BULLS: Chicago Bulls | 2008 Orlando Pro Summer League

Bulls rookie Derrick Rose played two games in Orlando before tendinitis in his right knee cut his summer league short.
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The Chicago Bulls participated in the Orlando Pro Summer League from July 7-11 at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando, Florida, finishing with a record of 2-3. Bulls rookie Derrick Rose (No. 1 overall in NBA Draft 2008) was joined by fellow Bulls Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah, Aaron Gray, JamesOn Curry, Cedric Simmons, and Demetris Nichols on this summer’s roster. The Bulls finalized their summer league roster during a four-day mini-camp July 3-6 at the Berto Center.

Friday: Oklahoma City 86, Bulls 73
Bulls center Aaron Gray recorded a double-double in his team’s final summer league contest, an 86-73 defeat to Oklahoma City. Gray recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds, while JamesOn Curry led Chicago (2-3) with 17 points.

Box Score | Recap | Final Bulls Team Stats

Thursday: New Jersey Nets 84, Bulls 68
Playing without Derrick Rose and Tyrus Thomas, the Bulls trailed the entire way in an 84-68 loss to the New Jersey Nets. Demetris Nichols scored 15 points to lead Chicago, which dropped to 2-2. Cedric Simmons recorded 10 points and six rebounds for the Bulls.

Box Score | Recap | Bulls Team Stats (four games)

Wednesday: Bulls 86, Orlando Magic 74
Tyrus Thomas scored a game-high 25 points and had six rebounds as the Bulls beat the Orlando Magic, 86-74. Chicago (2-1) played without the services of top pick Derrick Rose, who sat out to rest his knee and is day-to-day. Joakim Noah recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards.

Box Score | Recap | Bulls Team Stats (three games)

Bulls GM John Paxson talks with Chuck Swirsky

Derrick Rose talks about missing Wednesday's game

JamesOn Curry's postgame comments

Chuck Swirsky's Day 3 recap

Tuesday: Bulls 89, Indiana Pacers 84
Trailing by eight points heading into the final frame, the Bulls went on a 15-0 run in the 4th quarter and held on for a 89-84 win over the Indiana Pacers. Keith Langford led Chicago (1-1) with 19 points, Tyrus Thomas added 17 and seven boards, and Demetris Nichols finished with 16.

Box Score | Recap

Aaron Gray's postgame comments

Chuck Swirsky's Day 2 recap

Monday: Miami Heat 94, Bulls 70
Four Bulls scored in double digits, including Derrick Rose with 10, but it wasn't enough to offset a monster game from the Heat's Michael Beasley as Chicago dropped 94-70 decision to Miami. Beasley tallied 28 points and nine rebounds in his summer league debut, while Tyrus Thomas recorded a double-double with 12 and 10 for the Bulls.

Box Score | Recap | Highlights

Derrick Rose's postgame comments

Chuck Swirsky's Day 1 recap

BULLS SUMMER-CAMP ROSTER

No.	Name	Pos	Ht \| Wt	Born	College/Country	2007.08 Team
1	Derrick Rose	G	6-3 \| 190	10/04/88	Memphis	Memphis (NCAA)
2	P.J. Couisnard	G	6-4 \| 217	10/17/84	Wichita State	Wichita State (NCAA)
3	Marcel Jones	F	6-8 \| 215		Oregon State	Oregon State (NCAA)
6	Keith Langford	G	6-4 \| 215	09/15/83	Kansas	San Antonio Spurs/Angelico Biella (Italy)
13	Joakim Noah	F	6-11 \| 232	02/25/85	Florida	Chicago Bulls
15	Cedric Simmons	F	6-9 \| 235	01/03/86	North Carolina State	Chicago Bulls
17	Justin Bowen	F	6-7 \| 210	05/26/83	UIC	Austin Toros (NBDL)
20	JamesOn Curry	G	6-3 \| 190	01/07/86	Oklahoma State	Chicago Bulls/Iowa Energy (NBDL)
21	Chris Charles	C	7-0 \| 222	02/23/81	Villanova	Elkhart Express (IBL)
22	Brad Buckman	F	6-9 \| 245	01/11/84	Texas	UMobitelco (Romania)
24	Tyrus Thomas	F	6-9 \| 215	08/17/86	Louisiana State	Chicago Bulls
34	Aaron Gray	C	7-0 \| 270	12/07/84	Pittsburgh	Chicago Bulls
35	Demetris Nichols	F	6-8 \| 216	09/04/84	Syracuse	Chicago Bulls/Iowa Energy (NBDL)
42	Keith Gayden	F	6-8 \| 215	12/15/83	Duquesne	Elgin Racers (IBL)
43	Doug Thomas	F	6-8 \| 245	09/20/83	Iowa	Iowa Energy (NBDL)
44	Rashaun Freeman	F	6-9 \| 255	12/15/84	Massachusetts	Nantes (France)
54	Will Daniels	F	6-8 \| 228	04/21/86	Rhode Island	Rhode Island (NCAA)

Head Coach: Vinny Del Negro
Assistant Coaches: Del Harris, Bernie Bickerstaff, Bob Ociepka, Pete Myers