A celebration of the Bulls soon to be Hall of Famer in pics. 1st up, this gem.

Pip led the Jordan-less Bulls to the playoffs in 1994, and rocked thunder dunks like this one over Patrick Ewing.

The new NBA season is almost here. Sure, I’m a bit biased, but to me this is the greatest animated gif of the last NBA season.
Andre Miller was not hurt in the production of this gif. Not physically, anyway.

Rumor confirmed: Alexis Ajinca of the Bobcats is the Humpty Hump from the Digital Underground.

Not Wilt. Not Kobe. Not Bird. Not LeBron. Only MJ. Here’s to the greatest of all-time.

Pip Describes Guarding MJ NBA
Peter Vecsey and the Worst Hall of Fame Speech Ever Jeff Pearlman
MJ, the Bulls and the Hall of Fame By the Horns
Jeter, DWade, CP3 and Others Congratulate MJ NESW Sports
Slam’s MJ Tribute Slam
What Does It Mean to Be the GOAT? NQTC
Sam Smith on Jordan and More Bulls.com
Chuck Swirsky Remembers MJ ESPN Chicago
When Philly Stuck It to MJ Philadunkia
Today’s Players Could Never Fill MJ’s Nikes Bleacher Report
Celebrating MJ vs. the Nets Nets Are Scorching
A Hate Worth Loving Hardwood Paroxysm

Luol Deng answers CNN’s “Top Ten” in this video. He talks about his iPod tunes, his favorite food and his biggest inspirations in basketball. One of the players he mentions as an inspiration is someone whose career path he is starting to follow: Grant Hill. Get healthy and stay that way, Lu. We need you to bring it.
Embedded video from CNN Video

Chat with Derrick Rose today at ESPN’s Sports Nation. DRose will be chatting at 12:30 CST. You can also send your questions in advance at the link above.

Like most superstars, Jordan always had some ideas about who the Bulls should draft. He wanted Walter Davis on the Bulls in a bad way. That never happened.
Thankfully, one of his other requests was never granted either. From the excellent Dime Mag:
“Forget Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison; this one needs to be at the top of Michael Jordan’s resume the next time he goes for a front-office job. Former Bulls GM Jerry Krause revealed to the Boston Globe that back in 1987, Jordan was pushing him to draft Joe Wolf, but Krause stuck to his guns and took his guy. [...]

Should Bulls Fans Really Want Amar’e Stoudemire? The quick answer is an immediate yes. He’s an upgrade over an big man we currently have on the roster. He’s just 26 years old. He has career averages of 21 & 8 on 54% shooting. He gets his share of steals and blocks some shots. He probably becomes a better defender the minute he puts on a new jersey.
Hoopsworld considers the Bulls one of the leaders in the race to get Amar’e, should the Suns decide to deal him:

Bulls send Tyrus Thomas ($4.7 million for 2009-2010), John Salmons (two years and $11.2 [...]

Great news for all of us Chicago-area MJ fans. Comcast Sportsnet Chicago is celebrating MJ’s induction into the Hall of Fame in grand style. From CSN:

“23 Hours of MJ: A Hall of Fame Celebration“ begins Thursday, September 10 at 5:30 PM with a Jordan-focused edition of Chicago Tribune Live hosted by David Kaplan and concludes on Friday, September 11, also with Chicago Tribune Live at 5:30 PM, featuring SportsNite’s Mark Schanowski reporting live from the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Springfield, MA.”

Viewers will also be treated to five of Jordan’s most memorable games as a Bull:

58-point effort vs. New [...]

Dime Mag has a great piece titled “The Top 10 Guys That Need to Break Out This Season“. For the story photo on the site they chose none other than Luol Deng.
Of Deng they write:
After signing a monster deal before last season, Deng played in only 49 games and had his worst season across the board since his rookie year. While Derrick Rose may be the man in Chicago, Deng was certainly paid as such. And if the Bulls want to do some damage this year, they’re going to need to have Deng step up – especially with the departure [...]