Luol Deng Avoiding Wrist Surgery Is Huge for Chicago Bulls Without Derrick Rose

August 14th, 2012 by Lindsey Young Leave a reply »
Apart from hearing that Derrick Rose had miraculously recovered, the next best news for the Chicago Bulls would be that Luol Deng will no longer undergo surgery on his wrist. And, according to a recent article, that's exactly what he's telling his team. Why could this announcement salvage the Bulls' season? Three reasons: his defensive game, his leadership on the court and his fan following.

After the close of the Olympics, Deng said the following:

"Did I look like I needed (surgery)? I'm fine right now. I feel great. There are a lot of things I want to improve in my game that I want to focus on now. I want to be a better player than I was last year."

"I have time to make decisions and be healthy by the time we start (training camp)."

Deng underwent surgery on his right wrist for a separate incident during his rookie season, and his doctor says this particular injury may be able to heal without surgery.

For Chicago fans, this is huge.

He led Great Britain during the Olympics, averaging 15.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in five games.

Last season the small forward averaged 15.3 points, 6.5 reb ...

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