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fuzzy1 wrote:Hey guys! Hawks fan, I come in peace. Just curious if you think Deng will opt out of his contract this offseason and peruse other options?

RexBoyWonder wrote:I hate giving contracts with player options, especially for non-superstars non Heat lifers.

If he gets injured/decline and plays poorly/has issues - He'll opt in.

If he'll have a good rest of the season - He'll opt out.

**** hate this ****, this **** season going nowhere.

digg211 wrote:I hope he opts out. He rarely has an above average game and he's turned more into a 3 point shooter than a rim attacker.

Sign5 wrote:

digg211 wrote:I hope he opts out. He rarely has an above average game and he's turned more into a 3 point shooter than a rim attacker.

And is mediocre at it.

UD4MVP wrote:Bruh the Hawks are murdering the East, let us keep Deng LOL

EscapoTHB wrote:I'm fine if he opts out or opts in. He's done nothing good or bad here. I wish we had spent the money on a point guard. Imagine if we had signed Lowry instead of deng and mcroberts....oh well.

fuzzy1 wrote:Hey guys! Hawks fan, I come in peace. Just curious if you think Deng will opt out of his contract this offseason and peruse other options?

Luol Deng anxious to soak in Chicago return

Ira Winderman | Sun Sentinel
January 24, 2015

MIAMI — He has faced the Chicago Bulls as a Cleveland Cavalier in Cleveland. And he has faced the Bulls as a member of the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena.

But Sunday at the United Center will be different.

"Obviously, I was there since I just turned 19. I left at 28, so I was there a long time. So there's definitely going to be emotion," the Heat forward said while looking ahead to Sunday's 1 p.m. nationally televised game against the Bulls. "I think it's more of seeing the people that really work at the United Center, more than anything. I've seen my teammates; I've seen the coaching staff.

"The guys who used to park the cars, the security guards who where there since Day 1, the lady who takes care of the family room, that's going to be the emotional part."

Perhaps not as emotional as the game's first timeout. That's when the Bulls plan to honor Deng with a video tribute.

"I think that would be a special moment," he said. "Just to be there. It's a lot of fans, especially courtside, that I've seen forever. So that would be emotional."

This is not LeBron James having his video moment at AmericanAirlines Arena on Christmas after four years with the Heat. This is one of just six players who have spent parts of 10 seasons with the Bulls, joining Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Jerry Sloan, Kirk Hinrich and Tom Boerwinkle. This is the player who ranks fourth on the Bulls all-time scoring list behind only Jordan, Pippen and Bob Love, and fourth in minutes, behind Jordan, Pippen and Sloan....

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Heat's Luol Deng should be welcomed when he returns to Chicago

Jason Lieser | Palm Beach Post
January 24, 2015

Luol Deng never seems to get the widespread fame and acclaim he deserves. Despite putting in a decade as an elite defender and one of the most versatile weapons in the NBA, he rarely sneaks into an All-Star Game and easily blends into the background on any roster.

But this is a place where his name stands out. When the Heat visit the Bulls on Sunday (1 p.m., ABC), it will be Deng’s first appearance as an opponent at the United Center, and he is sure to get a roaring welcome. He started there as a 19-year-old rookie and was instrumental in their rise from the misery that followed Michael Jordan’s departure.

“It meant a lot,” Deng said of his run in Chicago, which ended with a mid-season trade a year ago. “I never thought I would be there for 10 years. You’re just locked in and every year is ‘How can we get better?’ Eventually we turned it around. Those great seasons, I’ll always remember them.”

He wanted to stay longer, though there was little chance after the Bulls gave him three days to decide on a contract extension before dealing him to Cleveland.

Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau wanted him back this season, but Deng was unwilling to consider it after the bad breakup and opted to move on with Miami (19-24)...

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