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Luol Deng

Luol Deng

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 16, 1985 in Wow, South Sudan
High School: Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey
College: Duke University
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 2004
Age: 26 years, 293 days ▪ Experience: 7 years
Relatives: Cousin of Deng Gai

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 CHI NBA 61 45 1663 280 645 .434 31 117 .265 120 162 .741 92 230 322 135 48 27 118 98 711
2005-06 20 CHI NBA 78 56 2604 442 954 .463 21 78 .269 207 276 .750 127 389 516 147 72 50 105 128 1112
2006-07 21 CHI NBA 82 82 3071 630 1218 .517 1 7 .143 279 359 .777 148 431 579 204 97 48 153 167 1540
2007-08 22 CHI NBA 63 59 2128 429 896 .479 8 22 .364 204 265 .770 136 258 394 155 57 29 120 117 1070
2008-09 23 CHI NBA 49 46 1665 265 591 .448 8 20 .400 152 191 .796 80 215 295 94 60 25 72 85 690
2009-10 24 CHI NBA 70 69 2651 473 1014 .466 32 83 .386 252 330 .764 131 381 512 143 66 61 134 129 1230
2010-11 25 CHI NBA 82 82 3208 531 1155 .460 115 333 .345 253 336 .753 116 360 476 230 78 48 156 162 1430
2011-12 26 CHI NBA 18 18 689 112 260 .431 16 47 .340 47 62 .758 30 105 135 46 22 14 31 29 287
Career NBA 503 457 17679 3162 6733 .470 232 707 .328 1514 1981 .764 860 2369 3229 1154 500 302 889 915 8070

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 CHI NBA 61 45 27.3 4.6 10.6 .434 0.5 1.9 .265 2.0 2.7 .741 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.9 1.6 11.7
2005-06 20 CHI NBA 78 56 33.4 5.7 12.2 .463 0.3 1.0 .269 2.7 3.5 .750 1.6 5.0 6.6 1.9 0.9 0.6 1.3 1.6 14.3
2006-07 21 CHI NBA 82 82 37.5 7.7 14.9 .517 0.0 0.1 .143 3.4 4.4 .777 1.8 5.3 7.1 2.5 1.2 0.6 1.9 2.0 18.8
2007-08 22 CHI NBA 63 59 33.8 6.8 14.2 .479 0.1 0.3 .364 3.2 4.2 .770 2.2 4.1 6.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.9 1.9 17.0
2008-09 23 CHI NBA 49 46 34.0 5.4 12.1 .448 0.2 0.4 .400 3.1 3.9 .796 1.6 4.4 6.0 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.7 14.1
2009-10 24 CHI NBA 70 69 37.9 6.8 14.5 .466 0.5 1.2 .386 3.6 4.7 .764 1.9 5.4 7.3 2.0 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.8 17.6
2010-11 25 CHI NBA 82 82 39.1 6.5 14.1 .460 1.4 4.1 .345 3.1 4.1 .753 1.4 4.4 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.6 1.9 2.0 17.4
2011-12 26 CHI NBA 18 18 38.3 6.2 14.4 .431 0.9 2.6 .340 2.6 3.4 .758 1.7 5.8 7.5 2.6 1.2 0.8 1.7 1.6 15.9
Career NBA 503 457 35.1 6.3 13.4 .470 0.5 1.4 .328 3.0 3.9 .764 1.7 4.7 6.4 2.3 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.8 16.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 CHI NBA 61 45 1663 6.1 14.0 .434 0.7 2.5 .265 2.6 3.5 .741 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.9 1.0 0.6 2.6 2.1 15.4
2005-06 20 CHI NBA 78 56 2604 6.1 13.2 .463 0.3 1.1 .269 2.9 3.8 .750 1.8 5.4 7.1 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.8 15.4
2006-07 21 CHI NBA 82 82 3071 7.4 14.3 .517 0.0 0.1 .143 3.3 4.2 .777 1.7 5.1 6.8 2.4 1.1 0.6 1.8 2.0 18.1
2007-08 22 CHI NBA 63 59 2128 7.3 15.2 .479 0.1 0.4 .364 3.5 4.5 .770 2.3 4.4 6.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.0 2.0 18.1
2008-09 23 CHI NBA 49 46 1665 5.7 12.8 .448 0.2 0.4 .400 3.3 4.1 .796 1.7 4.6 6.4 2.0 1.3 0.5 1.6 1.8 14.9
2009-10 24 CHI NBA 70 69 2651 6.4 13.8 .466 0.4 1.1 .386 3.4 4.5 .764 1.8 5.2 7.0 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.8 1.8 16.7
2010-11 25 CHI NBA 82 82 3208 6.0 13.0 .460 1.3 3.7 .345 2.8 3.8 .753 1.3 4.0 5.3 2.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.8 16.0
2011-12 26 CHI NBA 18 18 689 5.9 13.6 .431 0.8 2.5 .340 2.5 3.2 .758 1.6 5.5 7.1 2.4 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.5 15.0
Career NBA 503 457 17679 6.4 13.7 .470 0.5 1.4 .328 3.1 4.0 .764 1.8 4.8 6.6 2.3 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.9 16.4

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 19 CHI NBA 61 1663 14.2 .496 .458 6.2 15.4 10.8 14.8 1.5 1.2 14.1 22.4 98 100 0.1 2.9 3.0 .086
2005-06 20 CHI NBA 78 2604 15.8 .517 .474 5.6 17.1 11.4 9.7 1.4 1.5 8.9 20.4 106 103 2.7 3.8 6.5 .120
2006-07 21 CHI NBA 82 3071 18.7 .560 .518 5.5 15.9 10.8 11.8 1.6 1.2 10.0 22.2 112 100 5.7 5.6 11.3 .176
2007-08 22 CHI NBA 63 2128 17.0 .528 .483 7.0 14.2 10.4 13.2 1.4 1.1 10.6 23.6 107 109 2.4 1.9 4.4 .098
2008-09 23 CHI NBA 49 1665 14.7 .511 .455 5.5 14.7 10.1 9.0 1.9 1.1 9.6 20.0 106 109 1.3 1.6 3.0 .085
2009-10 24 CHI NBA 70 2651 16.1 .531 .482 5.6 15.8 10.7 9.1 1.3 1.8 10.4 21.9 106 106 2.5 3.4 5.9 .106
2010-11 25 CHI NBA 82 3208 15.5 .549 .510 4.4 12.8 8.7 11.9 1.3 1.1 10.7 20.9 111 102 4.7 5.2 9.9 .149
2011-12 26 CHI NBA 18 689 16.2 .500 .462 5.0 17.0 11.1 10.8 1.7 1.4 9.7 21.1 105 98 0.9 1.1 2.0 .142
Career NBA 503 17679 16.2 .531 .487 5.6 15.2 10.4 11.2 1.5 1.3 10.5 21.6 107 103 20.3 25.6 45.9 .125

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2005-06 20 CHI NBA 6 180 24 56 1 5 12 21 8 29 3 5 4 5 13 61 .429 .200 .571 30.0 10.2 4.8 0.5
2006-07 21 CHI NBA 10 410 88 168 0 1 46 57 30 87 24 10 7 23 22 222 .524 .000 .807 41.0 22.2 8.7 2.4
2009-10 24 CHI NBA 5 203 37 80 1 12 19 26 8 25 7 7 4 3 15 94 .463 .083 .731 40.6 18.8 5.0 1.4
2010-11 25 CHI NBA 16 687 98 230 22 68 52 62 27 106 43 24 10 26 40 270 .426 .324 .839 42.9 16.9 6.6 2.7
Career NBA 37 1480 247 534 24 86 129 166 73 247 77 46 25 57 90 647 .463 .279 .777 40.0 17.5 6.7 2.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2005-06 20 CHI NBA 6 180 10.5 .468 .438 5.2 13.4 9.4 2.9 1.4 1.9 7.1 17.8 96 107 -0.1 0.2 0.2 .041
2006-07 21 CHI NBA 10 410 21.7 .575 .524 8.6 16.1 12.4 12.7 1.3 1.4 10.6 24.4 114 103 1.1 0.5 1.6 .188
2009-10 24 CHI NBA 5 203 16.1 .514 .469 4.4 10.3 7.2 5.7 1.8 1.8 3.2 21.0 111 114 0.3 0.1 0.3 .079
2010-11 25 CHI NBA 16 687 15.4 .525 .474 4.6 14.0 9.2 11.2 1.9 1.1 9.2 19.1 112 102 1.1 1.1 2.1 .150
Career NBA 37 1480 16.7 .533 .485 5.8 14.0 9.8 9.8 1.7 1.4 8.6 20.6 111 104 2.4 1.9 4.2 .138

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Luol Deng 11.3 9.9 6.5 5.9 4.4 3.0 3.0
Toni Kukoc 91.0 10.1 10.0 7.0 6.9 3.4 3.2 2.8
Ben Wallace 88.7 11.6 10.6 7.0 5.6 3.6 2.9 -0.2
Carlos Boozer 88.5 10.2 9.9 9.4 5.9 4.1 3.5 2.6
Vin Baker 86.7 10.4 8.3 6.2 5.8 4.4 3.5 0.4
Red Robbins 86.7 10.7 9.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 3.7 2.3
Terry Dischinger 86.0 11.3 10.3 9.2 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.8
Frank Ramsey 85.2 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.3
Chris Webber 85.2 10.7 9.3 8.3 7.8 4.0 3.6 1.9
Derrick Coleman 84.7 9.9 9.5 5.8 5.6 5.1 3.3 -0.2
Christian Laettner 84.2 11.6 7.5 6.2 6.2 5.0 4.1 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Luol Deng 11.3 9.9 6.5 5.9 4.4 3.0 3.0
Zach Randolph 87.4 10.5 9.7 7.1 5.7 4.8 3.1 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.5
Nene Hilario 85.1 10.8 9.6 9.3 6.1 5.3 5.0 3.2 0.3 -0.1
Gerald Wallace 84.6 11.5 9.5 7.7 6.4 6.2 4.6 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.4
Red Robbins 82.9 10.7 9.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 4.0 3.7 2.3
Vin Baker 82.3 10.4 8.3 6.2 5.8 4.4 3.5 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.1 -0.4
David Lee 81.7 10.3 9.0 7.4 6.9 6.0 2.7
Goose Ligon 80.9 9.9 9.7 6.5 6.3 2.4 1.0 0.3
Josh Howard 80.2 8.8 8.0 6.7 6.4 3.5 3.2 1.0 -0.2
Willie Wise 80.1 11.2 10.5 8.9 7.5 6.7 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.0
Al Jefferson 79.6 7.8 7.7 6.6 4.9 4.6 2.7 2.3

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2003-04 18 DUKE 37 1149 210 441 40 111 98 138 255 68 558 .476 .360 .710 31.1 15.1 6.9 1.8
Career 37 1149 210 441 40 111 98 138 255 68 558 .476 .360 .710 31.1 15.1 6.9 1.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2003 McDonald's All American
2004-05 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
2006-07 NBA 82 (1)
2010-11 NBA 82 (2)
Minutes Played
2006-07 NBA 3071 (5)
2010-11 NBA 3208 (3)
Minutes Per Game
2010-11 NBA 39.1 (4)
2011-12 NBA 38.3 (2)
Career NBA 35.1 (81)
Career 35.1 (88)
Turnover Pct
Career NBA 10.5 (48)
Career 10.5 (51)
Defensive Win Shares
2006-07 NBA 5.6 (5)
2010-11 NBA 5.2 (4)
Win Shares
2006-07 NBA 11.3 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.005 (57)
Career 0.005 (340)

Transactions

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

June 24, 2004: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Chicago Bulls for Jackson Vroman and a 2005 1st round draft pick (Nate Robinson).

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Chicago Bulls NBA $2,273,400
2005-06 Chicago Bulls NBA $2,443,920
2006-07 Chicago Bulls NBA $2,614,440
2007-08 Chicago Bulls NBA $3,320,339
2008-09 Chicago Bulls NBA $9,385,000
2009-10 Chicago Bulls NBA $10,370,425
2010-11 Chicago Bulls NBA $11,345,000
Career (may be incomplete) $41,752,524

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