"I guess it's safe to say I've played my last game in a Bulls uniform," said Gordon, who expressed interest in leaving Chicago via a sign-and-trade deal.

"I'm pretty optimistic it'll happen," said Gordon. "It's very likely.

"It's a numbers game," he said. "Last season at the trade deadline, they brought in more guards and I saw my minutes drop and didn't understand why. This year, the problem's still the same. I don't see it getting better, so maybe it'll be a better situation for me personally somewhere else."

--First-year coach Vinny Del Negro paid a visit to the Olympic team training camp in Las Vegas, where he watched Bulls' rookie Derrick Rose compete for the U.S. Select Team in scrimmages against the Olympians.

"I thought Derrick continually got more comfortable as every day went on," Del Negro said. "He just kept getting better and better, which is really exciting. I know he was happy with the way he played."

Rose's summer league experience was cut short by tendinitis in his right knee, but his participation in the Olympic camp was probably a good indication that the problem is not serious.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I wouldn't call it pressure. Definitely, you have responsibilities. I always work hard and I do what I'm supposed to do. I'm committed to being a great player. I see myself being a great player in this league." -- F Luol Deng, on signing the largest contract in franchise history, worth $71 million over six seasons.