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Luol Deng

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Luol Deng ▪ Twitter: @LuolDeng9

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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: 28 years, 38 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
Relatives: Cousin of Deng Gai

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 54 54 2129 311 755 .412 79 215 .367 127 165 .770 77 273 350 157 56 36 96 81 828
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 75 75 2903 466 1093 .426 75 233 .322 230 282 .816 162 314 476 222 81 32 144 105 1237
Career NBA 614 568 22022 3827 8321 .460 370 1108 .334 1824 2366 .771 1069 2851 3920 1487 615 356 1098 1072 9848

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 54 54 39.4 5.8 14.0 .412 1.5 4.0 .367 2.4 3.1 .770 1.4 5.1 6.5 2.9 1.0 0.7 1.8 1.5 15.3
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 75 75 38.7 6.2 14.6 .426 1.0 3.1 .322 3.1 3.8 .816 2.2 4.2 6.3 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.9 1.4 16.5
Career NBA 614 568 35.9 6.2 13.6 .460 0.6 1.8 .334 3.0 3.9 .771 1.7 4.6 6.4 2.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.7 16.0

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 54 54 2129 5.3 12.8 .412 1.3 3.6 .367 2.1 2.8 .770 1.3 4.6 5.9 2.7 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.4 14.0
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 75 75 2903 5.8 13.6 .426 0.9 2.9 .322 2.9 3.5 .816 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.8 1.0 0.4 1.8 1.3 15.3
Career NBA 614 568 22022 6.3 13.6 .460 0.6 1.8 .334 3.0 3.9 .771 1.7 4.7 6.4 2.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.8 16.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 54 2129 14.1 .500 .464 4.1 14.0 9.2 11.7 1.4 1.2 10.4 19.8 105 100 2.3 3.6 5.8 .132
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 75 2903 15.1 .508 .461 6.3 12.6 9.4 13.2 1.5 0.8 10.6 21.5 105 105 3.0 3.3 6.3 .105
Career NBA 614 22022 15.8 .526 .482 5.5 14.6 10.1 11.6 1.5 1.2 10.5 21.4 107 103 24.7 31.3 56.0 .122

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 20 CHI NBA SF 6 0 180 24 56 .429 1 5 .200 12 21 .571 8 21 29 3 5 4 5 13 61
2006-07 21 CHI NBA SF 10 10 410 88 168 .524 0 1 .000 46 57 .807 30 57 87 24 10 7 23 22 222
2009-10 24 CHI NBA SF 5 5 203 37 80 .463 1 12 .083 19 26 .731 8 17 25 7 6 4 3 15 94
2010-11 25 CHI NBA SF 16 16 687 98 230 .426 22 68 .324 52 62 .839 27 79 106 43 24 10 26 40 270
2011-12 26 CHI NBA SF 6 6 228 36 79 .456 8 22 .364 4 7 .571 8 42 50 9 5 9 10 10 84
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 5 5 224 32 84 .381 1 18 .056 4 10 .400 5 33 38 19 5 3 12 12 69
Career NBA 48 42 1932 315 697 .452 33 126 .262 137 183 .749 86 249 335 105 55 37 79 112 800

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 20 CHI NBA SF 6 0 30.0 4.0 9.3 .429 0.2 0.8 .200 2.0 3.5 .571 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.2 10.2
2006-07 21 CHI NBA SF 10 10 41.0 8.8 16.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 5.7 .807 3.0 5.7 8.7 2.4 1.0 0.7 2.3 2.2 22.2
2009-10 24 CHI NBA SF 5 5 40.6 7.4 16.0 .463 0.2 2.4 .083 3.8 5.2 .731 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.6 3.0 18.8
2010-11 25 CHI NBA SF 16 16 42.9 6.1 14.4 .426 1.4 4.3 .324 3.3 3.9 .839 1.7 4.9 6.6 2.7 1.5 0.6 1.6 2.5 16.9
2011-12 26 CHI NBA SF 6 6 38.0 6.0 13.2 .456 1.3 3.7 .364 0.7 1.2 .571 1.3 7.0 8.3 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 14.0
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 5 5 44.8 6.4 16.8 .381 0.2 3.6 .056 0.8 2.0 .400 1.0 6.6 7.6 3.8 1.0 0.6 2.4 2.4 13.8
Career NBA 48 42 40.3 6.6 14.5 .452 0.7 2.6 .262 2.9 3.8 .749 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.8 1.6 2.3 16.7

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 20 CHI NBA SF 6 0 180 4.8 11.2 .429 0.2 1.0 .200 2.4 4.2 .571 1.6 4.2 5.8 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.0 2.6 12.2
2006-07 21 CHI NBA SF 10 10 410 7.7 14.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.0 .807 2.6 5.0 7.6 2.1 0.9 0.6 2.0 1.9 19.5
2009-10 24 CHI NBA SF 5 5 203 6.6 14.2 .463 0.2 2.1 .083 3.4 4.6 .731 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 2.7 16.7
2010-11 25 CHI NBA SF 16 16 687 5.1 12.1 .426 1.2 3.6 .324 2.7 3.2 .839 1.4 4.1 5.6 2.3 1.3 0.5 1.4 2.1 14.1
2011-12 26 CHI NBA SF 6 6 228 5.7 12.5 .456 1.3 3.5 .364 0.6 1.1 .571 1.3 6.6 7.9 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.6 13.3
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 5 5 224 5.1 13.5 .381 0.2 2.9 .056 0.6 1.6 .400 0.8 5.3 6.1 3.1 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.9 11.1
Career NBA 48 42 1932 5.9 13.0 .452 0.6 2.3 .262 2.6 3.4 .749 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 2.1 14.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 5 203 15.8 .514 .469 4.4 10.3 7.2 5.7 1.5 1.8 3.2 21.0 111 115 0.3 0.1 0.3 .076
2010-11 25 CHI NBA SF 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
2011-12 26 CHI NBA SF 6 228 14.3 .512 .506 3.9 19.6 12.0 7.2 1.2 2.9 10.9 18.8 97 96 0.1 0.4 0.5 .105
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 5 224 8.4 .390 .387 2.7 18.6 10.4 14.9 1.2 1.1 12.0 21.2 83 110 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.066
Career NBA 48 1932 15.4 .514 .476 5.2 15.2 10.1 10.1 1.5 1.5 9.2 20.5 106 104 2.0 2.4 4.4 .110

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2011-12 26 CHI NBA SF 1 0 5:51 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012-13 27 CHI NBA SF 1 0 17:05 4 10 .400 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10
Career NBA 2 0 23 4 12 .333 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Luol Deng 11.3 9.9 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 4.4 3.0 3.0
Tom Chambers 93.1 11.2 9.2 7.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 4.8 4.3 3.3
Charles Oakley 89.0 10.5 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.5 3.3
Terry Dischinger 87.9 11.3 10.3 9.2 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.9 3.8 1.4
Greg Ballard 86.4 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0
Christian Laettner 86.3 11.6 7.5 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.1 0.7
Richard Jefferson 86.2 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 4.7 3.4 2.4
Andrei Kirilenko 86.2 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.4
Toni Kukoc 86.0 10.1 10.0 7.0 6.9 4.7 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.0
Rodney McCray 85.8 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5
Jerome Kersey 85.6 8.8 8.6 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 3.6 3.4 2.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Luol Deng 11.3 9.9 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 4.4 3.0 3.0
Gerald Wallace 91.0 11.5 9.5 7.7 6.4 6.2 4.8 4.6 3.1 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.4
Nene Hilario 89.0 10.8 9.6 9.3 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.2 2.7 0.3 -0.1
Terry Dischinger 87.9 11.3 10.3 9.2 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.9 3.8 1.4
Zach Randolph 86.2 10.5 9.7 7.9 7.1 5.7 4.8 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.1 1.3 0.5
Red Robbins 85.1 10.7 9.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 3.9 3.7 2.3
Frank Ramsey 84.9 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Rodney McCray 84.8 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Greg Ballard 84.5 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Bob Boozer 84.4 11.6 10.6 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.7 2.8 1.4
Bob Love 84.3 9.9 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2

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

All-Star Games
2012 NBA
2013 NBA
Honors
2003 McDonald's All American
2004-05 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
2011-12 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
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 39.4 (1)
 2012-13 NBA 38.7 (1)
 Career NBA 35.9 (57)
Career 35.9 (59)
Turnover Pct
Career NBA 10.5 (52)
Career 10.5 (55)
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 0.017 (44)
Career 0.017 (263)
      

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
2011-12 Chicago Bulls NBA $12,325,000
Career (may be incomplete) $54,077,524

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14
Chicago Bulls $13,305,000 $14,275,000
  • Signed July 31, 2008 for an assumed $71,000,000 plus incentives for 6 years.
  • 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 each have up to $1,500,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.

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