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A Rebirth: Chicago Bulls NBA 2K11

Posted on October 6, 2010 at 05:06 PM.

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*The Starting Five*

PG - Derrick Rose

SG - Ronnie Brewer

SF - Luol Deng

PF - Carlos Boozer

C - Joakim Noah

*Bench*

Kyle Korver

Taj Gibson

C.J. Watson

Kurt Thomas

Keith Bogans

James Johnson

Brian Scalabrine

CHICAGO (AP) - The hype surronding this past offseason was felt greatly in Chicago with aspirations of adding one or two of the biggest names in the NBA. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, Carlos Boozer, David Lee, and many other high-profile players were eligible to sign with any team and the Bulls were thought of by many throughout the league as the best option. The Bulls had a combination of young talent and payroll flexibility that offered a better situation than any other team in the NBA could offer. After several painstaking weeks and a flurry of trades by a plethora of teams jockeying for position in the race for the best free agent class in the history of the NBA, the dust settled and the Miami Heat emerged as the runaway winners of the race in a Secretariat-esque fashion. The Heat re-signed their own Dwyane Wade and lured the great LeBron James and also Chris Bosh to South Beach just over a week after free agent negotiations league wide began.

The Bulls, however, didn't come out of the race empty-handed. They were able to sign Carlos Boozer, a player they had long coveted, to a five year deal worth in excess of $80 million. The Bulls had tried multiple times in the past couple of years to pry Boozer away from the Jazz via trade, but the two sides could never match each of their own needs and wants to complete a deal. Bulls GM Gar Forman was quoted as saying, �We are very happy to have Carlos join the Bulls. We are confident that his skill set, toughness and leadership are all qualities that make him a great fit for the Bulls, and he will add a low-post element to our team that we have been searching for. Post players, with the skills that Carlos possesses, are at a premium in the NBA and we believe that we have landed one of the best big men in the NBA.�

Going into the 2010-2011 season, the Bulls have one of the most balanced starting line-ups in the NBA and some of the best young talent in the entire league. Third-year Point Guard Derrick Rose, who participated in the FIBA World Championships representing the USA, and fourth-year Center Joakim Noah, along with veteran Small Forward Luol Deng and second-year Power Forward Taj Gibson return as the core with offseason additions Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver, Ronnie Brewer, and C.J. Watson to make up one of the best up-and-coming rosters in the NBA.

Expectations are very lofty for this Bulls team, with flashes of the 1990's Bulls dynasty transpiring in longtime Bulls fans' minds. The team obviously won't match those teams' accomplishments, but it must feel good for Bulls fans to once again have a contender in Chicago.