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2007-08 Statistics
Born:
Apr 16, 1985
Height:
6-9 / 2,06
Weight:
220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
College: Duke
Years Pro:
4
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Career Transactions: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (seventh overall) of NBA Draft 2004 traded by the Suns to Chicago for a future conditional first-round draft pick, the draft rights to Jackson Vroman (31st overall pick) and cash (06/24/04). 2006-07 (Chicago): Started a career-high 82 games and one of only two Bulls to appear in every game averaged career-bests of 18.8 ppg (25th in NBA), 7.1 rpg (28th in NBA), 2.5 apg, 1.18 spg (32nd in NBA) and 37.5 mpg (21st in NBA) also shot career-highs from the field (.517 21st in NBA) and from the free throw line (.777) also among NBA leaders with 3,071 minutes (5th), 630 FGM (11th), 1,218 FGA (12th) and 1,540 points (19th) led the team with 16 double-doubles registered team-highs in points 20 times, rebounds 19 times and in assists three times reached double figures in scoring in 78 games scored 20+ points in 34 games, including six performances of 30+ points selected by his peers as the Central Division Sportsmanship Award Winner scored a career-best 38 points after shooting 18-25 (career-best in FGM & FGA) from the floor vs. POR (03/26) notched a double-double with 22 points and a season-high tying 14 boards vs. DEN (03/22) pulled down a season-high 14 boards at ORL (03/08) played a career-high 48:44 at MIL (03/04) grabbed a career-high six steals vs. ORL (02/26) tied his then career high with 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds vs. WAS (02/23) scored 30 points (15-23 FG) and had five boards vs. TOR (02/13) scored 30 points and grabbed seven boards vs. DET (01/06) scored a then career-high 32 points (15-19 FG) vs. CLE (12/30) 2007 Playoffs: Started all 10 games and averaged a team-high 22.2 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.00 spg in 41.0 mpg and shot .524 from the floor and .807 from the free throw line scored a playoff career-high 33 points (14-22 FG, 5-5 FT) with eight rebounds in Game 1 vs. MIA (04/21) six games of 20+ points four games of 10+ rebounds four double-doubles. Career: Has started 183 of his 221 career appearances holds career averages of 15.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.2 apg and 0.98 spg in 33.2 mpg, while shooting .480 from the floor, including .262 on treys, and .760 on free throws has scored 20+ points 55 times, Bulls are 39-17 (.696) 30 double-doubles in his six playoff appearances, has posted averages of 10.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 30.0 mpg 2005-06 (Chicago): averaged 14.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 1.9 apg in 33.4 mpg in 78 games selected to the 2006 Sophomore Team T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and finished with 10 points, four rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes team-high 26 points (12-17 FG) at Miami (04/16) on his 21st birthday, helping Bulls clinch playoff berth one game on the Inactive List (12/20) because of a right knee contusion missed three games due to a concussion (04/08-04/12) 2006 Playoffs: came off the bench in all six games versus eventual Champion Miami and averaged 10.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 30.0 mpg 2004-05 (Chicago): averaged 11.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.2 apg and 27.3 mpg, while shooting .434 from the floor, including .265 from three-point range, and .741 from the free throw line played a rookie season-high 47 minutes at Dallas (02/08) and tallied a career-high 30 points (12-21 FG) and a season-high 11 boards, helping Chicago to its first win at Dallas in eight tries missed 10 games as a rookie with a sprained right ankle (03/04-03/19) and spent final 10 games of the regular season on the Injured List with a ligament tear in his right wrist (04/05-04/20) 2005 Playoffs: sat out with a torn right wrist ligament. College Career: Declared himself an early-entry candidate for the NBA Draft 2004 after one season at Duke appeared in 37 games, including 32 starts was the Blue Devils second-leading scorer (15.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.1 rpg) became the 10th freshman in ACC history to lead rookies in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (.475) selected Third Team All-ACC and was a unanimous ACC-All Freshman honoree earned Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Atlanta Regional, as he helped lead the Blue Devils to the Final Four averaged 17.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.8 apg and shot .542 from the field in five NCAA Tournament contests one of two players in the ACC to finish in the top 10 in scoring (eighth), rebounding (seventh), field goal percentage (fifth) and blocks (1.10 bpg) recorded six double-doubles on the year scored 14 points and grabbed a season-high 16 boards in the ACC Championship Game versus Maryland tallied a season-high 25 points (12-16 FG) in a 70-65 win over North Carolina named ACC Rookie of the Week on six occasions, good for second-most in conference history selected to the National All-Freshman Team by Basketball Times, Collegeinsider.com and Rivals.com.
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Full name is Luol Deng also a member of the Great Britain national team member of the Dinka tribe that produces many of the tallest people in the world father, Aldo, served in the Sudanese parliament and became the countrys Minister of Transportation before moving to Egypt to avoid Sudans civil war while in Egypt, he was taught basketball by Manute Bol, another member of the Dinka tribe in 1993, Dengs father was granted political asylum in England Luol is one of nine children older brother plays professional basketball in England another brother, Ajou, played college basketball at Fairfield and Connecticut sister, Arek, played college basketball at Delaware very active in the Bulls charitable efforts a member of the Bulls All-Star Reading Team and participated in the teams Read To Achieve program awarded the Charles Lubin Award in October of 2006 for his dedication to community service coordinated the 2nd Annual Luol Deng Thanksgiving Dinner at the Pacific Gardens Mission Gospel League Home made a personal donation to the Bulls Holiday Food Drive and Spring Food Drive attended event honoring the Lost Boys of Sudan and Sudanese Heritage Event in January of 2007 serves as spokesperson for the World Food Programme and also for the Nothing But Nets initiative, a grassroots effort to prevent malaria by delivering long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets received the NBAs Community Assist Award in April of 2007 during the past three off seasons he has organized a summer basketball camp sponsored by Nike in London, England for NBA hopefuls received the 2006-07 NBA Sportsmanship Award was a part of the NBAs Basketball Without Borders tour to Africa in the summer of 2006 and to Europe and Asia in 2007.
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