For years, Luol Deng has been a key cog in what the Bulls are trying to do. He’s a savvy wing player who is solid on both sides of the floor. But after a while, everything gets stale. Perhaps that’s the case with Deng in Chicago.
Deng is up for a contract extensions, but it seems as if talks have stalled. He is entering the final year of his deal, where he’s set to make $14 million this year.
Negotiations between the Bulls and Luol Deng’s camp surrounding a long-term contract extension have stalled, CSNChicago.com has learned.
Yahoo! Sports reported that initial discussions had been taken place between the two parties in separate late-June and early-July meetings regarding keeping the All-Star small forward in Chicago beyond this season, the final year of his current deal. But when the talks were revisited, the Bulls opted to put those plans on hold for the time being and risk the team’s longest-tenured player becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.
H/T: CSNChicago
