no deal is done, Kirk Hinrich would become a restricted free agent this July.
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Daily Herald | Oct 19, 2006
Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich needed stitches to close a gash on his lip and had to leave Wednesday’s practice early.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 19, 2006
When asked about his scoring woes so far in the preseason, Bulls guard Ben Gordon responded with "I've been scoring since 1983.
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Charlotte Observer | Oct 17, 2006
Martynas Andriuskevicius scored all of his 11 points in the final 3 minutes, 36 seconds Monday night, and the Chicago Bulls remained undefeated in preseason play with an 87-78 victory against Memphis.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 14, 2006
Michael Sweetney missed practice Friday and had an MRI test to try to determine why his right knee is swollen.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 14, 2006
Kirk Hinrich and the Bulls have just over two more weeks to get a deal accomplished, otherwise face restricted free agency next summer.
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Press Release | Oct 13, 2006
The Chicago Bulls have requested waivers on guard/forward Jeff Varem (6-6, 245).
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Daily Herald | Oct 13, 2006
In the third quarter of the Bulls preseason opener against the Wizards, Kirk Hinrich was called for a foul, made a brush-off wave with his arm toward the referee and got a technical foul.
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Daily Herald | Oct 13, 2006
Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich arrived at training camp sporting a tattoo.
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Daily Herald | Oct 11, 2006
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Press Release | Oct 10, 2006
The Chicago Bulls requested waivers on forward/center Scott Merritt (6-10, 240) today.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Oct 9, 2006
An erroneous London-based Internet report that indicated Luol Deng had signed a five-year, 41.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 9, 2006
Ben Wallace continues in the tradition of strong Chicago rebounders, following in the footsteps of Dennis Rodman and Artis Gilmore, but he insists the comparisons to Rodman end at rebounding.
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Detroit News | Oct 7, 2006
Ben Wallace made it clear to Chris Sheridan of ESPN that he neither respected, nor liked Flip Saunders as his head coach.
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Daily Herald | Oct 7, 2006
Ben Gordon, the Bulls’ 6-foot-2 shooting guard, is dunking the ball with ease and seldom misses a shot, and he’s earned praise for his defense and rebounding, of all things.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 7, 2006
Viktor Khryapa has been on the Bulls' radar screen since New Jersey selected him with the 22nd pick in the 2004 NBA draft and promptly traded his draft rights to Portland, according to K.
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ESPN | Oct 6, 2006
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has been granted a British passport and hopes to play for Britain's national team at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Press Release | Oct 6, 2006
The Chicago Bulls requested waivers on center Eric Chenowith (7-1, 270) today.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 6, 2006
Ben Wallace is getting some free throw pointers from head coach Scott Skiles, who shot from the charity stripe at an impressive 88.
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Daily Herald | Oct 4, 2006
The Bulls officially opened training camp on Tuesday morning under a cloak of darkness.
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Daily Herald | Oct 3, 2006
Posing with his new teammates for the first time in Chicago, Ben Wallace looked at home.
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Daily Herald | Oct 3, 2006
Point guard Chris Duhon spent roughly two months this summer recovering from surgery to correct a herniated disc in his lower back.
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Press Release | Oct 2, 2006
The Chicago Bulls announced today the addition of guard Andre Barrett, center Eric Chenowith, forward Scott Merritt, center Luke Schensher and guard/forward Jeff Varem to complete its 2006-07 training camp roster.
