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) ... re-signed by the Bulls to a multi-year extension (07/31/08).
2007-08 (Chicago): Saw action in 63 games, including 59 starts … averaged 17.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg and 2.5 apg in 33.8 mpg … shot .479 from the field, including a career-best .364 from three-point range, and .770 from the free throw line … six point-rebound double-double games … 25 games of 20+ points, including two games of 30+ points … scored a season-best 32 points at MIL (04/14) … handed out a career-high eight assists at MIA (01/16) … tied his career-high six offensive rebounds two times … placed on the Inactive List for 19 games – three games with lower back pain (11/18-11/24) and 16 games due to left Achilles tendonitis (01/05-01/11, 01/19, 01/23-02/14).
Career: Has started 242 of his 284 career appearances … holds career averages of 15.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.3 apg and 0.96 spg in 33.8 mpg, while shooting .480 from the floor, including .272 on treys, and .763 on free throws … 37 double-doubles … in his six playoff appearances, has posted averages of 10.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 30.0 mpg … 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 and 1.18 spg (32nd in NBA) in 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 … reached double figures in scoring in 78 games … 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) … played a career-high 48:44 at MIL (03/04) … grabbed a career-high six steals vs. ORL (02/26) … 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 … 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.
Personal
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 country’s Minister of Transportation before moving to Egypt to avoid Sudan’s civil war … while in Egypt, he was taught basketball by Manute Bol, another member of the Dinka tribe … in 1993, Deng’s 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 … awarded the Charles Lubin Award in October of 2006 for his dedication to community service … coordinated the 3rd Annual Luol Deng Thanksgiving Dinner at the Pacific Garden’s Mission Gospel League Home … 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 NBA’s 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 NBA’s Basketball Without Borders tour to Africa in the summer of 2006 and to Europe and Asia in 2007 … held a press conference with the Chicago Bulls and the United Nations Foundation to bring awareness to malaria in Africa and fundraise for 40,000 insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria in temporary refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border … attended holiday party for USO and CHA kids whose parents were deployed in the Armed Services … co-funded the Chicago Housing Authorities Holiday Party; purchased 500 toys for underprivileged children for Christmas … hosted holiday/birthday party and “Hope for Sudan” celebration for the “Lost Boys of Sudan” … created PSA for ninemillion.org to raise funds for refugee children to get an education … donated $50 per basket made last season to the ninemillion.org campaign and $50 per basket made last season to the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets initiative.
Luol Deng Photo Gallery
Bulls sign Deng to multi-year extension (07.31.08)
Hot Commodity: Deng’s stock is soaring
Chicago’s Deng wins NBA Sportsmanship Award
Deng, Gordon and Nocioni selected for 2006 Rookie Challenge
Deng expects to be ready for training camp (07.21.05)
Deng, Gordon and Hinrich selected for 2005 Rookie Challenge
Deng’s journey continues in Chicago (07.08.04)
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