Taj Gibson will be a coveted free agent should he hit free agency, and that's why the Chicago Bulls need to do whatever they need to do close a deal on him before he hits it. The good news is, according to Sam Aggrey of CSN Chicago, they intend to do just that.
"Gibson, who will be a free agent following next season, is highly coveted around the league, but the Bulls believe he fits into their future plans, so in the fashion of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, there is hope that a deal can be reached prior to the beginning of the regular season."
The operative words here are "before the beginning of the regular season." That doesn't mean next regular season, but this regular season.
This should be good news to Bulls fans who are worried that someone might try and pull one of those "poison pill" specials that the Houston Rockets used to steal away Omer Asik from the Bulls.
Gibson's value has been consistently increasing since his rookie season, when he started 70 games. After the Bulls signed Carlos Boozer, though, Gibson willingly went to the bench.
Last season in particular, it was more and more ...
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Chicago Bulls Must Extend Taj Gibson Before He Hits Free Agency
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