All-Around Forward Swingman

Before the Rockets, they were 26-33 on the season. Although the record is not good, but in the Eastern Conference, there is still hope to enter the playoffs.

The Bulls' team building was already very good, but in 2007, Kobe was clamoring for a trade. He even put on a Bulls uniform, which meant he was going to the Bulls.

In fact, this is because he forced the team to find a helper for him. After all, James has already reached the finals, and he has no patience to wait any longer.

02 The Bulls even made a condition that all players could accept as long as the Lakers agreed. Unfortunately, in the end, Kobe played the Bulls. After the Lakers traded for Gasol, Kobe immediately stayed with the team.

The Bulls, who were entangled in various trade rumors during the offseason, suddenly lost their fighting spirit and started to collect their own statistics. The Chicago Bulls were no different from the bad guys last season, but fortunately for them, they won the No. 1 pick and signed Derry Cross.

Derry Cross is a native of Chicago and has a very good fan base. After getting him, the team will no longer toss and prepare to rebuild with him as the core.

For this reason, they did not hesitate to teach. Hinrich, who averaged 16 points and 6 assists per game in the 06-07 season, was placed on the bench. As for Chris Duhon, he even went out and refused to renew his contract.

In fact, the Bulls have hoarded a lot of good players in recent years. In addition to Derry Cross, players such as Ben Gordon, Noah, Luol Deng, and Tyronn Thomas are also very good championship puzzle players.

After getting Derry Cross this year, the Bulls have continued to trade.

They traded Andre Snocioni, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin for Braden Miller and Salmons from the Sacramento Kings.

Braden Miller's 12 million contract expires next year. As for John Salmons, although he is 30 years old this year, he averaged 18 points per game for the Kings. He is considered a very good starting-level guard!

More importantly, they cleaned up Nosinho, who had become a glass man, with a big contract of 7 million, in exchange for immediate combat power Salmons and an expiring contract in 2010.

Then he sent Larry Hughes to the New York Knicks in exchange for Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Robertson.

Jerome James' contract also expires in 10 years, and Tim Thomas' contract also expires in 10 years. The two plus Brad Miller will free up more than 20 million salary space for them next year. With this salary space, they can catch a big fish from the free market!

The New York Knicks originally hoarded a batch of contracts that expired in 10 years, but for some reason they suddenly traded Larry Hughes. For them, 947 is not a big loss.

What's more, they are short of people on the inside. Letting go of Tim Thomas and ushering in Larry Hughes will not provide the Knicks with much immediate combat power.

All in all, the rise of the Chicago Bulls is in these two years.

For this game, the Chicago Bulls lined up point guard Derry Cross, shooting guard Ben Gordon, small forward Luol Deng, power forward Tyronn Thomas, and center George Noah.

Noah was also a rookie last year, averaging 6.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20 minutes per game.