November 20, 2008 Andres Nocioni came off the bench to lead the Bulls in scoring with 13 points as the Bulls got blown out 116-74. He also had four boards and one assist.
Our View:Nocioni doesn't have a lot of fantasy value, so it's a bad sign when he leads Chicago in points.
September 1, 2008 Andres Nocioni commented on the bronze medal he won with Argentina (against Lithuania) in the Beijing Olympics, according to the Chicago Tribune. Nocioni said, "I do not feel my twisted right knee right now because I feel my bronze medal right here. The bronze medal is huge for us, man. We are not like the U.S. or China. We have few medals, so we need to enjoy."
Our View:Nocioni fought hard to play through his injury, and hopefully he will progress favorably and be healthy for the start on the new NBA season.
August 1, 2008 The Chicago Bulls are actively shopping Andres Nocioni and Kirk Hinrich now that they have finished the deal for Luol Deng, according to Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee.
Our View:Nocioni and Hinrich have a combined $73.5 million due to them over the course of their contracts, and that is far too much money to pay to players who may become backups (Nocioni to Deng and Hinrich to Derrick Rose).
